Device for limiting the rate at which an animal can consume food from a container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left side perspective view of a device for limiting the rate at which an animal can consume food from a container, in accordance with my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an in-use top perspective view of the device for limiting the rate at which an animal can consume food from a container;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The illustrative broken line showing of a bowl in FIGS. 8-10 depicts an exemplary component which might be used in conjunction with the limiting device and forms no part of the design claim.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a device for limiting the rate at which an animal can consume food from a container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D880085
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 10, 2018
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2020
Inventor: Michael Logan Florucci (Colchester, VT)
Primary Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Application Number: 29/672,888
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D30/199)