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An adjustable height pet feeder comprises a dish element detachably removable from a base element. The dish element includes a pair of incurvate cups for receiving pet food and water. The dish element is adjustable about the base element via shim elements or toothed clasps variable about a plurality

An adjustable height pet feeder comprises a dish element detachably removable from a base element. The dish element includes a pair of incurvate cups for receiving pet food and water. The dish element is adjustable about the base element via shim elements or toothed clasps variable about a plurality of vertical heights. The base element includes a base cavity formed within the interior of the base element, and provided for storing pet items as desired.

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1. An adjustable pet feeder comprising:a dish element, said dish element including a horizontally planar top surface, an upper sidewall depending from said top surface, and a pair of incurvate cups formed along said top surface for receiving and housing pet food and water; a base element, said base

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An adjustable pet feeder comprising:a dish element, said dish element including a horizontally planar top surface, an upper sidewall depending from said top surface, and a pair of incurvate cups formed along said top surface for receiving and housing pet food and water; a base element, said base element including a horizontally planar bottom surface, a lower sidewall, said lower sidewall depending from said bottom surface; a base cavity, said base cavity formed within said base element and provided for storage of pet items; and height adjustment means, said height adjustment means for vertically adjusting the height of said feeder between a maximum height and a minimum height; said height adjustment means comprising a plurality of shim element orifices, wherein each of said plurality of shim element orifices is formed along an internal surface of said dish element, said plurality of shim element orifices bound by an upper sidewall, a linearly elongated post depending from a top surface and a brace; and a plurality of shim elements, said plurality of shim elements insert into said plurality of shim element orifices, thereby providing means for suspending said dish element on top of said base element. 2. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said plurality of shim element orifices include a pair of shim element orifices, said pair of shim element orifices including a first shim element orifice and a second shim element orifice.3. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 2, wherein said first shim element orifice is positioned anterior to one of said pair of cups, said second shim element orifice is positioned posterior to remaining said cup.4. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 3, wherein said first shim element orifice is positioned posterior to one of said pair of cups, said second shim element orifice is positioned anterior to remaining said cup.5. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said plurality of shim element orifices include a first shim element orifice, a second shim element orifice, a third shim element orifice and a third shim element orifice.6. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 5, wherein said first shim element orifice is positioned anterior to one of said pair of cups, said third shim element orifice is positioned opposite to said first shim element orifice and posterior to said one of said pair of cups;said second shim element orifice is positioned posterior to said remaining cup, said fourth shim element orifice is positioned opposite to said second shim and anterior to said remaining cup. 7. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of shim elements comprises:a linearly elongated, rectangular band, said band including a planar upper veneer; a first fin, said first fin having an arcuate shape and projecting from an end of said upper veneer; a second fin, said second fin having an arcuate shape and projecting from an end of said upper veneer opposite to said first fin; detent retaining means, said detent retaining means formed in said upper veneer; and a detent, said detent forcibly inserted into and accommodated by said detent retaining means. 8. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 7, wherein said detent retaining means comprises a cross-shaped detent recess formed in said upper veneer, said detent recess accommodating insertion of said detent.9. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 8, wherein said detent retaining means comprises a plurality of detent channels formed in said upper veneer, said plurality of detent channels spaced evenly apart along said upper veneer, said plurality of detent channels accommodating slidable insertion of said detent.10. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 9, wherein said plurality of shim elements include a pair of shim elements, said pair of shim elements including a first shim element and a second shim element.11. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 10, wherein said first shim element is inserted into a first shim element orifice, said second shim element is inserted into a second shim element orifice.12. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 9, wherein said plurality of shim elements include a first shim element, a second shim element, a third shim element and a fourth shim element.13. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 12, wherein said first shim element is inserted into a first shim element orifice, said second shim element is inserted into a second shim element orifice, said third shim element is inserted into a third shim element orifice, said fourth shim element is inserted into a fourth shim element orifice;said first shim element, said second shim element, said third shim element and said fourth shim element capable of resting at a top of said base element so as to suspend said dish element from said base element. 14. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said height adjustment means comprises a pair of flexible clasps returnably resilient about the lateral sides of said dish element, wherein one of said pair of clasps is positioned about one lateral side and the other of said pair of clasps is positioned about an opposite lateral side of said dish element.15. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 14, wherein each of said pair of clasps comprise at least one elongated tooth removably insertable into a plurality of apertures formed along a lateral sidewall of said base element.16. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 15, wherein said plurality of apertures are aligned at a plurality of heights for receipt and housing of said tooth, thereby permitting vertical adjustment of said feeder between said maximum height and said minimum height.17. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said lower sidewall comprises a continuous curvilinear perimeter forming an elliptical perimeter about said base element.18. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said lower sidewall comprises:a front enclosure; a back enclosure, said back enclosure opposite to said front enclosure; a first side enclosure, said first side enclosure depending from said front enclosure and said back enclosure; and a second side enclosure, said second side enclosure opposite to said first side enclosure, said second side enclosure depending from said front enclosure and said back enclosure; said front enclosure, said back enclosure, said first side enclosure and said second side enclosure forming a rectangular perimeter about said base element. 19. The adjustable height pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said upper sidewall includes a continuous curvilinear perimeter forming an elliptical perimeter about said dish element.20. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said upper sidewall comprises:a front wall; a back wall, said back wall opposite to said front wall; a first panel, said first panel depending from said front wall and said back wall; and a second panel, said second panel opposite said first panel, said second panel depending from said front wall and said back wall; said front wall, said back wall, said first panel and said second panel forming a rectangular perimeter about said dish element.21. The adjustable pet feeder of claim 1, wherein said pair of incurvate cups comprise a first cup and a second cup, said first cup and said second cup sized to have substantially identical volumetric dimensions.