Automated pet food bowl

An automated dog bowl device comprising:

• a food container portion configured to contain dog food and be positioned in a stationary manner on a floor or ground surface;
• a lid portion configured to cover said food container portion;
• a drive arrangement mounted on said food container portion and configured and disposed to operatively connect said food container portion and said lid portion;
• said drive arrangement being configured to pivot said lid portion horizontally back and forth between a closed position in which said lid portion completely covers said food container portion and an open position in which said bowl portion is completely uncovered;
• a controller device operatively connected to said drive arrangement to control the operation thereof both on demand and on a timed schedule to cover and uncover said food container portion on demand and automatically at scheduled times selected by a user;
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• each of said food container portion and said lid portion comprises a rounded base portion and a cylindrical body portion, said cylindrical body portion of said lid portion being an annular wall and said rounded base portion of said lid portion being dome-shaped and integrally extending from said annular wall, an entirety of said cylindrical body portion and said rounded base portion of said lid portion being unitary and pivoted in a single direction simultaneously by said drive arrangement.