Crawling insect-proof pet bowl apparatus and method

A crawling insect-proof feed pet bowl comprising:

• (A) an outer liner with upwardly extending sides attached to a base;
• (B) a first downwardly sloping lip formed at an upper limit of said outer liner's upwardly extending sides;
• (C) a removably attachable inner liner with upwardly extending sides that conform to said outer liner's upwardly extending sides but which touch said outer liner only at a base of said inner liner and which sides gradually angle away from said outer liner so that a gap with walls is accomplished;
• (D) a second downwardly sloping lip formed at an upper limit of said inner liner that conforms with said first downwardly sloping lip and maintains said gap but which extends only part way down said first sloping lip;
• (E) a first tip on said first downwardly sloping lip that projects beyond a second tip on said second downwardly sloping lip;
• (F) said second tip on said second lip which extends past a peak on said first downwardly sloping lip but which terminates part way down said first downwardly sloping lip so that when said pet bowl is pushed against an object, said first tip prevents said second tip from coming in contact with said object;
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• (G) a biodegradable, non-toxic barrier means applied to the walls of said gap so that crawling insects are trapped and cannot escape.

A method of providing a crawling insect-proof feed pet bowl comprising the steps of:

• (A) forming an outer liner with upwardly extending sides;
• (B) forming a first downwardly sloping lip at the upper limit of said outer liner's upwardly extending sides attached to a base;
• (C) constructing a removably attachable inner liner with upwardly extending sides that conform to said outer liner's upwardly extending sides but which touches said outer liner only at an base of said inner liner and which said inner liner's sides, gradually angle away from said outer liner so that a gap with walls is accomplished;
• (D) constructing a second downwardly sloping lip at an upper limit of said inner liner that conforms to said first downwardly sloping lip of said outer liner and which maintains said gap but which extends only part way down said first sloping lip;
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• (E) applying a biodegradable, non-toxic barrier means in a thin coating to the walls of said gap so that crawling insects are trapped and cannot escape.