Animal feeder
AssigneeReilor Limited
InventorsAlister P. Reid, John Kopec, Christopher M. Cornwell, Christopher Sumner, Colin S. Mill
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Abstract
A rotary feeder for animals comprises a base defining or containing a plurality of food receptacles disposed around the base, an indexable cover rotationally supported by the base and having an opening giving access to each receptable in turn when the cover is indexed. Detachably mounted to the cover and rotatable therewith is a motor drive unit having an output member drivingly engageable with the base and operable, when the motor thereof is periodically energized, to rotate the drive unit and with it the cover so as to index the cover opening in turn from receptacle to receptacle.
Claims25
A rotary feeder for animals comprising a base, a plurality of food receptacles disposed around the base, an indexable cover rotationally supported by the base and having an opening giving access to each receptacle in turn when the cover is indexed and a motor drive unit mounted in the cover and having a motor which, when periodically energised, is operative to rotate the cover so as to index the opening thereof in turn from receptacle to receptacle.
A rotary feeder for animals comprising a base having associated therewith at least one food containing area, a cover rotationally supported by the base and having an opening therein for giving access to a predetermined portion of the food containing area as such cover is rotated, and a motor drive unit mounted in the cover and having a clockwork motor drive operative to continuously rotate the cover and its opening relative to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.