Gregory L Stauffer

US Patent:

7856944, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Nov 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/983892

Inventors:

Gregory Stauffer - Akron PA, US

International Classification:

A01K 5/00

US Classification:

119 615, 220575, 220529

Abstract:

A pet food feeding dish includes a bowl having a generally concave portion, a rim extending along the periphery of said bowl, and a surrounding wall extending downwardly from the rim. The concave portion has a top surface and a bottom surface. A container or housing extends under the bowl downwardly from the bottom surface of the concave portion. Cat nip may be stored within the housing in order to attract a pet to the food contained bowl. The housing includes a main body portion and a cap that may be removably mounted to the main body portion. The cap includes a plurality of apertures therein for releasing the odor of the cat nip and the wall includes a plurality of openings around the periphery thereof so that the scent of the cat nip flows to the exterior of the bowl.