Patent ID: 7481180

Claim:
An animal feeder for an animal at a selected feeding site, comprising: a ground support member vertically supported at the site; at least one cylindrical food container characterized by a cap member and a base member connected at a threaded connection with a bottom portion of the base member remote from said threaded connection removed to provide an open ended cavity for holding food attractive to the animal; a plate member; a hinge member pivotally connecting said plate member to an upper portion of said ground support member at a fixed transverse horizontal axis, said cap member being fixedly connected to said plate member with said cavity facing outward; and stop means between said cap member and said support member providing a normal position for said food container inclined upwardly and outwardly an angle of between about 5° to 30° with respect to a horizontal plane while permitting additional pivotal movement upwardly from said normal position upon pulling by the animal thereby providing an unnatural response discouraging the animal from further pulling.