Patent ID: 7971552

Claim:
A free-standing, portable support system stand for providing liquid and food for pets/animals, the system consisting of: a water bottle having a main body section and a dispensing mechanism and a tapering section between the main body section and the dispensing mechanism, the main body section of the bottle section of the bottle having a round cross sectional configuration; a support base including a horizontal lower plate and a vertical upper plate, a pair of laterally spaced top holes and at least one pair of vertically aligned, laterally spaced additional holes, a hand aperture extending through the vertical upper plate above the top holes for lifting purposes; a bowl positioned on the horizontal lower plate beneath the dispensing mechanism of the water bottle adapted to collect unintended dripping; a bottle retainer having a vertical component with a pair of bolts extending rearwardly from the vertical component, the bolts being spaced the same distance between the holes, a pair of horizontal components extending forwardly from the vertical component, each of the horizontal components having a fixed opening to receive the main body portion of the bottle, the fixed openings being vertically aligned to facilitate passage of the dispensing mechanism during the movement of the water bottle to and from the bottle retainer, a horizontal floor component secured to the vertical component beneath the pair of horizontal components the vertical component and the horizontal components and the floor component being fabricated of a rigid, essentially inflexible material; and a rotation abater secured to the bottle retainer with an angled face to contact the water bottle there adjacent, the rotation abater being a block contacting the vertical component, the block having an angled face in contact with the main body section of the bottle, the block having a lower end contacting the horizontal floor component and the upper end above the horizontal floor component.