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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Towerstar Pets, Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
Fernando Becattini, Jr., Malvern, PA (US);
Jacquelyn N. Becattini, Malvern, PA (US);
Fernando Becattini, Sr., Devon, PA (US);
John D. Fiegener, Marblehead, MA (US);
William P. Liteplo, Middleton, MA (US);
TOWERSTAR PETS, LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A feeding device including a base with at least one leg extending downwardly from the base to support the base above a surface; a feeding chamber defined in the base; and a plurality of obstructions extending upwardly into the feeding chamber. A removable liner may be nestingly engaged with the base. The liner may include a second feeding chamber and the plurality of obstructions extending upwardly into the second feeding chamber. The method of feeding an animal may include arranging pieces of food within a feeding chamber according to a random distribution pattern; placing the feeding chamber within reach of an animal to be fed; and obstructing the animal from simultaneously locating all pieces of food within the feeding chamber while feeding using obstructions arranged in a pattern.