Patent ID: 8893655

Claim:
A game feeder comprising: A. a base defined by (a) a rectangular frame with a front, a rear, a rear right corner, rear left corner, forward right corner, and a forward left corner, (b) a first stabilizing leg that extends from the right front corner of the frame in a forward and rightward direction along a first plane relative to the rectangular frame, and (c) a second stabilizing leg that extends from the left front corner of the frame in a forward and leftward direction along the first plane relative to the rectangular frame; B. a yoke defined by (a) backwardly angled uprights, each upright secured to the front of the frame of the base between the first and second stabilizing legs, (b) a first back support leg extending to the uprights from the rear left corner of the frame and (c) a second back support leg extending to the uprights from the rear right corner of the frame; C. a lifting arm with a front end and a back end, wherein the lifting arm is pivotally coupled to the yoke between the uprights at a location between the front and back ends; D. a barrel that is pivotally connected to the front end of the lifting arm; E. a screw jack defined by a longitudinal axis with (a) an upper piston connected to the back end of the lifting arm, (b) a. lower piston communicating with the upper piston and attached to the rear of the frame of the base, the longitudinal axis of the screw jack being perpendicular to the first plane; and, F. a distributor for spreading feed placed in the barrel; wherein extension and retraction of the upper piston directly correlates to the elevation of the barrel; and wherein the barrel is located at about the midsegment of the first and second stabilizing legs.