Patent ID: 6564746
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A squirrel-powered animal feeder, adapted to hang alongside a vertical structure, comprising:(a) an elongated tubular hopper of sufficient length to serve as a feed container; said hopper having a top, bottom and vertical sides, including a hole in the side at the bottom of said hopper; said hole being of sufficient size to allow feed particles to flow from said hopper; said hopper further including a floor, with the underside of said floor being flat and perpendicular to the vertical sides of said hopper; (b) a flat, rectangular shaped platform, the upper surface of said platform being attached to the flat underside of said hopper floor; said hopper being located at one end of said platform, with bottom of said hole being on the same horizontal plane with upper surface of said platform; said hole being centered and facing the platform end opposite the hopper location; whereby the extended portion of said platform being of sufficient size to allow a live squirrel to jump onto said platform from said vertical structure; (c) agitating means for the purpose of causing said feed particles to fall off said platform to the ground below; said agitating means adapted in front of said hole in said hopper, and adapted to move as a direct result of energy released when said squirrel jumps onto or off of said platform.