Automatic pet feeder
OwnerS. Krishnamurthyinventor
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Abstract
An automatic pet feeder of for feeding pets predetermined quantity of food or medication at predetermined times while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged is disclosed. The pet feeder comprises a base, a feeding bowl with pie shaped divisions, a timer module, a bowl cover, handle to bowl cover and locking mechanism to hold the entire unit in place. A timer is provided with voice recording facility and also initiates programmed feeding schedules. The programming of the timer determines when the feeder cover is indexed so that the pet may have access to the food provided in it. This programming can be done through the timer interface RF or IR remotes and or through an USB port interface to a computer.
Claims17
An automatic pet feeder comprising
- a programmable, removable timer module including a rotatable member;
- a base having a central portion adapted to seat the timer module;
- a bowl seated on the base having a central portion forming part of a housing for the timer module and having a plurality of similarly-shaped food receiving compartments;
- a cover adapted to overlie the bowl having a central opening to provide access to the time module and a further opening corresponding in size and shape to one of the food receiving compartments;
- a handle for operatively securing the cover to the rotatable member of the time module and for aligning the further opening in the cover with respect to the food-receiving compartments and the bowl;
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- a locking member for securing the handle and cover to the timer module so that the cover rotates in response to rotation of the rotatable member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.