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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2008
John M. Lipscomb, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Stanley L. Suring, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Jonathan D. Supanich, Cedarburg, WI (US);
John M. Lipscomb, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Stanley L. Suring, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Jonathan D. Supanich, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Pioneer Pets Products, LLC, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Abstract
A pet food holder and pet food containing module releasably carried by the holder that includes seeds or sprouts in a plug or pellet of food containing material in a cup of the module that germinate and grow into a plant that is edible by an animal. The holder includes a mounting arrangement used to releasably mount the holder to an object and a cradle that releasably receives the module. The mounting arrangement includes a mounting plate to which at least one mount is attached that can be a suction cup or hanger. The module includes a cover that is removed to enable germination of the seeds or sprouts. After germination, growth and being eaten by an animal, the module can be removed and replaced with a refill module.