Patent ID: 6681718
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A device for dispensing food particulate to at least one animal comprising a hopper for storing said food particulate, said hopper including a discharge aperture, an urging area arranged substantially within said hopper and arranged substantially around said discharge aperture, an area of repose arranged adjacent said urging area, a directing means disposed substantially within said hopper for directing said food particulate within said hopper away from said urging area and into said area of repose wherein gravitational flow or flushing of said food particulate onto said urging area is inhibited, an urging means for urging said food particulate from said area of repose into said discharge aperture whereby said food particulate is discharged from said hopper, means for making discharged food particulate accessible, whereby said discharged food particulate is available to said at least one animal for consumption.