Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Timer-controlled
Patent
1983-10-27
1985-09-17
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Timer-controlled
119 63, A01K 500
Patent
active
045413622
ABSTRACT:
A squirrel-proof selective bird feeder includes a metallic hopper having integral side walls and a back wall defining an open front face, an open top, and a feed portal, a translucent window fastened in water-resistant sealing engagement to the open front face, a top having a sandwiched metallic plate slidably mounted in and frictionally retained by the confronting walls of the open top of the hopper, and a spring-loaded perch having an adjustable tension pivotally mounted to the bottom of the hopper and adjacent the feed portal. In the case of a light bird alighting on the perch having a weight less than that needed to overcome the spring force, the perch remains in at least a partially open state allowing access to the feed portal. In the case of a squirrel or heavy bird having a weight that overcomes the spring force, the perch pivots to a closed state that prevents access to the feed portal. An adjustable feed baffle is provided inside the hopper for regulating the flow of feed into the feed portal, and for providing a preselected opening size selected to accommodate any one of plural feed types. A seed deflector is provided inside the hopper to prevent the jamming engagement of the seed with the motion of the perch. A sloping awning is provided exteriorly of the hopper adjacent to the feed portal to help prevent rain damage to the seed, and to help prevent access thereto by undesirable creatures, particularly squirrels. A member is fastened to the back of the hopper for mounting the hopper to a tree or the like.
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Chamblee Hugh R.
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