Patent ID: 6196158
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A pet feeding device comprising:a hollow casing (10);a container (11) mounted in the upper part of said hollow casing (10) with an outlet funnel (111) formed on the bottom;a transverse baffle (121) mounted in the mediate portion of said hollow casing (10);a guide trough (122) mounted in said hollow casing (10) and located under said outlet funnel (111); anda control unit (20) mounted on said transverse baffle (121) and including an electromagnetic actuator (22) mounted on the top of said transverse baffle (121), a pull shaft (221) attached to said electromagnetic actuator (22), a time-delay switch (30) for actuating said electromagnetic actuator (22), a pivot rod (213) mounted on said transverse baffle (121), a cover plate (21) pivotally mounted on said pivot rod (213) and having a first end (211) located under said outlet funnel (111) and a second end (212) located above said transverse baffle (121) and attached to said pull shaft (221), and a spring (214) for retaining said first end (211) of said cover plate (21) under said outlet funnel (111).