Patent ID: 7296539

Claim:
A spill resistant feeding dish for a household pet animal comprising: an elongated ‘D’ shaped dish base structure having one or more cavities to receive an ice pack, the elongated ‘D’ shape forming a ‘U’ shaped exterior sidewall, the dish base structure further comprising: a substantially flat rectangular back wall having one or more voids there-through into the ice pack cavity, the back wall attached to opposing edges of the ‘U’ shaped sidewall; a ‘D’ shaped top surface having a closed bottom depression for holding food therein, the depression having cylindrical side walls, the ‘D’ shaped top surface attached to top edges of the ‘U’ shaped sidewall and back wall; a ‘D’ shaped bottom surface, the ‘D’ shaped bottom surface attached to bottom edges of the ‘U’ shaped sidewall and back wall; and a raised cylindrical ring formed on the top surface of the ‘D’ shaped surface, the ring having a cylindrical inside surface joining the cylindrical walls of the depression, a substantially flat top sealing surface, an outside surface of the ring having a circumferentially threaded portion; and a feeding dish cover comprising: a generally cylindrical sidewall having an inside surface, the cover sidewall having circumferential threads on a lower portion of the cover inside surface, the cover sidewall and threads sized and fitted to threadably and removably engage the threaded section of the cylindrical ring; a gasket secured to a ledge of the cover cylindrical sidewall above the threads of the cover sidewall, the gasket sized and adapted to sealably compress between the top sealing surface of the raised ring and the ledge of the cover to provide a water tight seal between the cover and the raised cylindrical ring of the feeding dish; an ‘O’ shaped top wall having an inner circumferential edge and an outer circumferential edge, the outer edge attached to a top edge of the cover sidewall; a cylindrical spill limiting sidewall attached at an upper edge to the inner circumferential edge of the ‘O’ shaped top wall; and a truncated cone shaped surface having an outer circumferential edge and an inner circumferential edge defining a hole where the cone is truncated, the outer edge of the cone shaped surface is secured to the spill limiting sidewall, the inner circumferential edge of the cone sized and adapted to permit the animal to access contents of the dish through the hole in the cone, the cone sloping downwardly towards the hole to encourage displaced food to drain back into the dish through the hole, the cone cooperating with the spill limiting sidewall to minimize spillage of food or water from the dish.