Patent ID: 8186304

Claim:
A liquid dispensing device for animals, comprising: a tray comprising a basin; a container, operable to store a quantity of liquid, comprising a base including an orifice and a top connected to the base by at least one side wall, the container removably mounted to the tray such that the container extends upwardly from tray and the orifice is within the basin; a cap coupled to the container, partially blocking the orifice, the cap including an opening; and a cap adjustment member operable to force at least a portion of the cap into a concave shape away from the tray; wherein the container is operable to dispense the liquid into the basin when the at least a portion of the cap is in the concave shape and a liquid level of the basin is below a fill line and the container is not operable to dispense the liquid into the basin when at least one of the at least a portion of the cap is not in the concave shape or the liquid level of the basin is not below the fill line.