Patent ID: 6546894
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A wildlife feeder comprising:a housing having an upright, outer wall defining a hollow interior, said interior being configured to present at least one holding socket therein; and at least one upright, refillable, feed-dispensing cartridge within said socket, said outer wall having a window opening therein aligned with the socket to permit viewing of the cartridge through the window opening, said housing having structure blocking removal of the cartridge through the top of the housing, said cartridge being removable from and reinsertable into said socket through the window opening to permit refilling of the cartridge outside of the housing, said window opening having a vertical dimension that is less than a corresponding vertical dimension of the cartridge whereby a downwardly projecting upper portion of the housing wall and an upwardly projecting lower portion of the housing wall adjacent the window opening overlap the cartridge and confine the cartridge when the cartridge is in the socket, said housing having a floor upon which the cartridge rests in said socket, said cartridge being manually liftable relative to said floor to permit the lower end of the cartridge to clear the lower portion of the wall and be pivoted out through the window as the cartridge is withdrawn from the socket.