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US 5,850,797 AGranted
Elevated pet bowl
OwnerWilliam E. Hunickeinventor
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Abstract
A pet bowl protector is provided including a base having a post with vertically oriented upper and lower portions residing in alignment and with a circular loop formed therebetween. A pet food dish is mounted to the upper portion for containing pet food therein.
Claims8
A pet bowl protector comprising, in combination:
- a base including a disk-shaped central portion with a plurality of legs each having a first end spacedly coupled about a periphery of the central portion and extending radially and downwardly therefrom such that upon second ends of the legs being rested on a recipient surface, the central portion is elevated, the base further including a post with vertically oriented linear upper and lower portions residing in linear alignment with each other and with a circular loop formed therebetween;
- a hollow conical-shaped shade with a top apex integrally coupled to the upper portion of the post of the base and residing in concentric relationship therewith and at least partially concealing and spaced from the loop of the base;
- a bead assembly including an annular mounting ring coupled to an inner surface of a peripheral bottom edge of the shade, the mounting ring having a plurality of strings of beads connected to the mounting ring and depending downwardly therefrom to an approximate midpoint of the lower portion of the post;
- a pet food dish including a hollow outer shell having a frusto-conical configuration and an inner food containment portion defined by a portion of a hollow sphere coupled to an upper peripheral edge of the outer shell, a lower central portion of the food containment portion being integrally coupled to a top end of the upper portion of the post of the base above the shade;
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- a cover assembly including a bracket coupled to the upper portion of the post and extending upwardly to define a horizontally oriented pivot rod situated in tangential relationship with the upper peripheral edge of the outer shell of the dish, the cover assembly further including a circular cover hingably coupled to the pivot rod for being pivoted between a raised and lowered orientation, the cover having a diameter greater than that of the upper peripheral edge of the dish for allowing a pet to easily raise the cover to access food within the food containment portion of the dish.
3 more elements
A pet bowl protector comprising:
- a base including a post;
- and
- a pet food dish mounted to the post for containing pet food therein;
- wherein a cone is mounted to the post;
- wherein a plurality of strings of beads are coupled to the cone and depend downwardly therefrom.
2 more elements
A pet bowl protector comprising:
- a base including a post with vertically oriented upper and lower portions residing in linear alignment with each other and with an open circular loop formed therebetween wherein each portion of the open circular loop is spaced out of contact with respect to itself;
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- a pet food dish mounted to the upper portion of the post for containing pet food therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.