Patent ID: 6971331

Claim:
A water dispensing device for hydrating pets, said device comprising: a base unit including: a housing; a frame wall attached to said housing; and a door pivotally attached to said frame wall, wherein said door, said frame wall, and said housing defining an open reservoir and a closed reservoir, when said door is pivoted away from said frame wall said open reservoir is in fluid communications with said closed reservoir, when said door is pivoted towards said frame to a closed position, said open reservoir is not in fluid communication with said closed reservoir and a longitudinal axis of said door is in a vertical orientation; and a storage vessel slidably attached to said base unit, said storage vessel including: a flip top; a hollow body pivotally attached to said flip top, said hollow body having a holding reservoir; and a hollow outlet port attached to said hollow body, said hollow outlet port having an internal fluid passage in fluid communications with said holding reservoir of said hollow body, wherein when said storage vessel is slidably attached to said base unit then said holding reservoir is in fluid communications with said closed.