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Granted Patent B1
US 11,412,707 · App. 16/752,832 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Food and water dispensing system

Inventor: Noel Garcia (Hialeah, FL)
A01K7/04A01K5/0225A01K7/005A01K7/022
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Patent No.
US 11,412,707
App. No.
16/752,832
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A food and water dispensing assembly for pets including a food dispensing assembly, a water dispensing assembly, a storage assembly and a water draining assembly is disclosed. The food dispensing assembly holds and stores food. It continuously dispenses food in order to avoid food supplies getting low. The water dispensing assembly holds and stores water. It continuously dispenses water in order to avoid water levels ever declining. Thereby allowing the pet to be fed and provided water even when unsupervised. The water draining assembly is essential as it prevents overflow of water from the water assembly to ever occur. Any overflow of water in the system is disposed of through the water draining assembly, which aids in avoiding water damage that may result from water overflow due to a structural failure of the water dispensing system or otherwise. The water draining assembly is crucial to prevent emergency situations from arising.

Claims (29)

1. A food and water dispensing system, comprising:

a. a housing;

b. a water dispensing assembly within said housing, said water dispensing assembly having sidewalls defining a space adapted to receive and hold water;

c. a water draining assembly including a barrier wall having a height less than said sidewalls, said sidewalls include at least one lateral sidewall that is parallel to said barrier wall, an escape space between said barrier wall and one of said at least one lateral sidewall, said escape space having a water escape opening being in fluid communication therewith, said water escape opening configured to allow said water to pass therethrough and escape said housing;

d. a base assembly including a base with a frame centrally mounted thereon, said frame including frame front side and a frame rear side which extend horizontally and parallel to each other, said frame further including frame sidewalls at lateral sides thereof, said frame sidewalls extending from said frame, said frame side walls being mounted perpendicularly to said frame front side and said frame rear side, said frame sidewalls being parallel to each other, said base assembly further including securing hooks adjacent to said frame sidewalls, said frame sidewalls being L shaped; and

c. a roof assembly removably mounted to said base, said roof assembly including curved rods received and held by said securing hooks, said curved rods extending upwardly, said curved rods being parallel to each other on a vertical portion thereof, said curved rods nearest said frame front side being parallel to said curved rods nearest said frame rear side, said curved rods extending beyond peripheral bounds of said base, said roof assembly further including straight rods mounted to said curved rods, each of said straight rods connecting two of said curved rods to each other, said roof assembly further including short rods suspended between and atop two of said curved rods located on one same side of said base, said roof assembly also including a support rod centrally mounted on said short rods and extending perpendicularly between said short rods, a roof cover suspended by said curved rods entirely above said housing, said roof cover extended along and supported by said straight rods, said short rods and said support rod.

2. The system of claim 1 , including a food dispensing assembly including a food storage having a food storage interior, a food storage slope, a food storage lid, a food storage top opening, and a food storage bottom opening, said food storage interior receives pet food through said food storage top opening with removal of said food storage lid, said food storage slope guides said pet food to said food storage bottom opening leading to a food bowl having food bowl side walls and a food bowl bottom surface, said food bowl side walls extending upwardly from said food bowl bottom surface thereby holding said pet food within said food bowl, a food storage handle mounted to said food storage lid to facilitate removing and replacing of said food storage lid for access and closure of said food storage interior.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said water dispensing assembly further includes a water storage having a water storage top opening to allow access to a water storage interior to hold said water therein, said water storage interior being covered by a water storage lid mounted to said water storage top opening, said water storage interior further including a water flush, said water flush having a hose connected thereto, said hose having a hose connector to permit attaching of said hose to a water source, said house connector having a valve, said water source providing a constant flow of said water within said water storage interior, said water being dispensed into said space, said space further defined as a water bowl, said water is dispensed through at least one dispensing hole into said water bowl, said water flush regulating a water threshold of said water to ensure that said water threshold within said water bowl remains at said water threshold, upon said water level falling below said water threshold said water bowl is refilled with said water through said at least one dispensing hole, said water threshold being predetermined.

4. The system of claim 1 further including a storage assembly including a drawer located in a drawer slot, said drawer including sidewalls and a drawer bottom surface, said drawer sidewalls extending from said drawer bottom surface, said drawer having a handle at one of said sidewalls being at a front side thereof, said handle facilitating movement of said drawer in and out of said drawer slot with the guidance of rails mounted said sidewalls, said drawer being entirely covered on a top face thereof when said drawer is flushly within said drawer slot by a drawer top portion.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a water escape hose is mounted to said water escaped opening to guide said water out and away from said housing.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said water escape hose has a hose filter mounted on a distal end to keep dirt, debris or animals from entering said water escape hose.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said base assembly includes four of said securing hooks adjacent to said base, two of said securing hooks being on a left side of said base and the remaining two of said securing hooks being a right side of said base.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said roof cover is sloped.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein said roof cover is made of a heat resistant material.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said roof assembly includes a fan removably mounted thereto.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said fan includes a support base for stability when mounted to said roof assembly.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein said fan is mounted to two of said curved rods being on a same side, said fan being mounted between said vertical portion of said curved rods.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein said fan includes a power switch mounted adjacently to said fan, said power switch actuates said fan to turn said on and off.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein said food and water dispensing system is portable.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein said roof assembly is collapsible.

16. The system of claim 3 , wherein said system further includes a reservoir assembly, said reservoir including a reservoir tank and having a tank opening on one of tank sidewalls, a float housed within said reservoir tank, a tank rod mounted to said float on one end and extending through said tank opening and towards said housing on an opposite end, said tank rod mounted above said valve, said tank rod having a stopper mounted thereon, said stopper being mounted adjacently and angled against said valve, said float rising when said water fills said reservoir tank causing said tank rod and said stopper to rotate, said stopper rotation causing said valve to be engaged by said stopper and preventing said water to continue to flow from said hose to adapted to prevent an overflow of said water from said water flush when damaged.

17. A food and water dispensing system, comprising:

a. a food dispensing assembly including a food storage having a food storage interior, a food storage slope, a food storage lid, a food storage top opening, a food storage bottom opening, said food storage interior receives pet food therein through said food storage top opening with removal of said food storage lid, said food storage slope guides said pet food to said food storage bottom opening leading to a food bowl having food bowl side walls and a food bowl bottom surface, said food bowl side walls extending upwardly from said food bowl bottom surface thereby holding said pet food within said food bowl;

b. a water dispensing assembly including a water storage having a water storage top opening to allow access to a water storage interior to hold water therein, said water storage interior being covered by a water storage lid mounted on said water storage top opening, said water storage interior further including a water flush, said water flush having a hose connected thereto and said hose having a hose connector to permit attaching of said hose to a water source, said hose connector having a valve, said water source providing a constant flow of said water therein said water storage interior, said water being dispensed into a water bowl having water bowl sidewalls and a water bowl bottom surface, said water bowl sidewalls extending therefrom said water bowl bottom surface, said water is dispensed through at least one dispensing hole into said water bowl, said water flush regulating a water threshold of said water to ensure that said water threshold within said water bowl remains at said water threshold, upon said water level falling below said water threshold said water flows into said water bowl through said at least one dispensing hole, said water threshold being predetermined;

c. a water draining assembly including a barrier wall extending perpendicularly along said water bowl bottom surface and being shorter than said water bowl sidewalls, said barrier wall creating an escape space therebetween said barrier wall and one of said water bowl sidewalls, said water only going into said escape space only if an overfill of said water in said water bowl occurs, said water escaping from said escape space through a water escape opening located on one of said sidewalls, said water ushered through said water escape hole to a water escape hose mounted to said water escape hole, said water escape hose removing excess said water from said water bowl, said water escape hose being mounted through a hose opening located at a rear side of said drawer slot;

d. a storage assembly including a drawer located in a drawer slot mounted therebetween said food dispensing assembly and said water dispensing assembly, said drawer including sidewalls and a drawer bottom surface, said drawer sidewalls extending therefrom said drawer bottom surface, said drawer having a handle at one of said sidewalls being at a front side thereof, said handle facilitating movement of said drawer in and out of said drawer slot with the guidance of rails mounted thereon later said sidewalls, said drawer being entirely covered on a top face thereof when said drawer is flushly within said drawer slot by a drawer top portion extending therebetween said food bowl and said water bowl;

e. a base assembly including a base with a frame centrally mounted thereon, said frame including frame front side and a frame rear side which extend horizontally and parallel to each other, said frame further including a frame sidewalls at lateral sides thereof, said frame sidewalls extending therefrom said frame, said frame side walls being mounted perpendicularly to said frame front side and said frame rear side, said frame sidewalls being parallel to each other, said base assembly further including securing hooks adjacent to said frame sidewalls;

f. a reservoir assembly, said reservoir including a reservoir tank and having a tank opening on one of tank sidewalls, a float housed within said reservoir tank, a tank rod mounted to said float on one end and extending through said tank opening and towards said housing on an opposite end, said tank rod mounted above said valve, said tank rod having a stopper mounted thereon, said stopper being mounted adjacently and angled against said valve, said float rising when said water fills said reservoir tank from said water escape hose causing said tank rod and said stopper to rotate, said stopper rotation causing said valve to be engaged by said stopper and preventing said water to continue to flow from said hose to adapted to prevent an overflow of said water from said water flush when damaged; and

g. roof assembly mounted to said base, said roof assembly including curved rods received and held by said securing hooks, said curved rods extending upwardly, said curved rods being parallel to each other on an vertical portion thereof, said curved rods nearest said frame front side being parallel to said curved rods nearest said frame rear side, said curved rods extending beyond peripheral bounds of said base, said roof assembly further including straight rods mounted thereto said curved rods, each of said straight rods connecting two of said curved rods to each other, said roof assembly further including short rods suspended therebetween and atop two of said curved rods located on one same side of said base, said roof assembly also including a support rod centrally mounted on said short rods and extending perpendicularly therebetween said short rods, a roof cover suspended with said curved rods entirely above said food dispensing assembly, said storage assembly, said water dispensing assembly and said base assembly, said roof cover extended along and supported by said straight rods, said short rods and said support rod.

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