Pet dish

A pet dish for holding pet food or water includes a dish portion having a top wall and a peripheral side wall that is attached to a peripheral edge of the top wall and extends downward therefrom. The top wall has at least one depression therein and defines a food receptacle. The at least one depression is centrally disposed in the top wall such that a margin of the top wall is formed extending around the depression. A handle is attached to the margin and extends upwardly therefrom.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to pet food dishes and more particularly pertains to a new pet food dish that would eliminate the need for a user to bend over to place the dish on the floor.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The use of pet food dishes is known in the prior art. U.S. Pat. No. 5,887,545 describes a pet dish that has a double bowl and a removable cylindrical handle that attaches to the rear of the bowl. However, the pet dish of this device would require the dish to be held or abutted against a steady surface in order to prevent the dish to slide across a floor surface while the handle is being attached. Another type of pet food dish is U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,640 describes an animal food and water dish having a retractable handle positioned in the center of the dish which would still require a user to bend down and to grasp the retracted handle. U.S. Pat. No. 5,501,176 describes a pet feeding apparatus

While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a device that includes a handle that is easy to attach.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention meets the needs presented above by utilizing a handle that can be attached easily to the dish portion without moving the dish portion about a support surface.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new pet food dish that would allow the user to place and retrieve the dish without bending over.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new pet food dish that would include a handle that could be easily attached and removed with one hand.

To this end, the present invention generally comprises a dish portion including a top wall and a peripheral side wall that is attached to a peripheral edge of the top wall and extends downward therefrom. The top wall has at least one depression therein and defines a food receptacle. The at least one depression is centrally disposed in the top wall such that a margin of the top wall is formed extending around the depression. A handle is attached to the margin and extends upwardly therefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 3 thereof, a new pet food dish embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 3 , the pet dish 10 as shown in FIG. 2 generally comprises a dish portion 12 including a top wall 14 and a peripheral side wall 16 that is attached to a peripheral edge 18 of the top wall 14 and extends downward therefrom. The top wall 14 has at least one depression 20 therein and defines a food receptacle for receiving pet food. The at least one depression 20 is centrally disposed in the top wall 14 such that a margin of the top wall 14 is formed extending around the depression 20 . Alternatively, a second embodiment is shown in FIG. 1 that includes a pair of depressions 20 wherein a portion of the margin is positioned between the pair of depressions 20 .

A handle 22 is attached to the dish portion 12 and extends upwardly therefrom. The handle 22 includes an elongated rod 24 having an upper end 26 and a lower end 28 . A loop 30 is attached to the upper end 26 for receiving fingers. In the first embodiment, a bracket 32 has a central portion 34 and a pair of arms 36 such that the bracket 32 generally has a U-shape. Each of the arms 36 has a free end 38 attached to the margin such that the arms 36 extend upwardly from the top wall 14 and the central portion 34 traverses the depression 20 . In the second embodiment, the lower end 28 of the elongated rod 24 is attached to the margin 40 between the pair of depressions 20 .

In a third embodiment, depicted in FIG. 3 , the margin 40 has a pair of openings 42 extending therethrough. Each of the openings 42 has an edge 44 having a notch 46 therein. Each of the arms 36 of the bracket 32 has a peripheral slot 48 therein positioned near the free ends 38 . The free ends 38 may be positioned in the openings 42 such that the slots 48 are aligned with the notches 46 and the arms 36 slidably positioned into the notches 46 . In this manner, the arms 36 are releasably attached to the top wall 14 .

In use, the device is used as a conventional dish for the holding of foot or water. However, when food or water is needed, or the dish portion 12 needs to be cleaned, the user may use the handle 22 to lift the dish portion 12 of off the floor.