Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Solid or lick feeder
Patent
1996-11-19
1998-09-15
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Solid or lick feeder
A01K 110
Patent
active
058064583
ABSTRACT:
A flying animal or bird feeder is described. The feeder includes first and second faces, each face having a raised periphery. The raised periphery preferably includes sleeves that wrap around peripheral rods. A hinge member permits the feeder to be placed in both an open and a closed orientation. In its open orientation, a source of food, such as suet, may be put on one of the faces. The feeder may then be placed in its closed orientation so that the source of food is compressed between the faces in a sandwich-like fashion. Access to the food can be gained by flying birds, insects and the like through apertures in one or both of the faces. In one embodiment, the raised periphery of the first face engages the raised periphery of the second face when the feeder is in its closed orientation. These raised peripheries prevent consumption of the source of food by non-flying animals, such as squirrels, raccoons and the like.
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Duncraft catalog, pp. 37-40, 1995.
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