Patent ID: 7191732

Claim:
A wild animal feeder including a feed container, for affixation around and suspension from a substantially vertical support element, comprising: (1) a first, upper, support system, including: (a) a brace; (b) means for mounting the brace to the support element; (c) a suspension bar pivotally mounted to the brace for selective horizontal movements there from, said suspension bar having an outboard end; (d) means for aligning the suspension bar in a pre-determinable position relative to the support element; (e) control means at least partially carried along the suspension bar for adjusting the vertical position of the feed container, said control means having first and second ends, said first end being in engagement with the feed container; (2) a second, lower, support system, including: (a) a brace; (b) means for mounting the brace to the support element comprising at least one chain and means for securely positioning the chain around the support element; and (c) means including a winch and engaging the second end of the control means for selectively raising, positioning and lowering the feed container.