Disposable pet food dish
OwnerLouise T. Buddinventor
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Abstract
A disposable pet dish having a liner which may be attached to and then detached from a holder. The liner is provided with at least two depressions and the pet dish holder is provided with a raised portion which inserts into the depression to lock the liner into place. The holder and pet dish liner are both provided with sidewalls and bottom walls. The depression and raised portion are located on the sidewalls of the liner and holder, respectively. The liner is monolithically molded of one pieced and, preferably, the liner and a utensil are molded together as one piece. The molded piece is provided with a frangible connection to detach the utensil from the liner. Preferably, the utensil is a knife or spoon.
Claims19
A disposable pet dish, comprising:
- a pet dish liner comprising a bottom wall and sidewalls terminating in a rim having a lip, said lip lying generally in a plane and projecting outwardly from a nominal centerline of said liner intersecting said plane, and at least two discrete depressions protruding inwardly from opposing sidewalls, said liner being monolithically formed of one piece;
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- a pet dish holder comprising sidewalls and a bottom wall attached to said sidewalls, said sidewalls defining an inner perimeter of said holder, said sidewalls extending upwardly and outwardly terminating in a rim having a lip projecting outwardly therefrom, a downwardly and outwardly extending outer wall attached to said lip of said holder, and a raised mound for each of said depressions, said raised mound protruding inwardly from opposing sidewalls of said holder and located to detachable insert into said depression, said bottom and sidewalls of said holder being sized and shaped to support said liner bottom and sidewalls, with at least a portion of said liner lip being vertically disposed above each of said depressions, and said lip of said liner sized to project outwardly beyond said holder lip.
A pet dish liner, comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls terminating in a rim having a lip said lip lying generally in a plane and projecting outwardly from a nomical centerline of said liner intersecting said plane, and at least two discrete depressions protruding inwardly from opposing sidewalls, said depressions occupying less than 10% of the perimeter of said liner, and lying below at least a portion of said outwardly projecting lip said liner being monolithically formed of one piece.
A disposable pet dish, comprising:
- a pet dish liner comprising a rectangular bottom wall, sidewalls terminating in a rim having a lip projecting outwardly therefrom, and two depressions protruding inwardly from opposing sidewalls, a utensil attached to said liner, said liner and utensil being monolithically molded of one piece and said utensil being attached to said liner by a frangible connection, thereby allowing said utensil to be detached.
- a pet dish holder comprising a rectangular bottom wall, attached to sidewalls extending upwardly and outwardly and terminating in a rim having a lip projecting outwardly therefrom, a downwardly and outwardly extending outer wall attached to said lip of said dish holder, and a raised portion of each of said depressions, said raised portion protruding inwardly from opposing sidewalls of said holder and located to detachably insert into said depressions, said flat bottom and sidewalls of said holder being sized to support said liner bottom and sidewalls;
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- wherein at least a portion of said liner lip is positioned above each of said depressions and that portion of said liner lip extends outwardly beyond said holder lip and is spaced from said outer wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.