Patent ID: 6167840
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A combined pet feeding and watering dish comprising: a food holding bowl and a bowl shaped water holding base; the periphery of the said water holding base sized to fit over the periphery of the food holding bowl, as a cover, to prevent the entry of vermin when the food holding bowl is not in use; an upwardly projecting support rod, said support rod having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, said lower end of the support rod secured to said base, said upper end of the support rod secured to said food holding bowl; an insect trough situated between the food holding bowl and said water holding base, and said trough adapted to hold a liquid poisonous to insects, said insect trough having a center support rod receiving opening, said support rod extends through said opening and is sized and positioned to prevent a pet from having access to the trough, said insect trough mounted for vertical adjustment on said support rod and in such a way that insects cannot crawl up the support rod past the trough to infest the food in the food holding bowl.