Patent ID: 6920841
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal feeder consisting of: a feed hopper having a filling end and a feeding end, wherein the filling end has a cover having an access door opening; an upwardly extending lip placed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the access door opening; a lid having open and closed positions to open and close off the access door opening, respectively; an edge member joined to the edge of the lid to extend around at least a portion of the lip when the lid is in its closed position, the edge member having a gap formed therein so that the lip extends above the gap when the lid is in its closed position, wherein further the edge member is configured to support the lid above the lip in spaced apart relationship when the lid is in its closed position; a protective cage proximate to the feeding end of the hopper; at least three legs, the proximate ends of the legs permanently attached to the feed hopper; and a skid assembly permanently attached to the distal ends of the legs.