System for providing water and liquid food to animals

• US 5,706,761 A
• Filed: 02/12/1996
• Issued: 01/13/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gerald J. Mayer
• Original Assignee: Gerald J. Mayer
• Inventors: Mayer, Gerald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swiatek, Robert P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHAW, ELIZABETH ANNE
• Application Number:
  US08/599,853
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 119/417, 119/418, 119/454, 119/464, 119/475
• US Class Current: 119/475
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0356 Feeding or drinking devices associated with cages for poultry A01K31/005, A01K31/17, A01K39/00; for birds A01K31/06
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 39/0213 Nipple drinkers
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 7/06 actuated by the animal for poultry A01K39/0213

Abstract

A system for providing water and liquid food to animals includes a container for water or liquid food, a support having an aperture for receiving the container and an elastomeric washer-like attachment having an inner wall and a spaced outer wall, the inner wall in intimate contact with the container and the outer wall having a portion extending outwardly from the container a sufficient distance to overlap the aperture in the support to thereby effectively support the container.

Claims

1. A system for providing water and liquid food to animals comprising:

a container for water and liquid food, said container having an outer surface;

a support having an aperture for receiving said container; and

an elastomeric washer-like attachment having an inner wall in intimate contact with said container whereby the frictional engagement between said attachment and the outer surface of said container enables said container to be slid relative to said attachment to permit selective adjustment and positively maintain the selected position of said container relative to said support and an outer wall having a portion extending outwardly a sufficient distance to overlap the aperture in said support to thereby effectively support said container in said support.

2. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said support includes an animal habitat having a bottom, upstanding side walls, and a top.

3. A system as defined in claim 2 wherein the top of said habitat includes said aperture.

4. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said container includes an annular outer wall portion.

5. A system as defined in claim 4 wherein the inner wall of said washer-like attachment is annular.

6. A system as defined in claim 5 wherein the inner wall of said washer-like attachment of a diameter less than the diameter of the annular portion of said container.