Packaged Dry Pet Food System
AssigneeConsumers Supply Distributing LLC
InventorsKeith Rees, Corey Weitzel, Eric Meyer
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Abstract
A system for a packaged dry pet food is provided. The system includes a container having a plurality of individual packages of dry pet food. The dry pet food contained within each of the individual packages comprises between 80 to 99 percent by weight of the same ingredients and an equal percentage by weight of a protein. At least a first package contains a dry pet food of a first flavor, and at least a second package contains a dry pet food of a second flavor that is different from the first flavor.
Claims20
A pet food system configured to lessen irritation of a pet's digestive tract comprising:
- a first naturally flavored dry pet food;
- a first package for holding at least one cup of the first naturally flavored dry pet food;
- a second flavored dry pet food made up of between 80 to 99% of the same ingredients as the first naturally flavored dry pet food;
- a second package for holding at least one cup of the second flavored dry pet food;
- a container containing the first package and the second package and having an ingredient panel.
A container having a plurality of individual packages of dry pet food;
- wherein the dry pet food contained within each of the individual packages comprises between 80 to 99 percent by weight of the same ingredients and an equal percentage by weight of an animal protein;
- a first package of the plurality of individual packages contains a dry pet food of a first flavor;
- and,
- a second package of the plurality of individual packages contains a dry pet food of a second flavor that is different from the first flavor.
The container of claim 15, wherein each individual package comprises from 10 ounces to 7 pounds of dry pet food.
The container of claim 16, wherein each individual package is formed of an airtight package wall.
A method of manufacturing a packaged dry pet food system comprising the steps of:
- forming a dry pet food having an equal percentage by weight of an animal protein;
- flavoring at least a first portion of the dry pet food with a first flavor and at least a second portion of the dry pet food with a second flavor, while maintaining between 80 to 99 percent by weight of the same ingredients between the first and second portions;
- packaging the first portion of the dry pet foods into a first package containing only the dry pet food with the first flavor;
- packaging the second portion of the dry pet foods into a second package containing only the dry pet food with the second flavor;
- combining the first package containing only the dry pet food with the first flavor and the second package containing only the dry pet food with the second flavor into a common retail container, such that the container includes a plurality of dry pet food flavors while maintaining between 80 to 99 percent by weight of the same ingredients between all dry pet food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.