Patent ID: 8336493

Claim:
A pet feeder comprising: a food container; a base for supporting said food container, said base having a food storage area for receiving food from said food container, said food storage area having a bottom wall and a sidewall extending from said bottom wall, said sidewall including an aperture; said base further including a bowl for allowing a pet access to food, said bowl disposed adjacent said food storage area and includes a bottom wall and a sidewall extending from said bottom wall, said sidewall having an aperture in alignment with said sidewall aperture of said food storage area; and a ramp adapted to be inserted into said food storage area for directing food from said food container to said bowl via said food storage area sidewall aperture and said bowl sidewall aperture and wherein said ramp extends to said food storage area sidewall, the ramp comprising a perimeter-disposed skirt for positioning said ramp within said food storage area, the skirt being shorter at a first end adjacent the bowl than at a second end opposite the first end.