Patent ID: 7219622

Claim:
A two-part dish configured to keep crawling insects away its food contents, said dish comprising: a food-holding member having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, with said top perimeter having a smaller diameter dimension than said bottom perimeter to produce an outwardly extending bottom flare; a support member having a topmost perimeter and a bottommost perimeter, with said topmost perimeter having a smaller diameter dimension than said bottommost perimeter to produce an outwardly extending bottom flare, said bottommost perimeter of said support member also having a diameter dimension similar to that of said bottom perimeter of said food-holding member, and said support member also configured to hold insect-deterring substances; and attachment means adapted for supporting said food-holding member above said support member at a spaced-apart distance that prevents insects on said support member from crawling directly upward to said food-holding member and also prevents a consumer of food associated with said food-holding member from gaining access to the insect-deterring substances associated with said support member, said attachment means comprising an upwardly-directed tapered post associated with said support member and a female opening associated with said food-holding member, said female opening having a tapered internal configuration and dimension for receiving said tapered post in a manner that creates said insect-deterring spaced-apart distance, provides a secure and non-wobbling connection that is self-adjusting, and provides a connection that allows said tapered post to be easily and promptly withdrawn from said female opening, whereby when said tapered post is secured within said internally tapered female opening, when food contents are associated with said food-holding member, and when insect-deterring substances are associated with said support member and encircle said tapered post, said outwardly extending flare of said support member stabilizes it against a surface supporting it, insect-deterring substances associated with said support member prevent insects from using said tapered post to reach food contents associated with said food-holding member, and said outwardly extending flare of said food-holding member prevents the intended consumer of the food contents from gaining access to the insect-deterring substances associated with said support member.