# US 8,464,659 B1 · Pet accommodating system

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- Number: US 8,464,659 B1
- Document ID: US8464659B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/932,629
- Filed: 2011-03-02
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2008-03-24
- Applicants: Henry M. Batman; Carlene R. Batman
- Inventors: Henry M. Batman; Carlene R. Batman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464659B1

## CPC

- A01K 5/0114: {Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays (time-controlled A01K5/0291)}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A support plate has upper and lower surfaces, rear and front edges and opposed side edges. A front wall is upturned at the front edge. Opposed side walls are upturned at the side edges. A rear wall is upturned at the rear edge. The support plate has arcuate cut out sections. The cut out sections extend from an end of the front wall to an adjacent side wall. A tube assembly includes a hollow vertical tube. The vertical tube has a lower end and an upper end. The tube assembly also includes a horizontal tube with an interior end permanently attached to the upper end of the vertical tube. The horizontal tube also has a free exterior end. The horizontal tube is positioned to overlie the support plate. The exterior end is positioned closer to the front edge than to the rear edge.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pet accommodating system comprising:
a support plate with upper and lower surfaces, the support plate having rear and front edges and opposed side edges, a front wall upturned at the front edge, opposed side walls upturned at the side edges, a rear wall upturned at the rear edge, the support plate having arcuate cut out sections extending from an end of the front wall to an adjacent one of the side walls
a tube assembly including a hollow vertical tube having a lower end and an upper end, the tube assembly also including a horizontal tube with an interior end permanently attached to the upper end of the vertical tube and a free exterior end, the horizontal tube being positioned to overlie the support plate with the exterior end being closer to the front edge than to the rear edge; and
at least one circular bowl having an upper region and a lower region, the lower region of the at least one circular bowl being removably positioned on the upper surface of the support plate, the lower region of the at least one circular bowl being in contact with the front wall and the rear wall and one of the side walls.

### Claim 2

A pet accommodating system comprising:
a support plate with upper and lower surfaces, the support plate having rear and front edges and opposed side edges, a front wall upturned at the front edge, opposed side walls upturned at the side edges, a rear wall upturned at the rear edge, the support plate having arcuate cut out sections extending from an end of the front wall to an adjacent one of the side walls
a tube assembly including a hollow vertical tube having a lower end and an upper end, the tube assembly also including a horizontal tube with an interior end permanently attached to the upper end of the vertical tube and a free exterior end, the horizontal tube being positioned to overlie the support plate with the exterior end being closer to the front edge than to the rear edge, and further including a generally rectangularly shaped feeding device (108) with an upper region and a lower region and with a generally square water supporting section (110) and a generally square food supporting section (112), the lower region of the feeding device being positionable on the upper surface of the support plate, the lower region of the feeding device being in contact with the front wall and the rear wall and the side walls.

### Claim 3

A pet accommodating system (10) for allowing people with reduced physical capabilities to provide food and water to a pet in a safe, convenient and economical manner comprising, in combination:
a support plate (14) in a generally planar configuration with an upper surface (16) and a lower surface (18), the support plate having a rear edge (20) and a front edge (22) separated by a depth including a maximum depth, the support plate having opposed side edges (24) separated by a width including a maximum width, the front and side edges being in a curved configuration, the maximum depth being between 40 and 60 percent of the maximum width, a front wall (26) upturned at a central extent of the front edge, the front wall having a width between 23 and 43 percent of the width of the support plate, opposed side walls (28) upturned at each side edge, each side wall having a depth between 23 and 43 percent of the maximum depth of the support plate, a rear wall (30) upturned at a central extent of the rear edge, the rear wall having a width between 57 and 77 percent of the width of the support plate, the lower surface being positionable on a recipient surface, the upper surface adapted to receive and support removable components, the support plate having two similarly configured front arcuate cut out sections (32) and two similarly configured rear arcuate cut out sections (33), the two similarly configured front arcuate cut out sections being concave and extending from an end of the front wall to an adjacent one of the side walls, each rearward cut out section being concave and extending from an end of the rear wall to an adjacent side wall, each cut out section having a radius of curvature equal to between 28 and 38 percent of the maximum depth,
a tube assembly (36) including a hollow vertical tube (38) having a lower end and an upper end spaced by a height of between 2 feet and 4 feet, the tube assembly also including a horizontal tube (40) with an interior end (42) permanently attached to the upper end of the vertical tube and a free exterior end (44), the interior end and the exterior end being spaced by a distance of between 6 inches and 12 inches and forming a handle, the horizontal tube being positioned to overlie the support plate with the interior end above the rear edge and with the free exterior end being closer to the front edge than the rear edge, the positioning of the horizontal tube being correlated with respect to the support plate for providing balance and optimized handling when lifting the system;
a pair of similarly configured circular bowls (48), (50), a first bowl 48 adapted to hold water and a second bowl (50) adapted to hold food, each bowl being removably positioned on the upper surface of the support plate, each bowl being in contact with the front wall and the rear wall and one of the side walls;
a designer plate (52) extending upwardly from the rear wall and in contact with a portion of the vertical tube, the designer plate having peripheral contours and artistic markings adapted to simulate the appearance of an animal adapted to eat and drink from the system; and
an elastomeric grip (56) removably positioned on the horizontal tube to facilitate the handling of the tube assembly and the system by a user.