Water cooler abstract
A water cooler for pets for providing a source of cool drinking
water for pets. The inventive device includes a cooling member,
such as a refreezable ice pack, and a bottle having a top and a
bottom, wherein the bottle includes a neck portion extending downward
from the bottom and a cavity open to the top, wherein the cavity
is adapted for receiving the cooling member. A base member is provided
and includes a port adapted for receiving the neck portion of the
bottle, a water basin, and a channel interconnecting the port and
the water basin. The cooling member cools water disposed within
the bottle such that when a pet consumes water from the water basin,
the water basin is replenished with cooled water from the bottle.
Water cooler claims
What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by LETTERS
PATENT of the United States is as follows:
1. A cool water dispensing system for an animal, comprising:
a cooling member;
a bottle having a top and a bottom, said bottle including a neck
portion extending downward from said bottom thereof, said neck portion
having an open end,
said bottle having a cavity open to said top thereof, said cavity
adapted for removably receiving and holding said cooling member;
and
a base member releasably coupled to said bottle, said base member
including a port adapted for receiving said neck portion of said
bottle, a water basin, and a channel interconnecting said port and
said water basin,
said cooling member cooling water disposed within said bottle whereby
when said animal consumes water from said water basin, said water
basin is replenished with cooled water from said bottle.
2. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said cooling
member comprises:
an enclosed shell, and
a refreezable substance disposed within said enclosed shell.
3. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said cavity
extends from said top of said bottle to substantially said bottom
of said bottle.
4. The cool water dispensing system of claim 3 wherein
said cooling member is elongated and cylindrical shaped, and wherein
said cavity is elongated and cylindrical shaped.
5. The cool water dispensing system of claim 4 wherein said cavity
is defined by a tubular member comprising a circular planar bottom
wall and a tubular wall extending upward from said circular planar
bottom wall to said top of said bottle.
6. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said top
of said bottle is generally flat such that said bottle may be removed
from said base member, inverted, and placed on a flat surface.
7. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 further comprising:
a cap mateable with said neck portion of said bottle, said cap
closing said open end of said neck portion when said bottle is removed
from said base member.
8. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 wherein
said base member has a top surface, wherein
said port is provided in said top surface of said base member,
and wherein
said neck portion of said bottle mates with said port of said base
member such that said bottom of said bottle abuts said top surface
of said base member.
9. The cool water dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said bottle
and said base member are threadingly coupled.
Water cooler description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to pet watering dishes and more particularly
pertains to a new Water Cooler For Pets for providing a source of
cool drinking water for pets.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of pet watering dishes is known in the prior art. More
specifically, pet watering dishes heretofore devised and utilized
are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious
structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs
encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for
the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art pet watering dishes include U.S. Pat. Nos. 5245951;
4869385; D294750; D355056; D335197; and D350842.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives
and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new
Water Cooler For Pets. The inventive device includes a cooling member,
such as a refreezable ice pack, and a bottle having a top and a
bottom, wherein the bottle includes a neck portion extending downward
from the bottom and a cavity open to the top, wherein the cavity
is adapted for receiving the cooling member. A base member is provided
and includes a port adapted for receiving the neck portion of the
bottle, a water basin, and a channel interconnecting the port and
the water basin. The cooling member cools water disposed within
the bottle such that when a pet consumes water from the water basin,
the water basin is replenished with cooled water from the bottle.
In these respects, the Water Cooler For Pets according to the present
invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and
designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus
primarily developed for the purpose of providing a source of cool
drinking water for pets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types
of pet watering dishes now present in the prior art, the present
invention provides a new Water Cooler For Pets construction wherein
the same can be utilized for providing a source of cool drinking
water for pets.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new Water Cooler
For Pets apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of
the pet watering dishes mentioned heretofore and many novel features
that result in a new Water Cooler For Pets which is not anticipated,
rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior
art pet watering dishes, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a cooling
member, such as a refreezable ice pack, and a bottle having a top
and a bottom, wherein the bottle includes a neck portion extending
downward from the bottom and a cavity open to the top, wherein the
cavity is adapted for receiving the cooling member. A base member
is provided and includes a port adapted for receiving the neck portion
of the bottle, a water basin, and a channel interconnecting the
port and the water basin. The cooling member cools water disposed
within the bottle such that when a pet consumes water from the water
basin, the water basin is replenished with cooled water from the
bottle.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important
features of the invention in order that the detailed description
thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that
the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There
are additional features of the invention that will be described
hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims
appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the
invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is
not limited in its application to the details of construction and
to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following
description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable
of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various
ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology
employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not
be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception,
upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as
a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems
for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention.
It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including
such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from
the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially
the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not
familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine
quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the
technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither
intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured
by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope
of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a
new Water Cooler For Pets apparatus and method which has many of
the advantages of the pet watering dishes mentioned heretofore and
many novel features that result in a new Water Cooler For Pets which
is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied
by any of the prior art pet watering dishes, either alone or in
any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new
Water Cooler For Pets which may be easily and efficiently manufactured
and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new
Water Cooler For Pets which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a
new Water Cooler For Pets which is susceptible of a low cost of
manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly
is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public,
thereby making such Water Cooler For Pets economically available
to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide
a new Water Cooler For Pets which provides in the apparatuses and
methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously
overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new
Water Cooler For Pets for providing a source of cool drinking water
for pets.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new
Water Cooler For Pets which includes a cooling member, such as a
refreezable ice pack, and a bottle having a top and a bottom, wherein
the bottle includes a neck portion extending downward from the bottom
and a cavity open to the top, wherein the cavity is adapted for
receiving the cooling member. A base member is provided and includes
a port adapted for receiving the neck portion of the bottle, a water
basin, and a channel interconnecting the port and the water basin.
The cooling member cools water disposed within the bottle such that
when a pet consumes water from the water basin, the water basin
is replenished with cooled water from the bottle.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide
a new Water Cooler For Pets that would maintain a pet's drinking
water at a cool temperature for an extended period of time. Thus,
eliminating the need for a pet owner to continually replace warm
water with cool water or continually add ice cubes to warm water
for cooling thereof.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide
a new Water Cooler For Pets that provides a pet with a source of
cool drinking water which is more appealing to the pet and will
help keep the pet's body temperature cooler. Thus, making the pet
more comfortable.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide
a new Water Cooler For Pets that would fulfill the need for a watering
dish that would provide a pet with a source of cool drinking water
on warm days.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide
a new Water Cooler For Pets that would permit a pet owner to leave
a pet unattended for a period of time with the comfort of knowing
that a source of cool drinking water will be available for the pet.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with
the various features of novelty which characterize the invention,
are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and
forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of
the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects
attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying
drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred
embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than
those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is
given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description
makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a new Water Cooler For Pets according
to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG.
2.
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG.
2.
FIG. 5 is an illustration of the bottle when inverted and a cap
for closing the open end of the bottle according to the present
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS.
1 through 5 thereof, a new Water Cooler For Pets embodying the principles
and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by
the reference numeral 10 will be described.
More specifically, it will be noted that the Water Cooler For Pets
10 comprises a cooling member 20 such as a refreezable ice pack
21 and a bottle 30 having a top 31 and a bottom 33 wherein the
bottle 30 includes a neck portion 34 extending downward from the
bottom 33 and a cavity 32 open to the top 31 wherein the cavity
32 is adapted for receiving the cooling member 20. A base member
40 is provided and includes a port 43 adapted for receiving the
neck portion 34 of the bottle 30 a water basin 45 and a channel
44 interconnecting the port 43 and the water basin 45. The cooling
member 20 cools water disposed within the bottle 30 such that when
a pet consumes water from the water basin 45 the water basin 45
is replenished with cooled water from the bottle 30.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4 it can be shown that
the cooling member 20 is a refreezable ice pack 21 comprising an
enclosed shell 22 and a refreezable substance 23 disposed within
the enclosed shell 22. The refreezable substance 23 is characterized
by possessing the ability to be froze and thawed repeatedly. Typically,
the refreezable substance 23 is a gel-like compound characterized
by the ability to remain cold for an extended period of time in
ambient conditions. However, the refreezable substance 23 may be
water.
The bottle 30 has a top 31 a bottom 33 and a hollow interior
36. The neck portion 34 of the bottle 30 extends downward from the
bottom 33 thereof and has an open end 35. As such, the bottle 30
is inverted and the hollow interior 36 of the bottle 30 is fillable
with water through the open end 35. The bottle 30 is preferably
formed of a transparent material that allows for visual assessment
of the quantity of water disposed therein.
The cavity 32 is open to the top 31 of the bottle 30 and is shaped
for receiving and holding the cooling member 20 such that the cooling
member 20 may be easily inserted and removed. The cavity 32 has
an inner surface 32a and an outer surface 32b, wherein the outer
surface 32b contacts water contained within the hollow interior
36 of the bottle 30. The cavity 32 extends from the top 31 of the
bottle 30 to substantially the bottom 33 of the bottle 30. As a
result, the cooling member 20 albeit indirectly, is substantially
immersable into the water disposed within the bottle 30. As such,
the cooling member 20 cools water disposed within the hollow interior
36 of the bottle 30 by conduction.
In a preferred embodiment, the cooling member 20 is elongated and
cylindrical shaped. Accordingly, the cavity 32 is elongated and
cylindrical shaped for adequately receiving and holding the cooling
member 20. In the preferred embodiment, the cavity 32 is defined
by a tubular member 37 comprising a circular planar bottom wall
38 and a tubular wall 39 extending upward from the circular planar
bottom wall 38 to the top 31 of the bottle 30.
The top 31 of the bottle 30 is generally flat such that the bottle
30 may be removed from the base member 40 inverted, and placed
on a flat surface. A cap 50 is provided for closing the open end
35 of the neck portion 34 when the bottle 30 is removed from the
base member 40 (FIG. 5).
The base member 40 has a top surface 41 and a bottom surface 42.
The port 43 adapted for receiving the neck portion 34 of the bottle
30 is provided in the top surface 41 of the base member 40 at one
end thereof. The neck portion 34 of the bottle 30 mates with the
port 43 of the base member 40 such that the bottom 33 of the bottle
30 rests on the top surface 41 of the base member 40 and a water
tight seal is formed between the neck portion 34 and the port 43.
In a preferred embodiment, the bottle 30 and the base member 40
are threadingly coupled, wherein external threads 34a provided on
the neck portion 34 of the bottle 30 engage internal threads 43a
included in the port 43 of the base member 40.
The water basin 45 is open to the top surface 41 of the base member
40 and is provided opposite the port 43. The water basin 45 is generally
circular in shape. The channel 44 interconnects the port 43 and
the water basin 45 and allows water to flow therebetween. The channel
44 generally has a depth less than that of the water basin. The
arrangement of the bottle 30 the port 43 the channel 44 and the
water basin 45 cooperate to maintain a generally consistent level
of water in the water basin 45.
In use, the bottle 30 is inverted and the hollow interior 36 of
the bottle 30 is filled with water through the open end 35 therein.
The base member 40 is also inverted and the inverted bottle and
the inverted base member are joined together by threading the neck
portion 34 of bottle 30 into the port 43 of the base member 40 until
the bottom 33 of the bottle 30 contacts the top surface 41 of the
base member 40. Thereafter, the coupled bottle and base member are
returned upright and water disposed within the bottle 30 flows out
the open end 35 of the bottle 30 into the port 43 of the base member
40 through the channel 44 and into the water basin 45. Since the
open end 35 of the bottle 30 is submerged into the water, only a
quantity of water necessary for filling the port 43 the channel
44 and the water basin 45 is released. Finally, the cooling member
20 preferably in a frozen state, is inserted into the cavity 32
provided in the top 31 of the bottle 30. The cooling member 20 cools
the water disposed within the bottle 30 such that when a pet consumes
water from the water basin 45 the water basin 45 is replenished
with cooled water from the bottle 30.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation
of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above
description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the
manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized
that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the
invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form,
function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily
apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent
relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described
in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present
invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of
the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications
and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is
not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and
operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications
and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of
the invention.
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