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US 4,538,548 AGranted
Gravity feed dog feeder
OwnerAime R. Pageinventor
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Abstract
A gravity feed pet feeder apparatus (10) comprising an elevated cylindrical food reservoir (11) having an axially off-set tubular feed chute (13), disposed above a bowl element (28), and further provided with a transparent shield element (27) that wraps around a portion of the food reservoir and the bowl element.
Claims1
A gravity feed pet feeder apparatus consisting of:
- an elevated, elongated, cylindrical food reservoir having a plurality of elongated angled support legs attached to the bottom of the cylindrical food reservoir for supporting said food reservoir in an elevated position;
- an off-set tubular chute in open communication with the interior of said food reservoir;
- wherein said food reservoir further comprises:
- a funnel member wherein the inlet of the funnel insert member conforms to the wall of the cylindrical food reservoir, and the outlet of the funnel insert member is dimensioned and disposed to be in open communication with said off-set tubular chute;
- a bowl element disposed beneath the outlet of said tubular chute;
- a circular lid element adapted to engage and extend beyond the periphery of the cylindrical food reservoir;
- and,
- a shield element extending between, and connected to, the cylindrical food reservoir and the bowl element;
- wherein said shield element is transparent and extends around a portion of the periphery of the cylindrical food reservoir and the bowl element in a cowl like fashion.
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