Patent ID: 7331308
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A collapsible game feeder for automatically dispensing feed, the collapsible game feeder comprising: a collapsible container operable to receive, store and release feed, the collapsible container includes: a bottom plate positioned adjacent at least a portion of the area of the inside surface of the bottom end, the bottom plate provides rigidity across the bottom end, the bottom plate having an opening positioned adjacent the dispensing hole of the bottom end and the bottom plate having at least one coupling portion; a feeder funnel that forms an opening and that is at least semi-rigid, the feeder funnel having a first end and a second end extending below the bottom plate and the bottom end of the collapsible container, and coupled to the bottom plate at the first end adjacent the opening in the bottom plate and the dispensing hole of the bottom end of the collapsible container so that feed that is positioned within the collapsible container near the opening of the bottom plate is released from within the collapsible container through the opening of the feeder funnel via a gravity feed; an automatic dispensing device positioned a distance below the second end of the feeder funnel and below the bottom end of the collapsible container and operable to receive feed released from the collapsible container through the feeder funnel, and to dispense feed away from and external the collapsible game container; and a support bracket that couples the automatic dispensing device to the at least one coupling portion of the bottom plate through the collapsible container.