Knock-down animal feeder
Patent 4721063 Issued on January 26, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 25, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 25, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3202131 3664304 3720184 3722476 3731658 3810446 Convertible pet feeder and method Animal feed bowls Animal feeder for flowable materials Moated pet feeder Patent #: 4357905 InventorApplicationNo. 06/911460 filed on 09/25/1986US Classes:119/52.1, Hopper and trough119/61.56, With handling or transporting means, e.g., handle, straps, folding, travel typeD30/132Waterer (2)ExaminersPrimary: Hirsch, Paul J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA01K 5/00 (20060101)A01K 5/02 (20060101) A01K 5/01 (20060101) AbstractAn animal feeder has a base member forming a feeding dish and an upright feed dispensing member from which new feed flows into the dish to replace that consumed by an animal. One of the members has detent projections which engage detent receiving grooves on the other member when the members are forced together. The construction enables easy and very rapid assembly without the use of tools or fastening devices such as screws, nails or the like. The feeders may be warehoused, transported and stocked in retail outlets in space and cost saving disassembled form without presenting purchasers with a difficult assembly task. The construction may include a moat around the dish portion for entrapping spillage and a configuration which inhibits displacement by activities of an animal. | |
