Patent ID: 6499429
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An animal feeder for birds comprising a cage having a circular base and an apex adapted to contain a compressed cake of food, said cage having a self supporting wire frame defining openings through which birds may feed, said frame having first and second symmetrical sections, said first and second sections connected by a common hinge in said base, said first and second sections having vertical members and horizontal members, said first and second sections each having a releasable closure for securing said first and second sections together, said wire of said wire frame has a diameter sufficient to provide a gripping surface for birds and said closure includes suspension means for supporting said animal feeder and said vertical members in said first and second symmetrical sections each have a semicircular base for supporting said cake of food, each of said first and second symmetrical sections comprising a plurality of radial portions of said wire and at least one diametrical wire portion, said hinge formed between said semicircular base of said first and second sections, said hinge pivotally interconnecting said diametrical portions of said first and second symmetrical sections of said frame to form a circular base.