Patent ID: 9686965
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. Apparatus for dispensing a controlled amount of animal feed comprising: a hopper for holding the animal feed; a plurality of legs attached to the hopper for supporting the hopper above ground level, an outlet in a bottom portion of the hopper; a feeding tube that receives animal feed from the hopper; the feeding tube including an opening to allow access to an interior portion of the feeding tube adapted to hold an amount of animal feed; a housing attached to the feeding tube, the housing having a spinner assembly located therein, a moveable flap positioned on the feeding tube to selectively open and close the feeding tube opening, and a timer for an actuator to selectively allow access to the interior of the feeding tube by containing movement of the movable flap, wherein the movable flap is freely supported in the opening at an upper portion of the flap so as to be biased by gravity to a closed positions.