Timed automatic pet feed and water dispenser

In combination, a timed automatic pet food and water dispenser comprising:

• means to store a quantity of dry, particulate animal feed wherein said means to store itself comprises;
• a feed storage bin;
• a top of said feed storage bin attached thereto by a rear hinge;
• a feed loading door forming a side of said feed storage bin;
• a front hinge attaching said feed loading door to said feed storage bin;
• a lift handle knob on said top of said feed storage bin for opening and closing said feed storage bin at its top;
• a latch mechanism for securing said top of said feed storage bin to said feed loading door;
• a contoured member forming the bottom of said bin;
• a transparent insert in a side of said storage bin whereby the level of dry, particulate feed may be directly viewed by an observer;
• means to dispense measured quantities of said dry, particulate animal feed, said means to dispense itself comprising:
• a feed auger situated in said contoured bottom;
• means to drive said auger through a predetermined number of revolutions including electric power supply, an electric motor, an electric motor drive sprocket attached to a shaft of said electric motor, an auger sprocket attached to a shaft of said auger at one end, means connecting said drive sprocket to said auger sprocket whereby said auger sprocket will be driven in response to rotation of said drive sprocket, a bearing support to constrain said auger at its other end, a timer for determining intervals of time at which said electric motor will be excited and for determining the duration of said excitation of each such timed interval, a feed chute situated at one end of said auger and secured in said storage bin, whereby said auger will be rotated for a predetermined length or time at each timed interval thus dispensing a measured amount of feed to said feed chute determined by the rate of rotation of said auger and the duration of said rotation;
• main water supply means to furnish drinking water for an animal;
• means connected to said main water supply to mix water with said dry, particulate animal feed so as to form a gravy;
• means to open and close said feed chute, said means itself comprising:
• solenoid activating means;
• a control member shaft situated in said solenoid activating means so as to be controlled thereby;
• a chute open-and-close butterfly valve pivotally connected to said shaft;
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• a resilient member located about said shaft and constraining said shaft in such manner as to hold said butterfly valve in a closed position;
• whereby said butterfly valve remains closed by the action of said resilient member until said solenoid member, upon being excited, forces said shaft into such motion as to open said valve.