Pet feeding assembly and method of use

摘要

A cat feeder assembly and method of providing a cat feeder assembly having at least three walls defining a food placement zone with a food container, with each wall having a top end and a bottom end, and a protective awning coupled to the housing structure and having a selectively adjustable height. The protective awning having a leading edge defining a primary height barrier and at least one secondary height barrier, with the secondary height barrier being located between the primary height barrier and the at least two walls. Both height barriers projecting a first and second imaginary plane substantially parallel to each other and defining a keep-out zone directly under the awning and substantially adjacent to the food container. The method further includes selectively adjusting the protective awning to the shoulder area of a cat the user desires to feed from the food placement zone.

主权项

1. A cat feeder assembly comprising:
a housing structure including at least two walls, each of the at least two walls having a bottom end and a top end; a food placement zone including a food container located between the at least two walls; a protective awning coupled to the housing structure and having a selectively adjustable height, the awning including:
a downwardly angled portion extending away from the at least two walls, and a leading edge at a lower edge of the downwardly angled portion defining a primary height barrier to the food placement zone; anda rear face coupled to the housing structure, extending downwardly away from an upper edge of the downwardly angled portion in a direction toward the bottom ends of the at least two side walls, and defining at least one secondary height barrier to the food placement zone, the secondary height barrier being located between the primary height barrier and the at least two walls, wherein:
the primary height barrier projects a first imaginary plane and the secondary height barrier projects a second imaginary plane substantially parallel to the first imaginary plane, the first imaginary plane and the second imaginary plane together defining a keep-out zone disposed directly under the awning, the keep-out zone spanning from the awning down to a plane defined by the bottom ends of the at least two walls;the food container located outside of the keep-out zone; and the keep-out zone sharing a border with the food container or located within approximately 2 inches of the food container.