Patent ID: 8516975
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A pet feeding system comprising: a housing defining a contained feeding area having a bowl region adapted to hold at least one bowl for containing food, water, or both food and water, and a collection region, the housing having a base with a sloped surface for directing water from the bowl region to the collection region, the contained feeding area surrounded by a wall extending upwardly from the base, the bowl region comprising an opening extending through the sloped surface, the opening having a perimeter that is surrounded by a peripheral wall, the bowl region further comprising a bowl that is received in the opening and resting on the peripheral wall, the wall surrounding the contained feeding area extending higher than the peripheral wall so that the entirety of the bowl is positioned below the top of the wall surrounding the contained feeding area, the wall surrounding the contained feeding area and the peripheral wall being separated from one another by at least one channel that slopes downwardly from the bowl region to the collection region, forming a chute for conveying spilled water from the bowl region directly into the collection region by channel flow.