Patent ID: 7536978

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing pet food items comprising a cap; a body portion comprised of a first cylindrical section having a first inner diameter; a second cylindrical section having a second inner diameter which is less than the first inner diameter; and a transitional section having a gradually decreasing inner diameter wherein the gradually decreasing inner diameter of the transitional section gradually decreases from the first inner diameter to the second inner diameter; and wherein the transitional section connects the first cylindrical section with the second cylindrical section; and wherein the cap and the first cylindrical section are adapted so that the cap can be attached to or detached from the first cylindrical section; and wherein the second cylindrical section includes a first end which is connected to the transitional section and a second end which is closed off by an end piece; and and wherein the second cylindrical section includes a periphery through which is located an opening; and wherein when the cap is attached to the first cylindrical section a chamber is formed inside of a combination of the cap, the first cylindrical section, the transitional section, the second cylindrical section, and the end piece, so that the only exit from the chamber is through the opening.