Patent ID: 7305936
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal feeder comprising: a hopper for holding and outputting food; and, a feeding trough connected to the hopper that receives food discharged from the hopper, the trough comprising a plurality of separate, pivotally interconnected ramps that are foldable into a zigzag configuration when the trough is deployed; wherein the hopper comprises a feed outlet orifice proximate the trough; and, wherein the trough comprises an uppermost ramp fixedly secured to the hopper, a first intermediate ramp pivoted to the uppermost ramp, successive intermediate ramps pivoted to each other, and a lowermost ramp pivoted to the last intermediate ramp, and wherein the intermediate and uppermost ramps comprise a feed discharge hole for dropping food to a ramp beneath it.