Patent ID: 9655342
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A game feeder, comprising: a main body having an upper reservoir section, said reservoir section sized to hold a desired volume of game feed; a base plate disposed within said main body, defining a bottom surface of said reservoir section, said base plate shaped so as to funnel game feed to an opening in said base plate through which game feed can flow; a discharge plate disposed within said main body, below said base plate, said discharge plate extending in an upwardly sloping direction to a discharge opening in a wall of said main body, said discharge opening being elongated in a generally horizontal direction and having a height sufficiently small to minimize animal depradation; a spinner plate disposed within an opening in said discharge plate, said spinner plate comprising one or more upwardly extending vanes, said spinner plate disposed below said opening in said base plate so as to receive game feed onto said spinner plate as said game feed flows from said reservoir section, said spinner plate positioned sufficiently far back from said discharge opening to minimize animal depradation; a guide wall disposed on said discharge plate, around at least a portion of said spinner plate and extending substantially to said discharge opening; and a motor attached to said spinner plate and adapted to rotate said spinner plate, a battery providing energy to said motor and a timer controlling rotation of said motor, said motor, said battery and said timer disposed within said main body and shielded from outside access.