Patent ID: 6959665

Claim:
A method for maintaining an animal water bowl, said method, comprising the steps of: a. providing a first bowl, having a concave surface; b. providing said first bowl with water; c. allowing water to remain in said first bowl for animal use; d. at a time before any significant quantity of matter has become adhered to said first bowl surface, removing substantially all of said water from said first bowl; e. allowing said first bowl to remain empty for a period of time sufficient for said surface of said first bowl to dry off; f. repeating said steps b, providing water, through e, allowing to remain empty; g. providing a second bowl, having a concave surface; h. providing said second bowl with water; i. allowing water to remain in said second bowl for animal use; j. at a time before any significant quantity of matter has become adhered to said second bowl surface, removing substantially all of said water from said second bowl; k. allowing said second bowl to remain empty for a period of time sufficient for said surface of said second bowl to dry off; l. repeating said steps, h, providing water, through k, drying, regarding said second bowl; and m. coordinating said steps regarding said first bowl: b, providing water to said first bowl, through e, allowing said first bowl surface to dry, relative to said steps regarding said second bowl: h, providing water to said second bowl through k, drying said second bowl surface, such that at substantially all times, at least one of said first and second bowls contains water for animal use.