PET FEEDING APPARATUS

• US 20120285385A1
• Filed: 05/17/2011
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peters Arthur
• Original Assignee: Peters Arthur
• Inventors: Arthur, Peters
• Granted Patent: US 8,627,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/51.11
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0114 Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays time-controlled A01K5/0291
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0283 by weight

Abstract

A pet feeding apparatus includes a container and a base assembly, wherein the base assembly includes a sensor assembly operatively coupled to a portion keypad circuit board and operation keypad circuit board. The base assembly displays an indication of the amount of food carried by the container, and the base assembly provides an indication of the feeding time.

Claims

1. A pet feeding apparatus, comprising:

a container;

a base assembly, which includes a sensor assembly operatively coupled to a portion keypad circuit board and an operation keypad circuit board,

Wherein the base assembly displays an indication of the amount of food carried by the container; and

Wherein the base assembly provides an indication of the feeding time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the amount of food carried by the container is determined in response to setting a slideable portion selector.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the amount of food carried by the container is determined in response to setting a portion selector.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of the feeding time is determined in response to setting a slideable operation selector.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of the feeding time is determined in response to setting an operation selector.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container extends through the base assembly.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes a sensor assembly which carries the container.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly provides an indication of the amount of food carried by the container.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes a light which is activated and deactivated in response to the indication of the feeding time.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes an alarm which is activated and deactivated in response to the indication of the feeding time.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the base assembly provides a sound in response to the alarm being activated.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the base assembly terminates the sound in response to the alarm being deactivated.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the base assembly includes a light which is activated and deactivated in response to the alarm being activated and deactivated, respectively.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly stores the amount of time between feeding times.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly provides a sound in response to the indication of the feeding time.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes an alarm which is activated in response to the amount of food being driven to a predetermined amount of food.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly includes a light which is activated in response to the amount of food being driven to a predetermined amount of food.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base assembly provides a sound in response to the amount of food being driven to a predetermined amount of food.