The present disclosure relates generally to pet bowl handling devices, and more specifically to pet bowl handling devices that grab, lift, and manipulate pet bowls.
This disclosure refers to pet bowl handling devices, and in particular, to pet bowl handling devices that grab, lift, and manipulate pet bowls.
Devices that help pet owners or caretakers with moving pet bowls have been used for many years. Such devices include a mechanism to lift one or more pet bowls off the ground with a handle. Such devices, however, require the pet owner or caretaker to place the pet bowl by hand in or on the device before moving the bowl and/or remove the pet bowl by and in or on the device before moving the bowl once the bowl has been moved. This may include requiring the pet owner or caretaker to bend over to access the pet bowl, which could cause pain or discomfort to the pet owner or caretaker. Some of these devices require the device to be left in place while the pet eats or drinks from the bowl, running the risk of the device being knocked over and injuring the pet, the owner or caretaker, or causing the or water in the bowl to be spilled. It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a pet bowl handling device that allows the pet owner or caretaker to grab, lift, and manipulate the pet bowl without the user having to bend over and without attaching the device to or leaving the device with the pet bowl.
The present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
According to an illustrative aspect of the present disclosure, a pet bowl handling device includes a handle, a pet bowl collector, and a connector. The handle extends upwardly away from a surface. The connector is coupled to the handle and the pet bowl collector.
The pet bowl collector has a sidewall and a base. The sidewall extends downwardly away from the base. The base has a cutout. The cutout has a width greater than an outer width of a body of the pet bowl and lesser than an outer width of a lip of the pet bowl. The cutout allows the pet bowl collector to engage and disengage the pet bowl. The cutout also allows the lip of the pet bowl to rest on an upper surface of the base when a user lifts the pet bowl away from the surface using the pet bowl handling device.
In some embodiments, the cutout is an arcuate cutout. In some embodiments, the base includes more than one cutout. In some embodiments, the connector includes an upper bridging member and at least one downwardly extending attachment member. In some embodiments, the upper bridging member is coupled to the handle and the at least one downwardly extending attachment member is coupled to an outer edge of the sidewall and the base of the pet bowl collector. In some embodiments, the handle includes a grip. In some embodiments, the handle, the connector, and the pet bowl collector are integrally formed from one sheet of metal.
According to another illustrative aspect of the present disclosure, a pet bowl handling device includes a handle and a pet bowl collector coupled to the handle. The pet bowl collector includes a base, and the base includes a cutout and an upper surface. The cutout has a width greater than an outer width of a body of the pet bowl and lesser than an outer width of a lip of the pet bowl. The upper surface engages the lip of the pet bowl to allow the lip of the pet bowl to rest on the upper surface when a user lifts the pet bowl away from the surface using the pet bowl handling device.
In some embodiments, the cutout is an arcuate cutout. In some embodiments, the base includes more than one cutout. In some embodiments, the pet bowl handling device further includes a connector coupled to the handle and the pet bowl collector. In some embodiments, the connector includes an upper bridging member and at least one downwardly extending attachment member. In some embodiments, the upper bridging member is coupled to the handle and the at least one downwardly extending attachment member is coupled to the sidewall and the base of the pet bowl collector. In some embodiments, the handle includes a grip. In some embodiments, the handle and the pet bowl collector are integrally formed from one sheet of metal. In some embodiments, the handle, the connector, and the pet bowl collector are integrally formed from one sheet of metal.
According to an additional illustrative aspect of the present disclosure, a method for manipulating a pet bowl with a pet bowl handling device includes the a first step of aligning the pet bowl handling device with the pet bowl positioned on a surface. The pet bowl handling device includes a handle and a a pet bowl collector having a base. The base includes a cutout and an upper surface. The cutout has a width greater than an outer width of a body of the pet bowl and lesser than an outer width of a lip of the pet bowl. The method includes a second step of moving the pet bowl handling device towards the pet bowl until the cutout of the pet bowl collector engages the body of the pet bowl. The method includes a third step of lifting the pet bowl handling device away from the surface so that the upper surface engages the lip of the pet bowl to allow the pet bowl to be removed from the surface.
In some embodiments, the method further includes a step of aligning the pet bowl over a second surface. In some embodiments, the method further includes a step of lowering the pet bowl handling device until the pet bowl is positioned on the second surface. In some embodiments, the method further includes a step of moving the pet bowl handling device away from the pet bowl to disengage the pet bowl collector from the pet bowl.
These and other features of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodiments.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to a number of illustrative embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.
An illustrative pet bowl handling device 10 is shown in
The pet bowl collector 12 includes side walls 26, 28 and a base 30, as shown in
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The upper surface includes a back edge 36, side edges 38, 40, front edges 42, 44, and a cutout edge 46, as shown in
The connector 14 includes downwardly extending attachment members 52, 54 and a bridging member 56, as shown in
The connector 14 may have more than or less than two downwardly extending attachment members 52, 54. The downwardly extending attachment members 52, 54 may be any height which allows the distance between the upper bridging member 56 and the upper surface 34 to be greater than the thickness of the pet bowl lip 24. In alternative embodiments, the connector 14 may not have an upper bridging member 56, and instead the downwardly extending attachment members 52, 54 may be coupled to the pet bowl collector 12, each other, and the handle 16.
In the illustrative embodiment, the upper bridging member 56 is welded to both downwardly extending attachment members 52, 54 and the handle 16, as shown in
The handle 16 includes a rod 58 and a grip 60, as shown in
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The method of manipulating the pet bowl 18 may also include the steps of aligning the pet bowl 18 over a second surface with the pet bowl handling device 10, lowering the pet bowl handling device 10 until the pet bowl 18 is positioned on the surface 20 or other surface, and/or moving the pet bowl handling device 10 away from the pet bowl 18 to disengage the pet bowl collector 12 from the pet bowl 18. The second surface may be a surface separate from the surface 20, or the second surface may be the surface 20. It should be appreciated that the pet bowl handling device 10 of the illustrative method may be any combination of elements as described above. For example, the pet bowl collector 12 may have more than one cutout 32 to manipulate more than one pet bowl 12.
In some embodiments, the pet bowl 12 is a food bowl. In other embodiments, the pet bowl 12 is a water bowl.
While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the foregoing drawings and description, the same is to be considered as exemplary and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only illustrative embodiments thereof have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the disclosure are desired to be protected.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/362,706, filed Apr. 8, 2022, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entity.
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63362706 | Apr 2022 | US |