Patent ID: 7819083

Claim:
An animal feeder comprising: a pair of end walls arranged in a spaced apart relation; a feed hopper including first and second side walls interposed between an upper portion of said pair of end walls at an upper end thereof, said first side wall having a ledge region extending from a first lower edge thereof and a second side wall having a second lower edge thereof terminating at a position above and spaced apart from said ledge region to define a feed gate opening; a feed gate positionable relative to said feed gate opening; an indexing mechanism operably coupled to said feed gate and positionable in a plurality of individual discrete adjustment positions to selectively locate said feed gate in a plurality of individual discrete feed gate positions, said indexing mechanism including an engagement member operably positionable in one of a plurality of individual discrete adjustment positions, a linkage having a first end operably coupled to said engagement member and a second end operably coupled to said feed gate such that said feed gate is selectively located in one of a plurality of discrete feed gate positions relative to said feed gate opening when said engagement member is positioned in one of said plurality of individual discrete adjustment positions; a feed trough including third and fourth side walls and a bottom wall interposed between a lower portion of said pair of end walls; and an agitation mechanism disposed within said hopper, said agitation mechanism having an agitation element loosely supported adjacent said feed discharge and an actuator extending through said feed gate opening into said feed trough above said bottom wall.