Patent ID: 8235005
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A treat dispenser for delivering an edible treat to a pet animal within an enclosure, the dispenser comprising: a top with an opening for receiving a treat for delivery to the pet animal within the enclosure, the top extending outside the enclosure and accessible to a person outside the enclosure; a bottom with an opening for delivering the treat to the pet animal within the enclosure, the opening of the bottom extending into the enclosure; a body tube extending between the top and the bottom and providing a path for a treat to pass from the opening of top to the opening of the bottom; means for mounting the dispenser to a side of the enclosure; the top further including an actuator actuatable from outside the enclosure to selectively dispense the treat from the top into the body tube for delivery to the pet animal within the enclosure; a reservoir at the top for receiving a plurality of treats and having a base, the treats retained within the reservoir by the actuator; and a reservoir stop at the base of the reservoir, the stop connected to a plunger extending outside of the reservoir, the plunger configured to release the treat into the tube when actuated from outside the enclosure.