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US 2015/0020741 A1Published application
Animal feeding apparatus
AssigneeChompers LLC
InventorsThomas Ressemann, Matthew Ressemann, Ryan Ressemann, Suzanne Wortham-Ressemann, Nancy Altena, Joshua Baltzell
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Abstract
Animal feeding apparatuses that include a plurality of protrusions extending into a feeding well. The protrusions clean the teeth or gums of an animal as it feeds from the feeding well. Also described herein are methods of cleaning an animal's teeth with such a bowl and animals that feed from such a bowl.
Claims21
An animal feeding apparatus comprising:
- a bowl that includes a base and a side wall, wherein the bowl defines a feeding well;
- and
- a plurality of elongated and flexible protrusions extending into the feeding well, wherein the protrusions are configured to readily move relative to the bowl when a mammal forces its teeth against the protrusions as the mammal consumes food from the feeding well.
(canceled)
An animal feeding apparatus comprising:
- a bowl that includes a base and a side wall, wherein the bowl defines a feeding well;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions extending into the feeding well and configured to visibly deflect when an animal feeds from the well and presses against the protrusions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.