Automatic animal feeder

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A - Human Necessities

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A01K 5/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1231011

AUTOMATIC ANIMAL FEEDER Abstract of the Disclosure An automatic animal feeder for automatically exposing feed at predetermined substantially regular intervals, comprises a frame having a base portion and an upwardly extending rear portion, at least two feeding troughs arranged side-by-side in the base portion and adapted to contain animal food, and a lid associated with a respective one of the feeding troughs, the lid being movable between open and closed positions and normally biased toward the open position. A retention means is associated with a respective lid for retaining same in the closed position, and a liquid-operated release mechanism is associated with a respective retention means, the release mechanism including a chamber with an inlet for receiving a liquid and being operative to release the respective retention means when the liquid reaches a predetermined level in the chamber, the chamber having liquid discharge means for emptying same after use. The animal feeder of the invention further includes a liquid feed tank adapted to contain the liquid, the feed tank having an outlet and being arranged in the rear portion of the frame to enable the liquid to flow by gravity through the outlet, and liquid supplying means interconnecting the tank outlet with the chamber inlet of a respective release mechanism for successively supply- ing the liquid to the respective chambers so as to successively release the associated retention means and cause successive opening of the associated lids, there- - 1 - by exposing the animal food at predetermined substan- tially regular intervals corresponding to the time required for the liquid to fill a respective chamber to the predetermined level. - 2 -

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