Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1993-10-22
1995-05-09
Manahan, Todd E.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
119 578, A01K 3901
Patent
active
054130697
ABSTRACT:
A multisided bird feeder for dispensing bird seed from a plurality of spaced-apart locations has a plurality of vertically disposed, substantially identical side members secured in an edge-to-edge relationship to form a closed perimeter. The base member and roof member being utilized are common to the side members, with the base member and roof member together with the side members forming an enclosed multisided bird feeder. A repository for bird seed is located in a central interior portion of the feeder, and an elongate trough portion is operatively associated with a lower part of each side member. An aperture is located in certain of the side members, just above the respective trough portion, with each aperture enabling seed to flow from the repository into the respective trough portions. The repository for bird seed is accessible from an uppermost portion of the bird feeder, and a flow director is located adjacent the lowermost portion of the repository for bird seed, serving to cause bird seed poured into the repository to flow in substantially equal quantities into the plurality of trough portions. A window is provided in at least some of the sides of the bird feeder, and at least one illumination device is provided in the interior of the bird feeder, such that light can be projected outwardly through the windows, to provide illumination to the area around the bird feeder at times selected by the user.
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Manahan Todd #E.
Renfro Julian C.
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