Dispenser for edible pellets for animals

An edible animal pellet dispensing apparatus, comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• an upper housing portion including a plurality of slots;
• a lower housing portion lockably attached to the first housing portion such that the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion share a center axis, the lower housing portion including a plurality of tab members operable to lockably attach to the upper housing portion by inserting each of the plurality of tab members into a respective one of the plurality of slots of the upper housing;
• and
• a cavity, defined within the housing by the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion;
• wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion are operable to be lockably detached, by removing each of the plurality of tab members from the respective one of the plurality of slots, to allow at least one edible pellet to be placed into the cavity;
• a plurality of openings in the housing into the cavity;
• an opening control member, rotatably connected to the housing within the cavity, operable from within the cavity between at least a first position and a second position to adjust a size of at least one of the plurality of openings;
• and
• a weight, disposed within the housing, operable to keep the shared center axis of the housing in a vertical position unless force is exerted on the housing and to return the shared center axis to the vertical position after force has been exerted on the housing;
• wherein the at least one of the plurality of openings is operable to allow the at least one edible pellet in the cavity to be dispensed when the opening control member is in the first position and force is exerted on the housing moving the shared axis out of the vertical position.

An apparatus for dispensing edible pellets for animals, comprising:

• a substantially egg-shaped housing comprising:
• a first housing portion;
• a second housing portion lockably attached to the first housing portion such that the first housing portion and the second housing portion share a center axis;
• and
• a cavity, defined within the substantially egg-shaped housing by the first housing portion and the second housing portion;
• wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion are operable to be lockably detached to allow at least one edible pellet to be placed into the cavity;
• a plurality of openings in the substantially egg-shaped housing into the cavity;
• an opening control member, rotatably connected to the substantially egg-shaped housing within the cavity, operable from within the cavity between at least an open position, at least one partially open position, and a closed position to adjust a size of at least one of the plurality of openings;
• and
• a weight, disposed within the substantially egg-shaped housing, operable to keep the shared center axis of the substantially egg-shaped housing in a vertical position unless force is exerted on the substantially egg-shaped housing and to return the shared center axis to the vertical position after force has been exerted on the substantially egg-shaped housing;
• wherein the at least one of the plurality of openings is operable to allow the at least one edible pellet in the cavity to be dispensed when the opening control member is in the open position and force is exerted on the substantially egg-shaped housing moving the shared axis out of the vertical position.