Pet dish dispenser with disposable inserts

Abstract

A pet dish apparatus that includes a spring loaded base unit, on top of which sits a permanent feeding and watering bowl. Multiple disposable bowls are nested in the permanent bowl, which keeps them aligned both vertically and horizontally. A hinged ring like lid that rims the apparatus and clamps down over the disposable bowls and outer top of apparatus to keep bowls in place, keeping them from popping up and keeping them free from food and debris that could be caught in between the disposable bowls and the inner lining of the apparatus. The spring loaded base will allow disposable inserts to rise to top of apparatus as each discarded bowl is removed. The permanent bowl can also be used for feeding when disposable bowls are unavailable. The solid construction of the base, weight of the apparatus and permanent bowl, and rubberized disc at bottom of bowl, will keep the pet dish apparatus stable to the floor.

1 . A pet dish device for storing and feeding approximately 20 disposable inserts for feeding pet. It is comprised of a vertically extending open top casing having a hinged ring like lid to fit top of casing, a rubber disc, a permanent bowl on which the disposable inserts nest, a compression spring disposed between the permanent bowl and base plate to support said permanent bowl and its load of stacked inserts, said spring having a uniform pitch from base to top plate and being of substantially less diameter than said casing. 
   
   
       2 . A disposable insert made of a paper-like substance with a waxed coating to accommodate both dry and wet food and liquid beverages. The insert is designed and molded to fit in to the permanent bowl. It consists of one or two tabs at the top of the insert for easy removal from apparatus.