Patent ID: 9198398
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal drinking assembly for storing and dispensing a fluid such that the fluid is prevented from entering the animal's environment, said assembly comprising: a base positionable in the animal's environment, an interior of said base being exposed to the animal's environment; a container coupled to said base, said container containing the fluid; a spout operationally coupled to said container, said spout dispensing the fluid when the animal engages said spout, said spout being positioned proximate said interior of said base such that said base captures spilled fluid; a filter coupled to said base such that said filter absorbs the spilled fluid in said base; a fluid tube operationally coupled between said container and said filter; and a pump operationally coupled to said fluid tube, said pump urging the spilled fluid through said filter and into said container such that the spilled fluid is filtered and returned to said container.