Patent ID: 6314910
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A01K,Y02A

Abstract:
A device that controls the delivery and disbursement of the type of fish food that does not readily float on top of water inside a fish tank, said device comprising:a food container immersible partly into said fish tank and defined by a peripheral surface surrounding a lower surface to form a hollow enclosure open at the top;means for filling said food container with fish food;a lift tube extending from said lower surface wherein at least one channel in said lift tube opens into said food container;at least one food outlet in said peripheral surface of said food container below the level of immersion thereof;an air pump to supply a source of compresses air;means to connect said air pump to the lift tube, whereby said lift tube is supplied with said source of compressed air through said lower surface, wherein bubbles rise inside the lift tube and exit the channel in said lift tube causing bubbles and water to enter said food container proximate the top thereof creating a flow of water into the container, whereby food in said container gets caught up in the flow of water, and water and food are dispersed into the fish tank through said food outlet in the container.