Patent ID: 6915761
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A weatherproof pet feeder for placing outdoors to provide feed and water for a small animal, the weatherproof pet feeder comprising: a feeder base having an entrance section with an open forward end for receiving the animal, and a feeder section which the animal accesses after walking into the entrance section of the feeder base; wherein said feeder base has a substantially planer shape which is horizontally disposed, said entrance section being defined by an entrance slot which extends into said substantially planar shape and defines a U-shaped entrance, said entrance slot extending into said feeder base approximately two-thirds of a longitudinal length of said feeder base; support legs extending downward from said feeder base to a ground surface and suspending said feeder base above the ground surface; an enclosure having a front opening for receiving the animal and an enclosed rearward end, said enclosure fitting over said entrance section and said feeder section of said feeder base, with said front opening registering with said open forward end of said entrance section of said feeder base and said enclosed rearward end enclosing said feeder section of said feeder base; and means for securing said enclosure to said feeder base, such that said enclosure is moveable relative to said feeder base for accessing said feeder section.