Patent ID: 7726259
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal feeder mountable on an exterior support, the animal feeder comprising: a housing for containing feed and defining a plurality of openings for providing access to the feed, the plurality of openings being substantially equally spaced between an upper end of the housing and a lower end of the housing, at least one of the plurality of openings being positioned proximate the upper end of the housing when the feeder is mounted on the support; a frame having an opening and being supported on the housing for movement relative to the housing between an opened position, in which the opening in the frame and at least one of the plurality of openings in the housing are substantially aligned, and a closed position, in which the opening in the frame and the at least one of the plurality of openings in the housing are substantially misaligned; and a hanger for supporting the animal feeder, including