Patent ID: 8286588

Claim:
An automatic pet food dispensing device comprising: a) a pet food dispenser comprising a shaft, a dispensing disc attached to the shaft, a vertical rectangular push-out plate below the dispensing disc attached to the shaft, a semi-circular plate attached to the push-out plate such that the push-out plate is a thin wall and is positioned in a space between the dispensing disc and the semi-circular plate allowing pet food to fill up continuously in front of and behind the push-out plate, a one-third cutout circular plate below the semi-circular plate, and a flexible stirrer attached to the dispensing disc for stirring jammed pet food particles; and b) an outer case housing the pet food dispenser, wherein the dispensing disc includes a top layer and a bottom layer adjacent the push-out plate and the semi-circular plate, wherein the top and bottom layers of the dispensing disc are positioned adjacently, wherein the top layer includes a top cutout portion and the bottom layer includes a bottom cutout portion, wherein the top cutout portion and the bottom cutout portion are adjustable with respect to each other to adjust an area formed by the top cutout portion and the bottom cutout portion, wherein the top layer of the dispensing disc comprises one or more bumps on a top surface.