Pet food dish with crawling insect barriers
Patent 5564363 Issued on October 15, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 13, 2015. 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.
April 13, 2015. 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 D57212 D326742 2367491 3015307 3253576 Moated pet feeder Pet feeder assembly Ant proof pet dish Animal feeding dish Temperature-regulated liquid animal feeder InventorApplicationNo. 422137 filed on 04/13/1995US Classes:119/61.53, With insect guardD30/130CompartmentedExaminersPrimary: Manahan, Todd E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA01K 005/01AbstractA single piece, single mold pet food dish designed for adaptation to out of doors environments where ants and other crawling insects tend to infect and degrade the food therein has a water moat barrier formed between corrugated and alternating ridged rims, thereby effecting a superior elevational barrier to insect travel. In a preferred embodiment, a fluid inlet and fluid outlet port are provided to allow water in the moat to be in constant circulation. | |
