Automatic pet feeder

An automatic pet feeder comprising:

• a vertically extending tubular food reservoir with a vertically extending centerline;
• said tubular food reservoir having an upper end and a lower end;
• said upper end of said tubular food reservoir having a tubular food replenishing port for introducing food into said tubular food reservoir;
• said tubular food replenishing port having a removable cap which seals said tubular food replenishing port when the automatic pet feeder is in use;
• said lower end of said tubular food reservoir being closed by a bottom wall inclined at an angle of at least 15.degree. to a horizontal plane extending perpendicular to the vertically extending centerline of said tubular food reservoir;
• said tubular food reservoir having a tubular feeding port, adjacent said lower end, extending upwardly at an acute angle to the vertically extending centerline of said tubular food reservoir;
• said tubular feeding port having a cover plate for sealing an otherwise open end of said feeding port;
• said cover plate being pivotally mounted on said tubular food reservoir and having a peripheral outer edge extending beyond the otherwise open end of said feeding port whereby a pet can engage said peripheral outer edge and pivot said cover plate out of the way to gain access to food in said tubular feeding port and the said cover plate will pivot back to seal the otherwise open end of said tubular feeding port after the pet has fed;
• said bottom wall of said food reservoir being inclined downwardly in the direction of said tubular feeding port to cause food within said tubular food reservoir to flow into said tubular feeding port to replenish the food in the tubular feeding port as the food is consumed by the pet;
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• a handle means for suspending the automatic pet feeder above the ground.