Animal feeding system and method therefor
AssigneeContagious Concepts
InventorLinda Geitner
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Abstract
An animal feeding system includes a self-supporting bowl made from edible material having a bottom, a top and a side providing in combination a container for holding animal food, the bowl being of selected size and configuration to contain a desired quantity of food depending on animal size and dietary requirements. There is further provided an animal feeding system and related method wherein an edible bowl is provided in combination with a water bowl to provide a self-contained meal package for an animal.
Claims13
A pre-packaged non-human animal feeding system for feeding non-human animals, comprising:
- a self-supporting food bowl made from an edible material for non-human animal consumption, said bowl having a closed bottom, a side and a top rim located opposite said bottom, said closed bottom, side and top rim defining a bowl interior;
- a quantity of non-human animal food contained within the bowl interior, said non-human animal food being specifically selected for non-human animal consumption;
- a beverage bowl having a closed bottom, a top rim located opposite said closed bottom and a side extending between the top rim and the bottom, said top rim of the beverage bowl defining an open top of the beverage bowl, said food bowl containing said animal food being nested within the beverage bowl with the top rim of the beverage bowl located proximate the bottom of the food bowl, the bottom of the beverage bowl covering the top rim of the food bowl and the side of the beverage bowl covering the side of the food bowl so that the beverage bowl serves as a partial enclosure for both the food bowl and the animal food, said beverage bowl being separable from the food bowl to also serve as a receptacle for an animal beverage;
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- a removable cover attached to the top rim of the beverage bowl to close the open top of the beverage bowl and seal both the food bowl and the animal food from contact with outside air.
A method of producing a pre-packaged animal meal for non-human animal consumption, comprising:
- providing a food bowl which is made from edible animal food material specifically selected for non-human animal consumption, said food bowl having a closed bottom, a side and a top rim located opposite said bottom, said top rim, closed bottom and side defining a bowl interior;
- placing animal food specifically selected for non-human animal consumption in the bowl interior of the edible food bowl;
- nesting said edible food bowl containing said animal food within a beverage bowl having a closed bottom, a top rim located opposite said closed bottom and a side extending between the top rim and the bottom, said top rim of the beverage bowl defining an open top of the beverage bowl, said food bowl being nested within the beverage bowl with the top rim of the beverage bowl located proximate the bottom of the food bowl, the bottom of the beverage bowl covering the top rim of the food bowl and the side of the beverage bowl covering the side of the food bowl, so that said beverage bowl serves as a partial enclosure for both the food bowl and the animal food when the food bowl is nested within the beverage bowl, said beverage bowl being separable from the food bowl so that the beverage bowl also serves as a receptacle for an animal beverage;
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- attaching a removable cover to the top rim of the beverage bowl to close the open top of the beverage bowl and seal both the food bowl and the animal food from contact with outside air, said cover being removable from the beverage bowl so that the beverage bowl is usable as a receptacle for receiving animal beverage once the beverage bowl has been separated from the food bowl.
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