# US 2011/0256208 A1 · Edible carrier for animal medication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2011/0256208 A1 - Document ID: US20110256208A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/904,147 - Filed: 2010-10-13 - Published: 2011-10-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-04-14 - Assignees: Hermosa Thin Film Co., Ltd. - Inventors: KOW-JE LING - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20110256208A1 ## CPC - A23K 50/40: for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs - A23K 20/10: Organic substances - A23K 20/195: Antibiotics - A23K: FODDER ## Abstract An edible carrier for animal medication includes a main body with an accepting space and a cover, where the main body and cover are all made of an animal food material. The main body and cover respectively have annular first and second walls corresponding to each other, where the first wall and second wall respectively have a first engagement unit and second engagement unit corresponding to each other. Medicine may be placed in the accepting space, and the cover is then coupled to the main body fixedly by engaging the first engagement unit with the second engagement unit such that the medicine can be secured in the main body, and the carrier has a general shape and odor of animal food, and is mixed together with the food conveniently to feed animals, ensuring that animals cannot differentiate medicine from the food, thereby allowing animals to eat the medicine effectively. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An edible carrier for animal medication, comprising: a main body, having an accepting space for accepting an edible medicine and an opening, said opening communicating with said accepting space; said main body having a first wall forming said accepting space, said first wall having at least one first engagement unit; and a cover, having a second wall, said second wall having at least one second engagement unit corresponding to said at least one first engagement unit; wherein said main body and said cover respectively are made of an animal food material; said first wall and said second wall respectively are annular; said cover is coupled to said main body fixedly and shields said opening by engaging said engagement unit with said second engagement unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 1, wherein said main body has a shape of said animal food. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 1, wherein said first engagement unit and said second engagement unit respectively are internal threads and external threads corresponding to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 1, wherein said main body has a bottom face forming said accepting space; said first wall has at least two of said projecting first engagement units; an interval exits between said first engagement unit and said bottom face; said second wall has at least two of said second engagement units, thereby allowing said cover to be coupled to said main body fixedly when said second wall is placed into said accepting space, one end of said second engagement unit is aligned with a underside of said first engagement unit, and said cover is then rotated to cause said second engagement unit to be propped against a lower end of said first engagement unit and engaged therewith. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 4, wherein different heights of intervals exist respectively between one end of said first engagement unit and said bottom face and between another end thereof and said bottom face. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 5, wherein said cover has a top face corresponding to said opening; a cross section of said second wall is smaller than said opening; said top face and said second wall surround a groove. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 1, wherein said first engagement unit and said second engaging unit respectively are two slanted convex-concave structures corresponding to each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 1, wherein said first engagement unit has a first engaging portion and a first stopping portion; an upper side of said first engaging portion is higher than an upper side of said first wall; said first engaging portion is connected to an upper side of said first stopping portion, said second engagement portion has a second engaging portion and a second stopping portion; an upper side of said second engaging portion is higher than an upper side of said second wall; said second engaging portion is connected to an upper side of said second stopping portion, said first engaging portion is propped against and buckled up with said second engaging portion, and said first engaging portion and said second engaging portion are respectively propped against said second stopping portion and said first stopping portion when said first engagement unit is engaged with said second engagement unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 8, wherein said first engaging portion and said second engaging portion respectively have a first tooth structure and a second tooth structure corresponding to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 9, wherein said main body and said cover has the same shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 2, wherein said first engagement unit and said second engagement unit respectively are internal threads and external threads corresponding to each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 2, wherein said main body has a bottom face forming said accepting space; said first wall has at least two of said projecting first engagement units; an interval exits between said first engagement unit and said bottom face; said second wall has at least two of said second engagement units, thereby allowing said cover to be coupled to said main body fixedly when said second wall is placed into said accepting space, one end of said second engagement unit is aligned with a underside of said first engagement unit, and said cover is then rotated to cause said second engagement unit to be propped against a lower end of said first engagement unit and engaged therewith. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 12, wherein different heights of intervals exist respectively between one end of said first engagement unit and said bottom face and between another end thereof and said bottom face. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 13, wherein said cover has a top face corresponding to said opening; a cross section of said second wall is smaller than said opening; said top face and said second wall surround a groove. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The edible carrier for animal medication according to claim 2, wherein said first engagement unit and said second engaging unit respectively are two slanted convex-concave structures corresponding to each other.