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US 9,992,970 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 a collapsible bowl for holding food and water and legs that fold-in for easy storage.
Claims14
A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl having a rim having a first curvature, wherein the rim has an indent portion;
- a second collapsible bowl having a rim having a second curvature matching the first curvature, wherein the rim has an indent portion;
- a first leg formed in a curved shaped having a curvature matching the rim of the first collapsible bowl, the curved shape of the first leg having an apex portion, and wherein the first leg is hingedly attached to the apparatus at the apex portion of the curved shape of the first leg for folding in and out of the indent portion in the rim of the first collapsible bowl;
- a second leg formed in a curved shaped having a curvature matching the rim of the second collapsible bowl, the curved shape of the second leg having an apex portion, and wherein the second leg is hingedly attached to the apparatus at the apex portion of the curved shape of the second leg for folding in and out of the indent portion in the rim of the second collapsible bowl;
- a hinge for hingably closing 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 are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for feeding use and closed when not in use;
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- 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 feeding apparatus is in the closed position to form a seal to lock in contents of at least one of the bowls for storage when the feeding apparatus is closed and when one of the bowls is in the expanded position.
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A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl having a rim having a first curvature, wherein the rim has an indent portion;
- a first leg formed in a curved shaped having a curvature matching the rim of the first collapsible bowl, the curved shape of the first leg having an apex portion, and wherein the first leg is hingedly attached to the apparatus at the apex portion of the curved shape of the first leg for folding in and out of the indent portion in the rim of the first collapsible bowl;
- a second leg formed in a curved shaped having a curvature matching the rim of the first collapsible bowl, the curved shape of the second leg having an apex portion, and wherein the second leg is hingedly attached to the apparatus at the apex portion of the curved shape of the second leg for folding in and out of the indent portion in the rim of the first collapsible bowl;
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- a handle operationally connected to the first bowl for carrying the apparatus;
- wherein the first collapsible bowl is adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space.
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A portable feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a first collapsible bowl having a rim having a first curvature;
- a second collapsible bowl having a rim having a second curvature matching the first curvature;
- a hinge for hingably closing 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;
- wherein the first and second collapsible bowls are adapted to be expanded to hold food or water and collapsed to conserve space;
- wherein the feeding apparatus is adapted to be opened for feeding use and closed when not in feeding use;
- 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 feeding apparatus is in the closed position to form a seal to lock in contents of at least one of the bowls for storage when the feeding apparatus is closed and when one of the bowls is in the expanded position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.