US 11,684,037 B2
Automated pet food dispenser
Peter Brian Clarke, Newtown, CT (US); John K Clay, Milford, CT (US); and Trond Erik Tollefsen, London (GB)
Assigned to Product Ventures, Ltd., Fairfield, CT (US)
Filed by Product Ventures, Ltd., Fairfield, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/98,075.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/935,320, filed on Nov. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0144962 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. A01K 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 5/0225 (2013.01) [A01K 29/005 (2013.01); B65D 83/0072 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A material dispensing system comprising:
a container having an inside and a front panel, the front panel having a top portion and a bottom portion; the front panel having a handle proximal the top portion of the front panel; the front panel having at least one mating aperture located within the bottom portion of the front panel therein, wherein the at least one mating aperture does not provide access to the inside of the container;
a bottom panel connected to the bottom portion of the front panel; wherein the bottom portion of the front panel extends beyond the bottom panel and the at least one mating aperture is located within the bottom portion of the front panel that extends beyond the bottom panel;
the bottom panel having an aperture therein; and,
a pull tab selectively connected to the bottom panel such that while connected to the bottom panel the pull tab covers the aperture in the bottom panel.