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An improved pet waterer is disclosed. The pet waterer has a tray for holding a fluid. Extending upwardly from tray is a container for dispensing fluid to the tray. The container has a base and one or more sidewalls extending from the base and having a top edge on the sidewalls. The top edge of the

An improved pet waterer is disclosed. The pet waterer has a tray for holding a fluid. Extending upwardly from tray is a container for dispensing fluid to the tray. The container has a base and one or more sidewalls extending from the base and having a top edge on the sidewalls. The top edge of the sidewall forms the opening in the container opposite the base. The container has a removable lid covering the opening in the container. The lid has an orifice for passing fluid from the container to the tray.

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I claim: 1. A pet waterer comprising a tray for holding a fluid and extending upwardly from said tray; a container for dispensing fluid to said tray, said container comprising a base and one or more side walls extending from said base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said

I claim: 1. A pet waterer comprising a tray for holding a fluid and extending upwardly from said tray; a container for dispensing fluid to said tray, said container comprising a base and one or more side walls extending from said base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said container opposite said base, said container having thereon a removable lid covering said opening in said container, said lid having an orifice for passing fluid from said container to said tray, said orifice having a ring having an open center section and being retained in said orifice by at least one support extending from the ring to the lid, and wherein said ring receives a stem extending from a valve disk for sealing the orifice; said tray having a post in said tray, said post mating with a receiving member in the lid of the container. 2. A pet waterer according to claim 1 wherein said base has an interior base surface and a lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall is less than one half the distance from the interior base surface to the interior lid surface. 3. The pet waterer according to claim 2 wherein said container base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall of said container is less than one quarter of the distance from the interior base to interior lid surface. 4. The pet waterer according to claim 2 wherein said base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall of the said container is less than one tenth of the distance from the interior base surface to the interior lid surface. 5. The pet waterer according to claim 1 wherein said base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the top edge of the sidewall of said container contacts said interior surface. 6. The pet waterer according to claim 1 wherein when said container is positioned in said tray there is a "fluid to air" seal between the lid and the container when a fluid is present in the container. 7. The pet waterer according to claim 1 wherein said container has a neck that is insertable into said tray. 8. The pet waterer according to claim 7 wherein the neck is threaded. 9. The pet waterer according to claim 1 wherein the valve stem has a notch extending along a portion of its length and said ring having a nub which enters said stem and retains said valve disk in said ring. 10. A pet waterer comprising a tray for holding a fluid and extending upwardly from said tray; a container for dispensing fluid to said tray, said container comprising a base and one or more side walls extending from said base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said container opposite said base, said container having thereon a removable lid covering said opening in said container, said lid having an orifice for passing fluid from said container to said tray, said orifice in said lid having a valve therein, said valve having an open position and a closed position, said valve having an open position when said container is in said tray and a portion of said valve contacts a surface of said tray and closed position when said container is removed from said tray; said orifice having a ring having an open center section and being retained in said orifice by at least one support extending from the ring to the lid, wherein said ring receives a stem extending from a valve disk for sealing the orifice; wherein the stem has a notch extending along a portion of its length and said ring has a nub which enters said notch in said stem and retains said valve disk in said ring. 11. A pet waterer comprising a tray having a tray base and a tray sidewall forming an area for a pet to drink from and a container having a container base and one or more container sidewalls extending from said container base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said container opposite said container base, said container having thereon a removable lid covering said opening in said container, said lid having an orifice for passing fluid from said container when said container is positioned in a tray such that said orifice in said removable lid is a distance from the base of said tray and wherein said orifice permits any fluid in said container to flow into said tray as the fluid level in said tray falls below the level of the orifice in said container, wherein said orifice has a ring having an open center section and being retained in said orifice by at least one support extending from the ring to the lid, said ring receives a stem extending from a valve disk for sealing the orifice; wherein the stem has a notch extending along a portion of its length and said ring has a nub which enters said notch in said stem and retains said valve disk in said ring. 12. A pet waterer according to claim 11 wherein said base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall is less than half the distance from the interior base surface to the interior lid surface. 13. The pet waterer according to claim 12 wherein said container base has an interior base surface and a lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall of said container is less than one quarter of the distance from the interior base surface to the interior lid surface. 14. The pet waterer according to claim 12 wherein said container base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the distance from the interior lid surface to the top edge of the tray sidewall of said container is less than one tenth of the distance from the interior base surface to the interior lid surface. 15. The pet waterer according to claim 11 wherein said base has an interior base surface and the lid has an interior lid surface and the tip edge of the sidewall of said container contacts said interior lid surface. 16. A pet waterer comprising a tray for holding a fluid and extending upwardly from said tray, a container for dispensing fluid to said tray, said container comprising a base and one or more side walls extending from said base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said container opposite said base, said container having thereon a removable lid covering said opening in said container, said lid having an orifice for passing fluid from said container to said tray said lid having one or more baffles integral therewith extending downwardly therefrom to permit the receptacle to stand upright when removed from the tray, and wherein said receptacle has a valve means to prevent leakage of water from said orifice in said lid and, wherein said lid of said container has an orifice passing fluid to the tray, said orifice having a ring having an open center section, said ring being retained in said orifice by at least one support extending from the ring to said receptacle, and wherein said ring receives a stem extending from a valve disk for sealing the orifice. 17. A pet waterer comprising a tray for holding a fluid and extending upwardly from said tray; a container for dispensing fluid to said tray, said container comprising a base and one or more side walls extending from said base and having a top edge, said top edge forming an opening in said container opposite said base, said container having thereon a removable lid covering said opening in said container, said lid having an orifice for passing fluid from said container to said tray, said lid has one or more baffles extending downwardly therefrom, wherein a receptacle has a valve means to prevent leakage of water from the waterer in said orifice in said lid, wherein said lid of said container has an orifice passing fluid to the tray, said orifice having a ring having an open center section said ring being retained in said orifice by at least one support extending from the ring to said receptacle, and wherein said ring receives a stem extending from a valve disk for sealing the orifice; a post in said tray, said post mating with a receiving member in the lid of the container. 18. The pet waterer according to claim 17 wherein the valve stem has a notch extending along a portion of its length and said ring has a nub which enters said notch in said stem and retains said valve disk in said ring.