Animal husbandry – Feeding device
Patent
1994-03-15
1996-03-12
Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
119 54, 119706, A01K 110
Patent
active
RE0351733
ABSTRACT:
A [cat] scratching post feeder comprising a [dry food filled inner cylinder] first shell able to receive food with a [spring-loaded lower lid] tension-loaded door and a [carpeted outer cylinder] second shell with a surface that cats like to scratch that slides over the [inner cylinder]first shell and rests upon the [inner cylinder's lower lid steel support rod] first shell's door support element. The [carpeted outer cylinder] second shell with a surface that cats like to scratch rests directly upon the [lower lid's protruding steel support rod] door support element. Scratching action of a cat upon [carpeted outer cylinder] the second shell with a surface that cats like to scratch exerts downward force through the [steel support rod] support element to the [spring-loaded lower lid] tension-loaded door causing the [lower lid] door to open and dispense [dry cat] food. The [cat] scratching post feeder can be mounted to a fixed wall or [mounted to a free standing base] configured as a free standing unit. The [cat] scratching post feeder is a dual function device acting as a scratching post and as a pet-activated feeder.
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