IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0750116
(2013-05-14)
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등록번호 |
US-9936675
(2018-04-10)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A method of promoting efficient water drinking by animals uses any one of a number of container embodiments. A first embodiment of container contemplates five sub-chambers separated from one another by parallel partitions, with each partition having a small weep hole near its bottom to equalize wate
A method of promoting efficient water drinking by animals uses any one of a number of container embodiments. A first embodiment of container contemplates five sub-chambers separated from one another by parallel partitions, with each partition having a small weep hole near its bottom to equalize water level in each sub-chamber. Each sub-chamber has an elongated length dimension and a width that is relatively narrow and designed to approximate the width of an animal's tongue. When an animal is drinking water from one of the sub-chambers of this embodiment, as the tongue is lapping, the sides of the tongue are close to the inner walls of the sub-chamber, thereby precluding some of the water resting on the tongue from falling off the tongue as the water is lifted into the animal's mouth. In this way, the efficiency of drinking using the lapping technique is enhanced. In a further embodiment, a second sub-chamber provides a reservoir for replenishing the first sub-chamber as it drains down through a small weep hole near the bottom of a common wall between the sub-chambers. The second sub-chamber may be designed to receive an inverted bottle filled with water so that continuous replenishment of the drinking sub-chamber through a weep hole connecting the supply sub-chamber may be accomplished.
대표청구항
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1. A drinking container for animals, comprising: a) a first narrow sub-chamber having spaced first and second side walls, said side walls having upper terminations that are linear and parallel throughout their lengths, and said first sub-chamber being filled with and retaining a quantity of liquid,
1. A drinking container for animals, comprising: a) a first narrow sub-chamber having spaced first and second side walls, said side walls having upper terminations that are linear and parallel throughout their lengths, and said first sub-chamber being filled with and retaining a quantity of liquid, said first sub-chamber also being defined by end walls shorter in length than said side walls, said end walls having upper terminations lying in a common horizontal plane with said upper terminations of said side walls, said end walls having respective ends connected to respective adjacent ends of said side walls;b) a second sub-chamber being filled with and retaining a quantity of liquid and having one side at least partially defined by said second side wall, each sub-chamber having a floor, said sub-chambers being fluidly interconnected adjacent said sub-chamber floors;c) said first and second side walls being spaced apart by a distance closely corresponding to a width of a tongue of an animal selected to drink said liquid from said container, whereby when said animal drinks said liquid with their tongue in a lapping motion, interaction between sides of said tongue and said walls results in a greater quantity of water remaining on said tongue for a longer period of time during each lap than would be the case (1) in the absence of said interaction and (2) if said distance did not closely correspond to said width of said tongue, thereby enhancing efficiency of drinking by said animal. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein said first and second sub-chambers are fluidly interconnected by at least one passageway through said second side wall. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein each of said sub-chambers has a set of parallel side walls defining each of said sub-chambers, each set of parallel walls being equally spaced apart. 4. The container of claim 3, including five sub-chambers, each defined by sets of equally spaced parallel side walls. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein said second sub-chamber comprises a reservoir for replenishing water drank from said first sub-chamber. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein said reservoir subtends a greater volume than said first sub-chamber. 7. The container of claim 5, wherein said reservoir is sized to receive an inverted bottle containing fluid for replenishing said reservoir and sub-chamber. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein said liquid comprises water. 9. The container of claim 1, wherein said upper terminations are spaced apart by said distance. 10. The container of claim 9, wherein said upper terminations taper toward one another. 11. The container of claim 3, further including third, fourth and fifth sub-chambers, all five sub-chambers having a set of parallel walls, each set of parallel walls being equally spaced apart. 12. The container of claim 1, further including a third sub-chamber, each of said sub-chambers defined by a set of parallel walls, said sets of walls being spaced apart by respective differing spacings corresponding to differing widths of tongues of different animals. 13. The container of claim 1, wherein said distance is 1 inch. 14. The container of claim 1, made of molded plastic. 15. A drinking container for animals, comprising: a) a first narrow sub-chamber having side walls parallel throughout their lengths and being filled with and retaining a quantity of liquid, said side walls having respective ends, adjacent ones of said respective ends of said side walls being connected to respective ends of end walls located at each end of said side walls;b) said walls being spaced apart by a distance closely corresponding to a width of a tongue of an animal selected to drink said liquid from said container, whereby when said animal drinks said liquid with their tongue in a lapping motion, interaction between sides of said tongue and said walls results in a greater quantity of water remaining on said tongue for a longer period of time during each lap than would be the case (1) in the absence of said interaction and (2) if said distance did not closely correspond to said width of said tongue, thereby enhancing efficiency of drinking by said animal;c) a second sub-chamber, said sub-chambers having a common wall and being fluidly interconnected;d) said second sub-chamber comprising a reservoir for replenishing water drank from said first sub-chamber. 16. The container of claim 15, wherein said reservoir subtends a greater volume than said first sub-chamber. 17. The container of claim 15, wherein said reservoir is sized to receive an inverted bottle filled with fluid for replenishing said reservoir and sub-chamber. 18. The container of claim 15, wherein said liquid comprises water. 19. The container of claim 15, made of molded plastic. 20. The container of claim 15, wherein said sub-chambers are fluidly interconnected via a small weep hole through said common wall.
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