Patent ID: 7270080
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing animal treats comprising the steps of: providing a base having a top side and a bottom side; providing a housing being attached to and extending upwardly from said top side of said base, said housing having a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, said front wall having a dispensing opening therein, said housing having an open upper end defining a fill opening extending into said housing, said dispensing opening extending upwardly from a bottom edge of said housing, each of said first and second side walls has a pair of vertical slots therein extending from said fill opening toward said bottom edge, said back wall being slidably mounted in said slots and being selectively removable from said housing; providing a pivot rod being positioned in said housing and extending between said first and second side walls, said pivot rod being positioned generally adjacent to said bottom edge of said housing; providing a pivot member being positioned on and being pivotally coupled to said pivot rod, said pivot member having a top side, a bottom side, a front side and a back side wherein said front side extends outwardly of said dispensing opening, said top side being planar, said top side abutting an upper edge of said dispensing opening when said top side is horizontally orientated; providing a panel being attached to said pivot member and extending outwardly of said dispensing opening; removing said back wall; positioning a plurality of animal treats in said housing; replacing said back wall; and moving said panel downwardly such that one of said treats is dispensed outwardly through said dispensing opening.