Abstract
Provided is a feeder for a packaged food, pertaining to the technical field of pet products. The feeder includes a housing and a coupling element. The housing includes a food storage area and an accommodating area in communication with the food storage area. The coupling element is attached to the housing, and is configured to hold a food package in the accommodating area. Food squeezed out of the food package by a user can be stored in the food storage area for a pet to lick. As such, the user will not get his or her hands dirty with food.
Claims
1. A feeder for a packaged food, comprising: a housing, wherein the housing comprises a food storage area and an accommodating area, and the accommodating area is in communication with the food storage area; and a coupling element, wherein the coupling element is attached to the housing, and the coupling element is configured to hold a food package in the accommodating area.
2. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 1, wherein the coupling element comprises a fixing strip, and an end of the fixing strip is attached to a side portion of the housing.
3. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 2, wherein the coupling element further comprises: a hole, wherein the hole is provided on the housing; and a protrusion, wherein a first end of the protrusion is attached to an interior of the hole, and a second end of the protrusion protrudes out of the hole.
4. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 2, wherein a groove is provided on the side portion of the housing, and the end of the fixing strip is located in the groove.
5. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 3, further comprising a squeezing element attached to the housing, wherein the squeezing element is movable between an initial position and a final position relative to the housing.
6. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 5, wherein the squeezing element comprises a squeezing block, an end of the squeezing block is slidably attached to the side portion of the housing, and a gap is defined between the end of the squeezing block and the side portion of the housing.
7. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 6, wherein the squeezing block comprises a guide section at a bottom of the squeezing block, the second end of the protrusion protruding out of the hole presses against a starting end of the guide section, and the guide section is configured to guide the squeezing block to move upward.
8. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 7, wherein a terminal end of the guide section smoothly transitions with a surface of the bottom of the squeezing block.
9. The feeder for the packaged food according to claim 8, wherein a surface of the guide section from the starting end to the terminal end is a convex curved surface.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a feeder according to an embodiment.
[0027] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the feeder shown in FIG. 1.
[0028] FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a feeder according to an embodiment.
[0029] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the feeder shown in FIG. 3.
[0030] FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of the feeder shown in FIG. 3.
[0031] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a squeezing block of the feeder shown in FIG. 3.
[0032] In the drawings, reference numerals respectively represent: 1. housing; 10. bottom wall; 11. side wall; 2. food storage area; 3. accommodating area; 40. fixing strip; 5. groove; 60. hole; 61. protrusion; 70. squeezing block; 701. guide section; 8. gap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0033] In the following description, numerous specific details are given to provide a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of these details. In some other examples, to avoid confusion with the present disclosure, some technical features well known in the art are not described.
Embodiment 1
[0034] As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment discloses a feeder for a packaged food, which includes a housing 1 and a coupling element. The housing 1 includes a food storage area 2 and an accommodating area 3 in communication with the food storage area 2. The coupling element is attached to the housing 1, and is configured to hold a food package in the accommodating area 3. Food squeezed out of the food package by a user can be stored in the food storage area 2 for a pet to lick. As such, the user will not get his or her hands dirty with food.
[0035] As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 1 includes a bottom wall 10 and a side wall 11 attached to an edge of the bottom wall 10. The bottom wall 10 has a first shape and a second shape. The food storage area 2 is defined between the bottom wall 10 of the first shape and the side wall 11. The accommodating area 3 is defined between the bottom wall 10 of the second shape and the side wall 11.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 1, the first shape is an ellipse-like shape and the second shape is an elongated shape.
[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, the coupling element includes a fixing strip 40. A first end of the fixing strip 40 is releasably attached to a first side portion of the housing 1. A second end of the fixing strip 40 is releasably attached to a second side portion of the housing 1. The fixing strip 40 is configured to press a first end of the food package which has a tearable notch into the accommodating area 3.
[0038] As shown in FIG. 1, grooves 5 are respectively provided on the first side portion and the second side portion of the housing 1, the first end and the second end of the fixing strip 40 are respectively located in the grooves 5, and the grooves 5 can restrict a radial movement of the fixing strip 40.
[0039] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the coupling element further includes a hole 60 and a protrusion 61. The hole 60 is provided on the housing 1, a first end of the protrusion 61 is attached to an interior of the hole 60, a second end of the protrusion 61 protrudes out of the hole 60, and a second end of the food package is wrapped over and fixed by the protrusion 61, so that the food package is held in the accommodating area 3 by the protrusion 61 and the fixing strip 40.
Embodiment 2
[0040] As shown in FIG. 3, this embodiment discloses a feeder for a packaged food, which includes a housing 1, a coupling element, and a squeezing element. The housing 1 includes a food storage area 2 and an accommodating area 3 in communication with the food storage area 2. The coupling element is attached to the housing 1, and is configured to hold a food package in the accommodating area 3. The squeezing element is attached to the housing 1, and is movable between an initial position and a final position relative to the housing 1. When a user pushes the squeezing element to move from the initial position to the final position, the squeezing element can apply radial pressure to the food package, so as to squeeze food out of the food package.
[0041] As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 1 includes a bottom wall 10 and a side wall 11 attached to an edge of the bottom wall 10. The bottom wall 10 has a first shape and a second shape. The food storage area 2 is defined between the bottom wall 10 of the first shape and the side wall 11. The accommodating area 3 is defined between the bottom wall 10 of the second shape and the side wall 11.
[0042] As shown in FIG. 1, the first shape is an ellipse-like shape and the second shape is an elongated shape.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 1, the coupling element includes a fixing strip 40. A first end of the fixing strip 40 is releasably attached to a first side portion of the housing 1. A second end of the fixing strip 40 is releasably attached to a second side portion of the housing 1. The fixing strip 40 is configured to press a first end of the food package which has a tearable notch into the accommodating area 3.
[0044] As shown in FIG. 1, grooves 5 are respectively provided on the first side portion and the second side portion of the housing 1, the first end and the second end of the fixing strip 40 are respectively located in the grooves 5, and the grooves 5 can restrict a radial movement of the fixing strip 40.
[0045] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the coupling element further includes a hole 60 and a protrusion 61. The hole 60 is provided on the housing 1. A first end of the protrusion 61 is attached to an interior of the hole 60. A second end of the protrusion 61 protrudes out of the hole 60.
[0046] As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the squeezing element includes a squeezing block 70. A first end of the squeezing block 70 is slidably attached to the first side portion of the housing 1, a second end of the squeezing block 70 is slidably attached to the second side portion of the housing 1, a gap 8 is defined between the first end of the squeezing block 70 and the first side portion of the housing 1, and another gap 8 is defined between the second end of the squeezing block 70 and the second side portion of the housing 1. When axial pressure is applied to the squeezing block 70, the squeezing block 70 can tightly fit to the food package to squeeze out all the food, so that no food is left in the food package and wasted.
[0047] As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the squeezing block 70 includes a guide section 701 at a bottom thereof. The second end of the protrusion 61 protruding out of the hole 60 presses against a starting end of the guide section 701. The guide section 701 is configured to guide the squeezing block 70 to move upward, so that the squeezing block 70 can be smoothly moved onto the food package, and then be pushed by the user to squeeze the food out of the food package, while avoiding positional interference with the protrusion 61.
[0048] As shown in FIG. 6, a terminal end of the guide section 701 smoothly transitions with a surface of the bottom of the squeezing block 70.
[0049] As shown in FIG. 6, a surface of the guide section 701 from the starting end to the terminal end is a convex curved surface.
[0050] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Various equivalent modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure without departing from the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure. Such equivalent modifications shall all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
