Patent ID: 7455031
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A feeder and cage comprising: a cage having a roof and an interior space for housing an animal, including a cage door located in said roof, said roof comprising cage bars including a flat bar spanning a portion of the top of the cage; a feeder mechanism comprising one or more feeder receptacles attached to an extension structure, said extension structure comprising a rod extending between said receptacle and said roof of said cage, said extension structure manually engageable and adjustable for positioning said feeder receptacle at a selected location in the interior space of said cage and at a selected location at said door for access to said feeder receptacle, a hollow tube where said rod is slidably engaged with said tube and said tube is engaged with said flat bar; characterized in that said extension structure is engaged to said cage roof so that said feeder can be raised and lowered between said selected location in the interior space of said cage and at said selected location at said cage door and that said extension structure is surrounded by said one or more feeder receptacles and which can be rotated under the cage door.