Patent ID: 8495970

Claim:
A feed dispensing device, comprising: a housing having a feed discharge chute at a front side thereof; a first motor mounted inside the housing and having in impeller connected thereto, wherein the impeller is located so as to propel feed through the discharge chute; a second motor mounted inside the housing and having a paddle wheel connected thereto, wherein the paddle wheel is located so as to drop feed to the impeller when the second motor is operated, and wherein the paddle wheel is further located so as to block feed from flowing down through an opening in a top of the housing when the second motor is not operated; a feed hopper for holding feed to be dispensed; an adapter connected to the top of the housing and the lower portion of the hopper, wherein the adapter is separable into two parts, and wherein a first part remains connected to the hopper, and a second part remains connected to the housing, when a separation occurs, and further wherein the adapter includes a blocking plate within the adapter first part, wherein the blocking plate is operable to block flow of feed from the hopper when a separation occurs; a controller mounted inside the housing for separately operating the first and second motors during a feeding cycle, wherein the controller is operated to run a feeding cycle at preselected intervals.