Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Timer-controlled
Patent
1974-08-26
1976-04-06
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Timer-controlled
A01K 3900
Patent
active
039482200
ABSTRACT:
A spherical bird feeding station for dispensing food to birds comprises upper and lower mating hemispheres having a hollow interior chamber for storage of food, the lower hemisphere having a plurality of perforations thereabout through which birds may extract the food stored within while clinging to an encircling perch ring fixed to the lower hemisphere. An elongated rod extends along the polar axis of the sphere, supporting and carrying the lower hemisphere and extending upwardly through the pole of the upper hemisphere, which is slideably mounted on the rod for vertical sliding movement therealong from a closed position, wherein the upper hemisphere engages the lower hemisphere to form the spherical station, and a loading position, wherein the upper hemisphere is spaced along the rod from the lower hemisphere. The rod has an eyelet at its upper end for attachment to a support and to provide a stop to keep the upper hemisphere on the rod. The elongated rod passes loosely through the poles of the upper and lower hemispheres to permit tilting of both hemispheres relative to the rod to thereby permit the upper hemisphere to be swung laterally to increase the size of the opening between the hemispheres to facilitate insertion of food within the chamber.
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patent: 1891042 (1932-12-01), Benoit
patent: 3244150 (1966-04-01), Blair
patent: 3399650 (1968-09-01), Goodman
patent: 3788279 (1974-01-01), Boehland, Jr.
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