Animal feeder

An animal feeder including a base for a container for food, a cover for the container, the cover having an outer surface, a pedal arranged for operation in response to a force exerted against the pedal by a body part of an animal, a first cam having a first operating cam surface which is an extension of an outer surface of the cover and a second cam having second operating cam surface which is coupled with the pedal and movable in response to the body part of the animal depressing the pedal, the first and second cam surfaces being in engagement, whereby movement of the second cam surface in a first direction in response to the body part of the animal depressing the pedal causes the cover to open the container and movement of the second cam surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the body part of the animal no longer depressing the pedal causes the cover to close the container.

A cat feeder including a base for a container for food, a cover for the container, the cover having an outer surface, a pedal arranged for operation by a foot of a cat, a first cam having a first operating cam surface which is an extension of an outer surface of the cover and a second cam having second operating cam surface which is coupled with the pedal and movable in response to the foot of the cat depressing the pedal, the first and second cam surfaces being in engagement, whereby movement of the second cam surface in a first direction in response to the foot of the cat depressing the pedal causes the cover to open the container and movement of the second cam surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the cat no longer depressing the pedal causes the cover to close the container.