Patent
Animal water dispenser
| العنوان: | Animal water dispenser |
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| Patent Number: | 11375,688 |
| تاريخ النشر: | July 05, 2022 |
| Appl. No: | 14/492083 |
| Application Filed: | September 22, 2014 |
| مستخلص: | A dispenser for animals, adapted to dispensing water, potable liquids, granulated solids and other flowable consumables for consumption thereof, allows stable transport when belt mounted on a person of a user. Optionally, the dispenser can include one or more supplemental storage/dispensing portions mountably receivable to, or integral with, a tray portion of the dispenser. |
| Inventors: | Wechsler, Lawrence I. (Great Neck, NY, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A device for providing feed material to an animal for consumption thereby, comprising: a tray being configured to provide an accessible interior space suitably configured to hold and present a quantity of contents transferred thereto from a feed material containing reservoir for access by the animal, the tray having a first end region and a second end region, said second end region being spaced apart from the first end region along a device axis, the reservoir being receivable to the tray with at least a portion of the reservoir being accommodated in said interior space of said tray in an at least partially nested condition with an opening in the reservoir being positioned at or proximate to said first end region; and a base portion being pivotably mounted to said tray at or proximate said second end region, said base portion being movable by pivoting between a locked position in which blocking structure carried on said base portion inhibits removal of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition, and an unlocked position in which interference of said blocking structure with the reservoir is relieved and removal of the of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition is permitted and the base portion is located sufficiently clear of said tray to allow animal access to the quantity of the contents of the feed material, at least a portion of said base portion extending beyond an outer boundary of an end of the tray when in said locked position, said base portion being configured to allow said device to rest stably on a planar surface when in said locked position such that said device is oriented in a generally upright position with said device axis oriented generally vertically and said tray is supported with the first end region being oriented in a top position of the device. |
| Claim: | 2. A device for providing feed material to an animal for consumption thereby, comprising: a tray comprising an open trough structure including an accessible interior space suitably configured to hold and present a quantity of contents transferred thereto from a feed material containing reservoir for access by the animal, the tray having a first end region and a second end region, said second end region being spaced apart from the first end region along a device axis, the reservoir being receivable to the tray with at least a portion of the reservoir being accommodated in said interior space of said tray in an at least partially nested condition with an opening in the reservoir being positioned at or proximate to said first end region; and a base portion being movably mounted to said tray at or proximate said second end region, said base portion being movable between a locked position in which blocking structure carried on said base portion inhibits removal of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition, and an unlocked position in which interference of said blocking structure with the reservoir is relieved and removal of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition is permitted and the base portion is located sufficiently clear of said tray to allow animal access to the quantity of the contents of the feed material, at least a portion of said base portion extending beyond an outer boundary of an end of the tray when in said locked position, said base portion being pivotably mounted to said tray to permit pivotable movement of said base portion between said locked and unlocked positions. |
| Claim: | 3. A device according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one unit for at least one of storage or dispensing of at least one product, said at least one unit being receivable to, or integral with, said base portion, at least a portion of said at least one unit extending beyond the outer boundary of the end of the tray in a direction of the device axis when said base portion is in said locked position. |
| Claim: | 4. A device according to claim 3 , wherein said tray includes a mechanism for mounting the device to an article of clothing of a user in a manner in which the at least one unit is located in a position in which said at least one unit extends lower than the second end region of the tray. |
| Claim: | 5. A device according to claim 2 in combination with the reservoir, said reservoir including an outer structural feature which is engageable with cooperative structure carried on said blocking structure. |
| Claim: | 6. A device according to claim 2 , wherein said base portion is configured to rest stably on a planar surface when in said locked position such that said device axis is vertically oriented and said tray is supported with the first end region being oriented in a top position of the device. |
| Claim: | 7. A device according to claim 2 , wherein the reservoir is pivotably mountable at or proximate the opening therein to the tray at or proximate to said first end region so that a portion of the reservoir distant from the opening can be pivotably moved out of the second end region to another position wherein the reservoir is located clear of said interior space so that when a transfer of feed material from said reservoir to the interior space is effected, the animal has feeding access to the feed material. |
| Claim: | 8. A device according to claim 2 , further comprising a mechanism for mounting the device to an article of clothing of a user in a manner in which the at least one unit is located in a position in which said at least one unit extends lower than the second end region of the tray. |
| Claim: | 9. A device according to claim 3 , wherein said at least one unit is configured for holding a supply of edible treats for access by a user. |
| Claim: | 10. A method of providing feed material to an animal for consumption thereby, comprising: providing a device comprising a tray including an accessible interior space suitably configured to hold and present a quantity of the feed material transferred thereto from a feed material containing reservoir for access by the animal, the tray having a first end region and a second end region, said second end region being spaced apart from the first end region along a device axis; receiving the reservoir to the tray with at least a portion of the reservoir being accommodated in said interior space of said tray in an at least partially nested condition with an opening in the reservoir being positioned at or proximate to said first end region; locating a base portion which is pivotably mounted to said tray at or proximate to said second end region to a locked position in which blocking structure carried on said base portion inhibits removal of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition, at least a portion of said base portion extending beyond an outer boundary of an end of the tray when in said locked position; and relocating said base portion by pivotable movement to an unlocked position in which interference of said blocking structure with the reservoir is relieved thereby permitting removal of the of the reservoir from said at least partially nested condition and the base portion is located sufficiently clear of said tray to allow animal access to the quantity of the contents of the feed material. |
| Claim: | 11. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising: providing at least one unit for at least one of storage or dispensing of a product, said at least one unit being receivable to, or integral with, said base portion, at least a portion of said at least one unit extending beyond the outer boundary of the end of the tray when said base portion is in said locked position in a direction of the device axis. |
| Claim: | 12. A method according to claim 11 , further comprising: hanging the device from an article of clothing worn by a user in a position in which said at least one unit is accessible by a hand of the user. |
| Claim: | 13. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising: configuring said base portion to rest stably on a planar surface when in said locked position such that said device axis is vertically oriented and said tray is supported with the first end region being oriented in a top position of the device. |
| Claim: | 14. A device for feeding an animal from a feed material containing reservoir, said device comprising: a tray comprising an accessible interior space suitably configured to hold and present a quantity of said feed material transferred thereto from the reservoir for access by the animal, the tray having a first end region and a second end region, said second end region being spaced apart from the first end region along a device axis, the reservoir being receivable to the tray; and at least one unit for at least one of storage or dispensing of at least one product, said at least one unit being mountably receivable to said tray at or proximate to said second end region, at least a portion of said at least one unit being positionable to extend beyond an outer boundary of an end of the tray at said second end region in a direction of the device axis when said at least one unit is mountably received to the tray, said at least one unit being configured to permit access to said at least one product while said at least one unit remains mountably received to said tray. |
| Claim: | 15. A device according to claim 14 , further comprising a mechanism for mounting the device to an article of clothing of a user in a manner in which the at least one unit is located in a position in which said at least one unit extends lower than the second end region of the tray. |
| Claim: | 16. A device according to claim 14 , wherein said reservoir is pivotably received to said tray with at least a portion of the reservoir being accommodated in said interior space of said tray in an at least partially nested condition with an opening in the reservoir being positioned at or proximate to said first end region. |
| Claim: | 17. A device according to claim 14 , wherein said at least one unit is configured for holding a supply of edible treats for access by a user. |
| Claim: | 18. A device according to claim 14 , wherein the reservoir is pivotably mountable at or proximate an opening therein to the tray at or proximate to said first end region so that a portion of the reservoir distant from the opening can be pivotably moved out of the second end region to another position wherein the reservoir is located clear of said interior space so that when a transfer of feed material from said reservoir to the interior space is effected, an animal has feeding access to the feed material. |
| Claim: | 19. A feed material dispenser for an animal, comprising: a tray including an accessible interior space suitably configured to hold and present a quantity of the feed material transferred thereto from a reservoir for access by the animal, the tray having a first end region and a second end region, said second end region being spaced apart from the first end region along a dispenser axis, the reservoir having an opening and being receivable to the tray with at least a portion of the reservoir being accommodated in said interior space of said tray when in a non-use condition, with the opening of the reservoir being positioned at or proximate to said first end region; and a base portion being pivotably mounted to said tray at or proximate said second end region so as to allow pivotable movement of said base portion between a locked position in which blocking structure carried on said base portion inhibits reorientation of the reservoir from said non-use condition, and an unlocked position in which interference of said blocking structure with the reservoir is relieved and reorientation of the reservoir from said non-use condition is permitted so as to locate the base portion sufficiently clear of said tray to allow animal access to the quantity of the feed material, at least a portion of said base portion being located at an axial position outside of an outer boundary of an end of the tray at said second end region which is farther from said first end region along said dispenser axis than said end of the tray when in said locked position. |
| Claim: | 20. A feed material dispenser according to claim 19 , further comprising at least one unit for at least one of assessable storage or dispensing of at least one product, said at least one unit being receivable to, or integral with, said base portion, said at least one unit including a compartment portion in which said at least one product can be accommodated, at least a portion of said compartment portion extending beyond said axial position in a direction of the dispenser axis when said base portion is in said locked position. |
| Claim: | 21. A feed material dispenser according to claim 19 , wherein the reservoir is pivotably mountable at or proximate an opening therein to the tray at or proximate to said first end region so that a portion of the reservoir distant from the opening can be pivotably moved out of the second end region to another position wherein the reservoir is located clear of said interior space so that when a transfer of feed material from said reservoir to the interior space is effected, the animal has feeding access to the feed material. |
| Claim: | 22. A feed material dispenser according to claim 20 , wherein said at least one unit is operable for implementing said at least one of assessable storage or dispensing when said reservoir and said tray are in said non-use condition and said base portion is in said locked position. |
| Claim: | 23. A feed material dispenser according to claim 19 , wherein: said accessible interior space has an access opening facing crosswise to said dispenser axis; and said reservoir is at least partially laterally accommodated in said accessible interior space when in said non-use condition. |
| Patent References Cited: | 1373156 March 1921 Tebbetts 5056424 October 1991 Lai D356469 March 1995 Musilli 5636592 June 1997 Wechsler 5823136 October 1998 Zarski 7287487 October 2007 Hurwitz 7578261 August 2009 Fick 2006/0201055 September 2006 Rowe 2007/0079762 April 2007 Stephanos |
| Primary Examiner: | Harmon, Christopher R |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.11375688 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
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