Device for Facilitating and Tracking the Feeding of an Animal
AssigneeNexfeed LLP
InventorsGregory S. Flynn, Jennifer Coppola
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Abstract
An assembly for facilitating feeding an animal and tracking a feeding schedule of the animal includes a scoop, a base member, and a temporal display. The scoop includes a handle and a receptacle. The base member is configured to receive the scoop. The temporal display is attached to one of the scoop or the base member and displays a first temporal message when the scoop is in a first orientation relative to the base member and a second temporal message when the scoop is manipulated from the first orientation to a second orientation relative to the base member.
Claims20
An assembly for facilitating feeding an animal and tracking a feeding schedule of the animal, the assembly comprising:
- a scoop having a handle and a receptacle;
- a base member configured to engage the scoop;
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- a temporal display attached to one of the scoop or the base member, the temporal display displaying a first temporal message when the scoop is in a first orientation relative to the base member and a second temporal message when at least a portion of the scoop is manipulated from the first orientation to a second orientation relative to the base member.
An assembly for facilitating feeding an animal and tracking a feeding schedule of the animal, the assembly comprising:
- a scoop having a handle and a receptacle;
- a temporal display attached to the scoop, the temporal display configured to display a plurality of temporal messages individually;
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- means for manipulating the temporal display to change the temporal display from displaying one of the plurality of temporal messages when at least a portion of the scoop is in a first orientation to displaying a different one of the plurality of temporal messages when at least a portion of the scoop is in a second orientation.
An assembly for facilitating feeding an animal and tracking a feeding schedule of the animal, the assembly comprising:
- a scoop having a handle and a receptacle;
- a base member defining a cavity configured to receive the scoop;
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- a temporal display rotatably attached to one of the scoop or the base member, the temporal display displaying a first temporal message when the scoop is exterior to the cavity and rotating to display a second temporal message when the scoop is fully inserted into the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.