Animal husbandry – Confining or housing – Stall
Patent
1993-11-10
1994-12-13
Mancene, Gene
Animal husbandry
Confining or housing
Stall
119 23, 229103, A01K 3900
Patent
active
053720946
ABSTRACT:
A bird feeder is made from a paperboard container, such as those commonly employed to contain milk. In a first embodiment, two slots are cut in the container above the floor in opposing vertical walls, and two holes are formed near the floor, one hole located below each slot. Feed troughs are attached to the container by tabs which expand inside the container after being passed through a slot, each slot serving one trough. In this embodiment, a separate perch is provided by a rod or stick projecting from the container. The perch is supported by the container floor, and held in place by frictional fit as it penetrates the two opposing holes below the slots. In a second embodiment, there is only one hole and one slot, the slot being located at the level of the hole. The perch and trough are provided as a unitary structural element, the trough having a peg projecting outwardly, so as to provide a foothold for a bird. The trough penetrates the slot, and an attached rod portion extends from the trough to the opposing wall, passing through the hole. A groove formed in the rod assures securement of the perch and trough component with the container by engaging the wall of the container.
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Litman Richard C.
Manahan Todd #E.
Mancene Gene
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