Patent ID: 8146534

Claim:
A gimbal-mounted pet dish, comprising: a mounting frame attachable to a vertical support surface with a fastening means; a pet dish comprising curved side walls and a bottom defining a cavity; a “U”-shaped mounting frame rotatably attached to said mounting frame so as to be rotatable relative to said mounting frame by a rotating bearing to maintain said “U”-shaped mounting frame at a substantially horizontal plane about an axis perpendicular to said mounting frame; and, a pair of mounting pins rotatable relative to said “U”-shaped mounting frame; wherein said mounting pins are provided on opposite upper external sides of said pet dish to rotatably mount said pet dish to opposing distal ends of said “U”-shaped mounting frame to maintain said pet dish at a substantially horizontal plane about an axis parallel to said mounting frame; wherein said fastening means is for removably attaching said pet dish to said vertical support surface at a desired height and location; and, wherein said rotating bearing and said pair of mounting pins support said pet dish at a substantially horizontal plane irrespective of a pitch or roll of said mounting frame.