Animal water and feed mixing and dispensing device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING PARTICLED ANIMAL FOOD AT PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVALS AND FOR MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER, COMPRISING: (A) AN OPEN TOPPED CONTAINER (B) MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER AT AN ELEVATED POSITION; (C) A VERTICALLY EXTENDING PARTITION IN WHICH A DISPENSING OPENING IS FORMED, WHICH PARTITION DIVIDES THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO FIRST AND SECOND COMPARTMENTS, WHICH HOLD SAID FOOD, SAID WATER RESPECTIVELY; (D) FIRST AND SECOND DISHES BELOW SAID CONTAINER FOR HOLDING PORTIONS OF SAID FOOD AND WATER RESPECTIVELY; (E) AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED GATE MEANS WHICH WHEN IN A FIRST POSITION OBSTRUCT SAID OPENING IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER THROUGH WHICH SAID FOOD CAN FLOW FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT BY GRAVITY TO SAID FIRST DISH; (F) FIRST ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID GATE MEANS FORM SAID FIRST TO A SECOND POSITION WHICH PERMITS DISCHARGE OF SAID FOOD FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH; (G) AN AGITATOR AND SECOND ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR AGITATING SAID FOOD IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT WHEN SAID SECOND MEANS IS ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED; (H) FIRST FLOAT VALVE-CONTROLLED MEANS FOR INTRODUCING WATER INTO SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT AND MAINTAINING THE SAME AT A FIXED ELEVATION THEREIN; (I) SECOND FLOAT VALVE-CONTROLLED MEANS FOR DISCHARGING WATER BY GRAVITY FROM SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT INTO SAID SECOND DISH AND MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF SAID WATER AT A FIXED ELEVATION THEREIN; (J) A CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH; (K) A NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE IN SAID CONDUIT; (L) A CLOCK-OPERATED TIMER FOR PERIODICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; AND (M) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST MEANS, SECOND MEANS, NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE, WITH SAID TIMER BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF DOMESTIC ELECTRIC POWER, WITH SAID TIMER WHEN IN A CLOSED POSITION COMPLETING A CIRCUIT THROUGH SAID CONDUCTORS TO ENERGIZE SAID FIRST MEANS TO MOVE SAID GATE MEANS TO A POSITION WHERE SAID FOOD CAN FLOW BY GRAVITY FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH, WHICH SECOND MEANS COMPRISES AN AGITATOR FOR SAID FOOD IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE FLOW THEREOF THEREFROM, AND MEANS FOR OPENING SAID NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE TO PERMIT WATER TO FLOW FROM SAID CONDUIT INTO SAID FIRST DISH TO MIX WITH SAID FOOD THEREIN.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING PARTICLED ANIMAL FOOD AT PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVALS AND FOR MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER, COMPRISING: (A) AN OPEN TOPPED CONTAINER (B) MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER AT AN ELEVATED POSITION; (C) A VERTICALLY EXTENDING PARTITION IN WHICH A DISPENSING OPENING IS FORMED, WHICH PARTITION DIVIDES THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO FIRST AND SECOND COMPARTMENTS, WHICH HOLD SAID FOOD, SAID WATER RESPECTIVELY; (D) FIRST AND SECOND DISHES BELOW SAID CONTAINER FOR HOLDING PORTIONS OF SAID FOOD AND WATER RESPECTIVELY; (E) AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED GATE MEANS WHICH WHEN IN A FIRST POSITION OBSTRUCT SAID OPENING IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER THROUGH WHICH SAID FOOD CAN FLOW FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT BY GRAVITY TO SAID FIRST DISH; (F) FIRST ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID GATE MEANS FORM SAID FIRST TO A SECOND POSITION WHICH PERMITS DISCHARGE OF SAID FOOD FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH; (G) AN AGITATOR AND SECOND ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR AGITATING SAID FOOD IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT WHEN SAID SECOND MEANS IS ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED; (H) FIRST FLOAT VALVE-CONTROLLED MEANS FOR INTRODUCING WATER INTO SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT AND MAINTAINING THE SAME AT A FIXED ELEVATION THEREIN; (I) SECOND FLOAT VALVE-CONTROLLED MEANS FOR DISCHARGING WATER BY GRAVITY FROM SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT INTO SAID SECOND DISH AND MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF SAID WATER AT A FIXED ELEVATION THEREIN; (J) A CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH; (K) A NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE IN SAID CONDUIT; (L) A CLOCK-OPERATED TIMER FOR PERIODICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; AND (M) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST MEANS, SECOND MEANS, NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE, WITH SAID TIMER BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF DOMESTIC ELECTRIC POWER, WITH SAID TIMER WHEN IN A CLOSED POSITION COMPLETING A CIRCUIT THROUGH SAID CONDUCTORS TO ENERGIZE SAID FIRST MEANS TO MOVE SAID GATE MEANS TO A POSITION WHERE SAID FOOD CAN FLOW BY GRAVITY FROM SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO SAID FIRST DISH, WHICH SECOND MEANS COMPRISES AN AGITATOR FOR SAID FOOD IN SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE FLOW THEREOF THEREFROM, AND MEANS FOR OPENING SAID NORMALLY CLOSED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE TO PERMIT WATER TO FLOW FROM SAID CONDUIT INTO SAID FIRST DISH TO MIX WITH SAID FOOD THEREIN.