Abstract: An improved pet feeding dish is herein disclosed for causing pets to eat their mealtime ration at a slower pace. The pet feeding dish generally comprises an annular-shaped trough which compels the pet to move its snout in a circular fashion therethrough, thereby slowing the eating process. Additionally, obstructions in the form of wave-like indentations are formed in the base of the dish to provide for even distribution of food within the dish as well as to cause the pet to reach into each of the furrows created thereby, thus further retarding the eating process. The teachings of the present invention may be adapted for use with virtually any type of pet that is capable of consuming food from a dish structure such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, or other similar type domesticated or non-domesticated animal.

Abstract: A container filling machine has a conveyor assembly arranged for transporting articles to an elevated loading station at which is disposed a box or other suitable receptacle to be filled with the articles. The receptacle is raised to the loading station by an elevator device which lowers the receptacle as a function of articles placed in the container by a discharge portion of the conveyor assembly. A control system includes a sensor mounted on an area of the discharge portion of the conveyor assembly which is inserted into the receptacle being filled for discharging the articles from within the receptacle so as to actuate the elevator device upon detection by the sensor of the presence of articles within the receptacle up to a level immediately adjacent the sensor. By this arrangement, the distance the articles must fall when passing from the conveyor system to the receptacle is kept at a practical minimum so as to prevent damage to the articles.