Patent ID: 7380517

Claim:
A method for maintaining an animal water bowl, said method, comprising the steps of: a. providing a first bowl, having a concave surface; b. providing said first bowl with water; c. allowing water to remain in said first bowl for use; d. at a time before any significant quantity of matter has become adhered to said first bowl surface, removing substantially all of said water from said first bowl; e. drying said surface of said first bowl by allowing said first bowl to remain empty for a period of time sufficient for said surface of said first bowl to dry off so that it is substantially dry; f. repeating said steps b, providing water, through e, drying, thereby enabling periodic use by an animal of said first bowl; g. further comprising the steps of: i. providing a second bowl, having a concave surface; ii. providing said second bowl with water; iii. allowing water to remain in said second bowl for use; iv. at a time before any significant quantity of matter has become adhered to said second bowl surface, removing substantially all of said water from said second bowl; v. drying said second bowl surface so that it is substantially dry; and vi. repeating said steps, ii, providing water, through v, drying, regarding said second bowl, thereby enabling periodic use by an animal of said second bowl; h. timing said steps: b, providing said first bowl with water through e, drying said first bowl surface, relative to said sub-steps g. ii., providing said second bowl with water through q. v., drying said second bowl surface, such that at substantially all times, at least one of said first and second bowls contains sufficient water for use by an animal.