We claim:
1. An animal feeding apparatus including a receptacle having a bottom, means for dispensing conductive animal food into the receptacle, a pair of conductive sensors mounted upon the bottom of the receptacle, means for controlling the dispensing means according to information received from the sensors, means for establishing a flow of electric current between the sensors when conductive food is positioned between the sensors, and means for operating the controlling means to cause the dispensing means to dispense additional food into the receptacle in response to the electric current flowing between the sensors falling below a predetermined level when the level of food within the receptacle is reduced, said predetermined current level being selected to require substantially all of the food within the receptacle to be removed before said predetermined current level is reached.
We claim:1. An animal feeding apparatus including a receptacle having a bottom, means for dispensing conductive animal food into the receptacle, a pair of conductive sensors mounted upon the bottom of the receptacle, means for controlling the dispensing means according to information received from the sensors, means for establishing a flow of electric current between the sensors when conductive food is positioned between the sensors, and means for operating the controlling means to cause the dispensing means to dispense additional food into the receptacle in response to the electric current flowing between the sensors falling below a predetermined level when the level of food within the receptacle is reduced, said predetermined current level being selected to require substantially all of the food within the receptacle to be removed before said predetermined current level is reached.
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