Patent ID: 8047159

Claim:
A pet bowl comprising: a unitary housing having a front portion with a front end and a rear portion; the housing defining an internal chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall upon which the housing sits in a first/dispensing orientation, and a rear wall upon which the housing sits in a second/storage orientation; an open-topped first receptacle located at the rear portion of the housing and defined by recessed portions in the top wall; an open-topped second receptacle located at the front portion of the housing and defined by the top wall and a sidewall forming a first lip at the front end, the second receptacle positioned between the front end and the rear portion of the housing; a fluid flow port defined in the housing at the front portion, the fluid flow port providing fluid communication between the second receptacle and the internal chamber; and a groove defining a second lip in the bottom wall at the front end of the front portion of the housing, the first and second lips collectively defining a handle for securely carrying the pet bowl when the housing is in the second orientation; wherein the top wall includes a first portion forming a bottom of the second receptacle, a second portion generally transverse to the first portion and forming a side of the second receptacle, and a third portion disposed between the first and second portions and generally angled from the first and second portions, and wherein the fluid flow port is located in the third portion of the top wall such that when the housing is in the first orientation, water from the internal chamber flows through the fluid flow port into the second receptacle until the water in the second receptacle covers the fluid flow port, and whereby atmospheric air pressure on the water in the second receptacle prevents further water flow through the fluid flow port; and wherein the housing further defines a transition wall disposed between the rear wall and the bottom wall at the rear portion, the transition wall enabling tipping of the housing from the first orientation to the second orientation; and an exit port located in the transition wall and providing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an exterior; and a cap selectively engaged with the exit port to permit refilling and draining of the internal chamber.