Three-layer bowl and a process of manufacturing thereof

Abstract

The present invention is related to the pet feeder bowl. The bowl has three layers. Non-skid rubber is permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength and Hermosa looks, so that the rubber cannot tear off or get damaged in different weather condition. The bowl can directly be put into the dishwasher, as all the materials, i.e. plastic, steel bowls and rubber are permanently attached to each other.

Claims

1. An improved three-layer bowl, made up of stainless steel, TPE and plastic, and a process of manufacturing thereof; with said bowl having a layer of non-skid rubber permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength such that rubber does not tear off or get damaged and all three layers are permanently attached to each other.

2. An improved three-layer bowl as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bowl comprises multiple dots giving additional strength to the plastic, while the TPE is around these dots in different color, which makes the bowl look astatically beautiful and attractive for the animal.

3. An improved three-layer bowl as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom base of said bowl also has dots, so that the bowl does not look flimsy, and TPE is filled in cross shape also looks beautiful and makes the bowl non-skid as well as stable on ground level.

4. An improved three-layer bowl as claimed in claim 1, wherein non-skid rubber is permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength and attractive looks, so that the rubber cannot tear off or get damaged in different weather condition.

5. An improved three-layer bowl as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bowl can directly be put into the dishwasher, as all the materials, i.e. plastic, steel bowls and rubber are permanently attached to each other.

6. An improved three-layer bowl made up of stainless steel, TPE and plastic, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said process for manufacturing said bowl comprises the steps of: a. fabricating plastic bowls on an injection molding machine; b. fusing TPE/non-skid rubber to the plastic bowl with the help of injection molding machine, and inserting this bowl in the rubber mold and then injecting the rubber on the plastic mold, such that it gets permanently attached on the bowl due to heat and pressure; c. printing the bowl prepared in step (b) on the printing machine; d. producing Stainless steel bowl on the stamping machine; e. cutting uneven edges of stainless steel bowl on the stamping machine again and polishing this bowl; f. permanently attaching the plastic bowl of step (c) to the stainless steel bowl of step (e) on the edge rolling machine to obtain the final three-layer product.

7. An improved three-layer bowl, made up of stainless steel, TPE and plastic as claimed in claim 1, as and when used as the pet feeder bowl.

8. An improved three-layer bowl, made up of stainless steel, TPE and plastic; substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the claims and accompanying specification.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] FIG. 1 illustrates a top perspective view of the improved three-layer bowl; and

[0046] FIG. 2 illustrates a bottom perspective view of the improved three-layer bowl.

[0047] It is shown how the non-skid rubber is permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength and Hermosa looks.

[0048] The plastic bowl is shown to have multiple dots, which gives additional strength to the plastic, while the TPE is around these dots in different color, which makes the bowl look astatically beautiful.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL EMBODIMENTS

[0049] Turning to FIG. 1, the present invention is related to the pet feeder bowl 10. Non-skid rubber 12 is permanently attached to a bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength and Hermosa looks, so that the rubber cannot tear off or get damaged in different weather conditions. The bowl can directly be put into the dishwasher, as all the materials, i.e. plastic, steel bowls and rubber are permanently attached to each other.

[0050] The bowl has 3 layers i.e. the bowl in food contact 16 is made of stainless steel, which is considered one of the most hygienic metals for food or water contact, which the second layer is plastic 14 and the 3rd layer is TPE 12, and these 2 outer layers of plastic 14 and TPE 12 safeguards the stainless steel inside from any dents and damages.

[0051] The plastic bowl has multiple dots 18, which gives additional strength to the plastic, while the TPE 12 is around these dots in different color, which makes the bowl look astatically beautiful.

[0052] As seen in FIG. 2, the bottom base of plastic bowl 14 also has dots 20, so the bowl does not look flimsy, and TPE is filled in cross shape also looks beautiful and makes the bowl non-skid as well as stable on ground level.

[0053] The bowl of present invention comprises great anti-skid properties, as the material at the outer side of the bottom of the bowl which is used to make the bowl anti-skid in nature is Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) 12. The Thermoplastic Elastomer material used to make this bowl is food safe, phthalate free, lead free and cadmium free.

[0054] The resulting bowl as fabricated in this invention is dent free, as the outer portion of stainless steel bowl is protected with double layer of soft material i.e. plastic and rubber.

[0055] Since the stainless steel is an expensive material, so the outer layer of plastic and rubber is used to make the bowl heavy stable on ground and at the same time making it cost-effective.

[0056] Plastic bowl on the outer side can be printed with various print designs, so as to make the bowl look attractive.

[0057] The brief process for manufacturing of plastic bowl is as: [0058] Fabricating plastic bowls on an injection molding machine [0059] TPE/non-skid rubber is fused to the plastic bowl with the help of injection molding machine and, [0060] Once the above bowl is produced, then the bowl is inserted in the rubber mold and then rubber is injected on the plastic mold, which gets permanently attached on the bowl due to heat and pressure [0061] Plastic bowl is printed on the printing machine. [0062] Then Stainless steel bowl is produced on the stamping machine [0063] Uneven edges of stainless steel bowl are cut on the stamping machine again [0064] Stainless steel bowl as produced above is polished [0065] Now the plastic bowl is permanently attached to the stainless steel bowl on the edge rolling machine. [0066] Final product is obtained

[0067] So accordingly, this invention provides an improved three-layer bowl 10, made up of stainless steel 16, TPE 12, and plastic 14, and a process of manufacturing thereof; with said bowl having a layer of non-skid rubber permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength such that rubber does not tear off or get damaged and all three layers are permanently attached to each other.

[0068] In an embodiment, said bowl comprises multiple dots 18 giving additional strength to the plastic, while the TPE is around these dots in different color, which makes the bowl look astatically beautiful and attractive for the animal.

[0069] In another embodiment, the bottom base of said bowl also has dots 20, so that the bowl does not look flimsy, and TPE is filled in cross shape also looks beautiful and makes the bowl non-skid as well as stable on ground level.

[0070] In another embodiment, non-skid rubber 12 is permanently attached to the bowl and raised till the top to give additional strength and attractive looks, so that the rubber cannot tear off or get damaged in different weather condition.

[0071] In another embodiment, said bowl can directly be put into the dishwasher, as all the materials, i.e. plastic, steel bowls and rubber are permanently attached to each other.

[0072] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a process for manufacturing said bowl, comprises the steps of: [0073] fabricating plastic bowls on an injection molding machine; [0074] fusing TPE/non-skid rubber to the plastic bowl with the help of injection molding machine, and inserting this bowl in the rubber mold and then injecting the rubber on the plastic mold, such that it gets permanently attached on the bowl due to heat and pressure; [0075] printing the bowl prepared in step (b) on the printing machine; [0076] producing Stainless steel bowl on the stamping machine; cutting uneven edges of stainless steel bowl on the stamping machine again and polishing this bowl; [0077] permanently attaching the plastic bowl of step (c) to the stainless steel bowl of step (e) on the edge rolling machine to obtain the final three-layer product.

[0078] In another embodiment, the improved three-layer bowl, made up of stainless steel, TPE and plastic is used as the pet feeder bowl.