Patent ID: 11957116
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An animal watering device comprising:
a base including a tubular shape having a plurality of vertical channels along an inner sidewall, wherein each vertical channel is configured to allow airflow between a lower and an upper portion of the base, wherein each vertical channel extends to an upper edge of the base to thereby allow airflow to the upper edge of the base;
a trough positioned within the base and including a bottom surface, wherein the trough is configured to store water and includes a drain at the bottom surface, wherein the drain is configured to selectively transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the open configuration is configured to drain water out of the trough and into the base and to be transitioned to the open configuration from inside the trough, wherein the closed configuration is configured to retain the water inside the trough, wherein the drain includes a stopper which spans and seals against the bottom surface;
a water filling assembly coupled with the trough, wherein the water filling assembly comprises:
a fill valve configured to control a level of the water stored within the trough,
a shut-off valve fluidly couplable with a water supply, wherein the shut-off valve is coupled with an inner wall of the base by a support bracket, and
a hose fluidly coupling the fill valve with the shut-off valve, wherein the shut-off valve is configured to selectively couple the water supply with the fill valve, wherein the shut-off valve is configured to allow water to flow through the shut-off valve when the shut-off valve is in an open position, wherein the shut-off valve is configured to inhibit water to flow through the shut-off valve when the shut-off valve is in a closed position.