Patent ID: 6199510
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A feed dish for use in combination with a cage having a cage side formed as a lattice of horizontal and vertical members, said feed dish comprising:a bowl and a mounting structure for attaching the bowl to a cage side;the bowl comprising a sidewall and a bottom connected to the sidewall;the mounting structure comprising an elongated leg structure extending from the sidewall for extending through the lattice of the cage side, said leg structure comprising a pair of elongated legs, each leg including a respective enlarged portion located distal from said sidewall;the mounting structure further including a slide member for engaging the leg structure in linear sliding movement wherein said slide member comprises a top edge and a bottom edge and includes a pair of slots extending from said bottom edge toward said top edge for engaging over said legs in linear sliding movement perpendicular to said leg structure and parallel to said sidewall whereby said slide member is located between said sidewall and said enlarged portions of said legs.