Man builds adapted pet feeder

The DinnerUp consists of a tray attached to a column which, itself, is fixed to a wall or kitchen cabinet. The tray is then wound up and down the column by turning a handle which includes a clutch device. This way he can reach the cat’s bowls more easily and in an independent way.

"I love my cat Sylvester, but I do have difficulties looking after him. I cannot bend down to put his food on the floor and obviously, it is unhygienic to encourage him onto the kitchen work surface", Ray described.

It took Ray six years to come up with this product. He developed this solution because it was getting difficult for him to bend down to pick up his cats' food bowls.

Being a retired engineer, he first thought of a more sophisticated invention. "It was an automatic product and a bit too expensive for the market," the inventor explained.

Then Ray built the second version, which became the ultimate version of his product.

This invention won the award at a NAIDEX show at Birmingham in 2007.

Adapted from: http://bbc.in/2mvMhoN