Food and treat dispenser
View Patent ↗A food and treat dispenser comprises an enclosed container fabricated from a relatively soft pliable polymeric material having at least one aperture to permit food or treats to be inserted into and removed from the enclosed container. More preferably, the food and treat dispenser is fabricated as an enclosed container having a base portion, an elongated central portion and a top portion. The base portion includes a selectively openable self-closing second aperture to allow food or treats to be removed from the integral one-piece enclosed container. Preferably, the top portion also includes a selectively openable self-closing first aperture to allow food or treats to be inserted through the first aperture into the enclosed container. If desired, a quick disconnect chain can be inserted through openings in the sidewall of the elongated central portion or the food and treat dispenser can include a hook to allow the food and treat dispenser to be carried, for example, around a user's neck or wrist or attached to, for example, a belt, belt loop, pet leash handle or pet collar.
1. A food and treat dispenser comprising:
an enclosed container having a top portion, a central portion and a bottom portion and at least one of said top portion and said bottom portion includes a selectively openable first aperture to permit food to be one or both of inserted into and removed from said enclosed container, each of said top portion and said bottom portion is relatively flat for self-supporting said dispenser on a planar surface; and
at least one item of food within said enclosed container, said at least one item of food being one or both of inserted into and removed from said enclosed container through said first aperture.
2. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said food and treat dispenser is fabricated from a relatively soft pliable polymeric material.
3. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said first aperture is positioned in said top portion.
4. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said first aperture is positioned in said bottom portion.
5. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said central portion has a substantially cylindrical or oval configuration.
6. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a chain to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser, said chain sufficiently sized to accommodate placement about a user's neck and adapted for quick disconnection from said dispenser.
7. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a hook to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser.
8. A food and treat dispenser comprising:
an enclosed container having a top portion, a central portion and a bottom portion said top portion including a selectively openable first aperture and said bottom portion including a selectively openable second aperture, wherein said first and said second apertures permit food to be one or both of inserted into and removed from said enclosed container, each of said top portion and said bottom portion is relatively flat for self-supporting said dispenser on a planar surface; and
at least one item of food within said enclosed container, said at least one item of food being one or both of inserted into and removed from said enclosed container through said first aperture or said second aperture and one or both of said food or treats removed from and inserted into the enclosed container through said first aperture or said second aperture.
9. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said food and treat dispenser is fabricated from a relatively soft pliable polymeric material.
10. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said central portion has a substantially cylindrical or oval configuration.
11. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a chain to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser, said chain sufficiently sized to accommodate placement about a user's neck and adapted for quick disconnection from said dispenser.
12. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a hook to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser.
13. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said first aperture is longer than said second aperture.
14. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said food and treat dispenser is fabricated from a relatively soft pliable polymeric material.
15. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said central portion has a substantially cylindrical or oval configuration.
16. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a chain to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser, said chain sufficiently sized to accommodate placement about a user's neck and adapted for quick disconnection from said dispenser.
17. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said food and treat dispenser includes a hook to facilitate carrying said food and treat dispenser.
18. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are each selectively openable when inward pressure is applied to said container body.
19. The food and treat dispenser in accordance with claim 8 , wherein at least one aperture selected from said first aperture or said second aperture is selectively openable by inward pressure applied parallel to a length of said first aperture or said second aperture proximate both ends of said first aperture or said second aperture.