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A programmable automatic feeder for pets and other animals dispenses a measured amount of food at a predetermined time. A digital clock control mechanism, including an adjustable portion control knob, controls the energization of a battery-operated motor. The motor drives an eccentric weight to vibr

A programmable automatic feeder for pets and other animals dispenses a measured amount of food at a predetermined time. A digital clock control mechanism, including an adjustable portion control knob, controls the energization of a battery-operated motor. The motor drives an eccentric weight to vibrate a vibrating conveyor pan attached to the motor. The vibrating conveyor pan is resiliently mounted on a fixed plate secured within the housing, and the vibrating conveyor pan is disposed below the open bottom portion of a hopper disposed within the housing. When the vibrating conveyor pan is vibrated, the food is dispensed rearwardly off the pan and into a curved chute. The food falls down the chute and is accessible to the animal through an opening in the front wall of the housing.

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An automatic feeder for animals, comprising a housing including a hopper having a top portion provided with an opening, removable closure means including a lid for closing the opening in the top portion of the hopper, thereby providing access to the hopper, whereby food may be placed in the hopper,

An automatic feeder for animals, comprising a housing including a hopper having a top portion provided with an opening, removable closure means including a lid for closing the opening in the top portion of the hopper, thereby providing access to the hopper, whereby food may be placed in the hopper, the hopper having an open bottom portion, a vibrating feed conveyor means including a vibrating pan in the housing and disposed below the open bottom portion of the hopper, whereby the food is supported on the vibrating pan, resilient means for supporting the vibrating pan, motor-driven means for vibrating the vibrating pan, the vibrating pan having at least one open portion, adjustable timing means including an electronic digital means for actuating and thereafter discontinuing the motor-driven means, and a trough disposed in the housing rearwardly of the vibrating pan, whereby when the motor-driven means is actuated via the timing means, a measured amount of food is dispensed from the vibrating pan to the trough, wherein the measured amount of food falls down the trough and forwardly thereof, and the housing including a front portion having means enabling the animal to receive the food in the trough.