Animal feeding dish
Patent 4981108 Issued on January 1, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 16, 2009. 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.
October 16, 2009. 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 D269386 2191811 2584301 2782614 3185341 3731658 3734064 Method and apparatus for preventing insects from entering the food area of an animal feeding bowl Crawling insect-proof pet bowl apparatus and method Patent #: 4803954 InventorApplicationNo. 422054 filed on 10/16/1989US Classes:119/61.53With insect guardExaminersPrimary: Swiatek, Robert P.Assistant: Manahan, Todd E. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA01K 005/00AbstractAn improved animal feeding dish prevents crawling insects such as ants from entering and contaminating pet food contained within the dish. The structure comprises a generally upright bowl-shaped container which includes an imperforate circular base and an imperforate wall extending upward from the base and circumscribing the base. The bowl-shaped container is designed to receive and contain a predetermined amount of pet food. A trough is formed integrally with and circumscribes the container for holding a liquid such as water for deterring crawling insects from the container. The dish may be provided with a protective removable flange which extends outwardly from an upper rim of the container. The flange covers the underlying trough to reduce evaporation of the contained liquid and to prevent food and an animal's ears from falling into the trough. | |
