Patent ID: 6349673
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A feeder apparatus, comprising:a chamber; a tray; and a support structure which secures the tray onto the chamber, the support structure being engaged at a first end to the chamber, and at a second end to the tray, the support structure, comprising: a support member being generally disposed along a longitudinal axis of the chamber; an elastic member; and a pair of rods being connectable to the support member by the elastic member, wherein in an assembled configuration, the rods are engaged to the tray by the elastic member, and the support member, the rods, and the elastic member latch the chamber onto the tray; and in a packaged/stored configuration, the rods are disengaged from the tray by the elastic member, and the support member, the rods, and the elastic member are stored within the chamber.