Portable animal feeder

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING ANIMAL FOOD COMPRISING: A PORTABLE SUPPORTING FRAME, AN UPPER HOUSING RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, A LOWER HOUSING SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR VERTICALLY ADJUSTING SAID LOWER HOUSING WITH RESPECT TO SAID UPPER HOUSING, SAID UPPER HOUSING INCLUDING: A FEED HOPPER FOR STORING AND DISPENSING SOLID FOOD, A RESERVOIR POSITIONED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FEED HOPPER FOR STORING AND DISPENSING LIQUID, A MIXING COMPARTMENT CENTRALLY LOCATED BELOW SAID FEED HOPPER AND SAID RESERVOIR DEFINING AN OPENING IN ITS LOWER SURFACE AND CONSTRUCTED TO RECEIVE SOLID FOOD FROM SAID FEED HOPPER AND LIQUID FROM SAID RESERVOIR, VIBRATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FEED HOPPER FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPENSING OF SOLID FOOD FROM SAID FEED HOPPER TO SAID MIXING COMPARTMENT, VALVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID RESERVOIR FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF LIQUID FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID MIXING COMPARTMENT, HEATING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID RESERVOIR AND SAID VALVE MEANS FOR HEATING THE LIQUID AS IT IS DISPENSED FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID MIXING COMPARTMENT, AND