Timed pet food dispenser

A timed pet food dispenser comprising:

• a dispenser stand,
• a dispensing wheel rotatably mounted for rotation in a vertical plane about a horizontal shaft mounted on said stand,
• a dispenser cover enclosing said dispensing wheel having a food drop opening at the bottom portion thereof and a top access opening therein for removing, cleaning, filling and replacing said food containers,
• a plurality of insulated food containers rigidly mounted on said dispensing wheel in the vicinity of the periphery thereof and adapted to be removed therefrom by a twisting motion,
• an indexing means for indexing said dispensing wheel to a plurality of positions corresponding to the location of said food containers mounted thereon and to advance said food containers to a dispensing position,
• a container cover hingedly attached to each of said food containers,
• a trip lever for holding each of said container covers in a closed position and adapted, when tripped in said dispensing position, to permit said associated container covers to open and permit the contents of said associated food container to fall by gravity into a pet eating area,
• a 24-hour time clock settable to a predetermined time for feeding,
• an actuating means for tripping the trip lever of said food container located in said dispensing position whereby the container cover of said food container is permitted to open and any food contained therein permitted to be dispensed therefrom by gravity, and
• solenoid means associated with said indexing means and adapted to be actuated by said time clock to advance sequentially said food containers one at a time to said dispensing position, said solenoid's movement being delayed until after said actuating means trips said trip lever dispensing the contents of the food container before being permitted to index said dispensing wheel to the next position where it is maintained until the next feeding time.