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US 9,894,878 B2Granted
Traveling feeding apparatus
AssigneesLoving Pets Corporation, Gravity Product Development, LLC
InventorsEric Abbey, John James Stone
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a portable feeding apparatus or bowl, more particularly to a travel feeding apparatus for pets having hinged, collapsible bowls for holding food and water.
Claims24
A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl;
- a second collapsible bowl;
- a hinge for hingably connecting the first and second collapsible bowls together;
- a fastener for holding the first and second collapsible bowls to each other when the feeding apparatus is in a closed position;
- a handle operationally connected to at least one bowl for carrying the apparatus;
- a stop mechanism for holding the apparatus in a predetermined open position for use;
- a first lid for covering the first collapsible bowl;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- and
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for feeding use and closed when not in use.
7 more elements
A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl;
- a second collapsible bowl;
- a hinge for hingably connecting the first and second collapsible bowls together;
- a fastener for holding the first and second collapsible bowls to each other when the feeding apparatus is in a closed position;
- a handle operationally connected to at least one bowl for carrying the apparatus;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls have openings and wherein the openings of the first and second collapsible bowls are disposed next to each other when the apparatus is in the closed position;
- a first lid for covering the first collapsible bowl;
- wherein the handle is directly connected to one of the bowls;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- and
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for feeding use and closed when not in use.
8 more elements
A portable, travel feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl;
- a second collapsible bowl;
- a hinge for hingably connecting the first and second collapsible bowls together;
- a fastener for holding the first and second collapsible bowls to each other when the feeding apparatus is in a closed position;
- a handle operationally connected to at least one bowl for carrying the apparatus;
- a first lid for covering the first collapsible bowl;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls have openings and wherein the openings of the first and second collapsible bowls are disposed next to each other when the apparatus is in the closed position;
- wherein the handle is directly connected to one of the bowls;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- and
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for use in feeding and closed for storage or traveling.
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A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl having a rim;
- a second collapsible bowl having a rim;
- a first frame portion surrounding the rim of the first collapsible bowl, the first frame portion connected to the first collapsible bowl;
- a second frame portion surrounding the rim of the second collapsible bowl, the second frame portion connected to the second collapsible bowl;
- a hinge operationally connected to the first and second frame portions for hingably connecting the first and second collapsible bowls together;
- a first lid for covering the first collapsible bowl;
- when the apparatus is in the closed position, the first and second frames are disposed against each other thus forming a seal to lock in contents of the apparatus;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- and
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for feeding use and closed when not in use.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.