PET FOOD HOLDER

Abstract

A pet food holder has a base, an annular protrusion, at least one through hole, and at least one bottom recess. The annular protrusion protrudes up from a top surface of the base. The at least one through hole is formed through the base and is surrounded by the annular protrusion. The at least one bottom recess is formed in a bottom surface of the base. Each of the at least one bottom recess corresponds in position to and communicates with a corresponding one of the at least one through hole. The pet food holder is used for embedding a piece of pet food on the pet food holder. With the pet food holder for embedding the pet food, a pet is able to experience different textures and does not get bored while biting and chewing the pet food holder and the pet food.

Claims

1. A pet food holder comprising: a base; an annular protrusion formed on and protruding up from a top surface of the base and enclosing an upper recess; and at least one through hole formed through the base and surrounded by the annular protrusion.

2. The pet food holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pet food holder further comprises at least one bottom recess, the at least one bottom recess is formed in a bottom surface of the base, and each of the at least one bottom recess corresponds in position to and communicates with a corresponding one of the at least one through hole; and a diameter of each of the at least one bottom recess is greater than a diameter of the corresponding one of the at least one through hole.

3. The pet food holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the at least one bottom recess is concentric with the corresponding one of the at least one through hole.

4. The pet food holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one through hole includes multiple through holes; and the at least one bottom recess includes multiple through holes.

5. The pet food holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one through hole includes one through hole; and the at least one bottom recess includes one through hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a pet food holder in accordance with the present invention;

[0010] FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the pet food holder in FIG. 1;

[0011] FIG. 3 is an operational top perspective view of the pet food holder in

[0012] FIG. 1;

[0013] FIG. 4 is an operational cross-sectional side view of the pet food holder in FIG. 1;

[0014] FIG. 5 is another operational cross-sectional side view of the pet food holder in FIG. 1;

[0015] FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of a pet food holder in accordance with the present invention;

[0016] FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the pet food holder in FIG. 6; and

[0017] FIG. 8 is an operational cross-sectional side view of the pet food holder in FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 4, a pet food holder 10, 10A in accordance with the present invention comprises a base 11, 11A, an annular protrusion 12, 12A, at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A, and at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A.

[0019] The base 11, 11A has a top surface and a bottom surface.

[0020] With further reference to FIGS. 4 and 8, the annular protrusion 12, 12A is formed on and protrudes up from the top surface of the base 11, 11A and encloses an upper recess 121, 121A. The upper recess 121, 121A is defined above the top surface of the base 11, 11A.

[0021] The at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A is formed through the top surface and the bottom surface of the base 11, 11A and is surrounded by the annular protrusion 12, 12A. Each of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A is defined by an annular edge.

[0022] With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 5, the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A is formed in the bottom surface of the base 11, 11A. Each of the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A corresponds in position to and communicates with a corresponding one of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A.

[0023] With further reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 8, a diameter D1, D1A of each of the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A is greater than a diameter D2, D2A of the corresponding one of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A. Thus, the annular edge of each of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A is formed as a flange and protrudes between the upper recess 121, 121A and the corresponding one of the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A.

[0024] In the preferred embodiments, each of the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A is concentric with the corresponding one of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A.

[0025] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a first preferred embodiment, the at least one through hole 13, 13′ includes multiple through holes 13, 13′, and the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′ includes multiple through holes 14, 14′ accordingly.

[0026] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in a second preferred embodiment, the at least one through hole 13A includes one through holes 13A, and the at least one bottom recess 14A includes five through holes 14A accordingly.

[0027] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and 8, a piece of pet food 20, 20A may be embedded in the upper recess 121, 121A, the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A and the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A of the pet food holder 10, 10A. The flange-like annular edge defined around the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A engages in the pet food 20, 20A to securely hold the pet food 20, 20A in the pet food holder 10, 10A.

[0028] The pet food holder 10, 10A is used for embedding the piece of pet food 20, 20A thereon. The pet food holder 10, 10A and the pet food 20, 20A are made of materials of different hardness. Thus, with the pet food holder 10, 10A for embedding the pet food 20, 20A, a pet is able to experience different textures and does not get bored while biting and chewing the pet food holder 10, 10A with the piece of pet food 20, 20A.

[0029] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.