Feeding stand for pet food package
OwnerHarold Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A feeding stand for a packaged food product includes a body comprising a bowl-shaped base defining a dish receptacle therein, said receptacle comprising a first rim support having a first diameter for supporting the dish, and a second rim support having a second diameter, said second diameter less than said first diameter.
Claims24
A feeding stand for a packaged food product, said stand comprising:
- a body comprising a bowl-shaped base comprising a dish receptacle therein, said receptacle comprising:
- a first rim support having a first diameter for supporting the dish;
- and
- a second rim support having a second diameter, said second diameter less than said first diameter.
A feeding stand for a pre-packaged pet food dish including first, second and third portions, said stand comprising:
- a body defining a dish receptacle therein, said receptacle comprising:
- an outer rim support having a first diameter for receiving the first portion of the dish;
- an intermediate rim support having a second diameter for receiving the second portion of the dish;
- and
- an inner rim support having a third diameter for receiving the third portion of the dish, said first diameter greater than said second diameter, said second diameter greater than said third diameter.
A pet feeding apparatus comprising:
- a pre-packaged pet food dish;
- and
- a feeding stand comprising a dish receptacle, said dish extending through said dish receptacle, said receptacle configured to lockably engage said dish.
A pet feeding apparatus comprising:
- a pre-packaged, disposable pet food dish comprising a removable lid;
- and
- a feeding stand configured to lockably engage said dish and to position said dish so that said lid is substantially flush with a top surface of said base.
A method for hygienic feeding of a pet animal, the method comprising:
- providing a pet food container with a removable lid, the container including a pet food product;
- providing a feeding stand configured to lockably receive the container;
- inserting the container into the stand;
- removing the container lid to expose the food product;
- and
- serving the food product to the animal while the container is located in the stand.
A method for hygienic dispensing of a food product, the food product packaged in a container with a removable lid, the method utilizing a feeding stand comprising a receptacle to lockably receive the container, said method comprising:
- locking the container into the stand receptacle;
- removing the container lid to expose the food product;
- and
- serving the food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.