Patent ID: 7631614

Claim:
A feeder for animals which comprises: a feed storage tank comprising at least one chute at a base of the feed storage tank, wherein feed falls through the at least one chute due to the force of gravity; a distribution tray arranged beneath the at least one chute, wherein the feed that falls from said feed storage tank collects on the distribution tray, said distribution tray being movably mounted on the feeder with regard to the at least one chute which allows the feed collected on said distribution tray to fall when the distribution tray is briskly moved; a supporting body for supporting the distribution tray; and an operating lever arranged beneath said distribution tray which may be moved by an animal to move the distribution tray, wherein the operating lever is connected to the supporting body by an articulated joint; wherein the distribution tray comprises an open tubular body extending downward from a lower surface of the distribution tray, wherein an upper end of the operating lever is inserted in and affixed to the open tubular body of the distribution tray.