Patent ID: 8424489

Claim:
A food dispensing and stimulating device for a domesticated animal, the device comprising: a main body; a first food-receiving portion provided within an upper side of the main body, the first portion comprising a plurality of independent first food compartments disposed in axisymmetrical positions with reference to a central vertical axis, each first food compartment having a closed bottom side and an opened upper side; a first cover positioned over the first portion and supported for free rotation with reference to the vertical axis of the first portion upon actuation by the animal being fed, the first cover including a wall having at least one access aperture; a plurality of independent second food-receiving portions provided within the upper side of the main body adjacent to the first portion, each second portion comprising two second food compartments separated from one another by a transversal wall, each second food compartment having a closed bottom side and an opened upper side; and a plurality of second covers, each second cover positioned over a corresponding one of the second portions and freely slidable upon actuation by the animal being fed between a first position where one of the second food compartments is substantially entirely covered, and a second position where the other of the second food compartments is substantially entirely covered.