Grass-growing devices for pet fountains
AssigneeVeterinary Ventures, Inc.
InventorsSean Rowe, John Lipscomb
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of various grass-growing devices. In one nonlimiting embodiment, for example, a device for growing grass in a container that provides water to a household pet is disclosed. The device includes a basket that is configured for insertion into the container. The basket comprises one or more apertures that allow for fluid movement through the basket. The device further includes a seed-holding unit. The seed-holding unit of this embodiment comprises a housing in which one or more grass seeds can be placed.
Claims64
A device for growing plants, the device comprising:
- a basket configured for insertion into a container for providing water to a household pet, the basket comprising one or more apertures that allow for fluid movement into the basket;
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- a seed-holding unit, the seed-holding unit comprising a housing into which seeds can be placed.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a pet fountain having a water receptacle;
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- a basket that is configured for insertion into the water receptacle and that comprises one or more apertures that allow for fluid movement into the basket.
A device for growing plants, the device comprising:
- a basket that comprises one or more apertures that allow for fluid movement into the basket;
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- an attachment mechanism configured to secure the basket to a rim of a container and thereby suspend the basket within an interior of the container, the container being configured to provide fluid to household pets.
A device comprising:
- a basket comprising one or more sides, the one or more sides defining an interior of the basket, wherein the basket includes one or more apertures to allow flow of fluid into the basket to seeds within the interior of the basket;
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- a seed barrier comprising one or more walls, wherein the one or more walls include plural apertures to allow leaves or blades from the seeds to grow outwardly from the seed barrier.
A device for growing grass in a container that provides fluid to a household pet, the device comprising:
- a receptacle configured to hold seeds in an interior of the receptacle;
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- a seed-securing element configured to fit within the interior of the receptacle, the seed-securing element comprising one or more apertures that allow leaves or blades from the seeds to grow upward through the seed-securing element but sized to help prevent at least some of the seeds from being pulled through the seed-securing element.
A method comprising:
- receiving seed for kitty grass or other plant suitable for consumption by a household pet;
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- putting the seed in seed packets adapted to fit in a grass-growing device for a pet fountain.
A seed-holding unit for a pet fountain plant-growing device, the seed-holding unit comprising one or more walls at least partially defining a housing into which seeds can be placed, the one or more walls including plural apertures sized to allow leaves or blades from the seeds to grow outwardly through the apertures but to help prevent pulling of at least some of the seeds through the apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.