Animal activated feeder

An animal activated feeder comprising a base, a cradle centrally mounted on the base for relative rotation about a vertical axis, a torsion imparting spring co-acting between the cradle and the base urging said cradle rotation in a first direction, a group of circumferentially spaced indexing lugs projecting from the cradle,

• an actuating pedal projecting from the base and pivoted with respect thereto, return means urging the pedal to an elevated position, a finger on the pedal engageable by respective said lugs successively when the pedal repeatedly moves to its elevated position to thereby inhibit said rotation but being releasable from each lug in turn upon repeated depression of the pedal to permit indexing of the cradle by said rotation in a first direction,
• a food bowl carried by the cradle for rotation therewith but removable therefrom, the food bowl comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced receptacles which are upwardly open, and so positioned with respect to the indexing lugs as to be successively indexed to a feeding station adjacent the pedal upon repeated depression of the pedal,
• and a cover carried by the base having an opening above the feeding station providing access to the food bowl receptacle which, for the time being, is at the feeding station, but covering all other said receptacles.