Patent ID: 7975648
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal feeder comprising: a hopper for containing a feed material to be dispensed to an animal for feeding therefrom; a receptacle for receiving the feed from the hopper from which the animal can take the feed; the hopper having components of the hopper which co-operate with the receptacle to define an opening through which the feed passes from the hopper to the receptacle so that the amount of feed discharged from the hopper to the receptacle is controlled by a width of the opening; the receptacle and the components being mounted for course height adjustment movement between a lowered position of the receptacle and the components for animals when they are at a smaller size and at least one raised position of the receptacle and the components for the animals when they have grown to a larger size; one of the receptacle and the components being mounted for fine height adjustment movement to control the width of the opening at both the lowered position and at said least one raised position; and an adjustment linkage for operating course height adjustment movement and fine height adjustment movement of said one of the receptacle and the components, the linkage including: