Patent ID: 7849816

Claim:
A feed dispensing apparatus comprising: a hopper for containing feed, said hopper having a base, four sides and a top; a sheet of metal mounted below said base of said hopper; at least one gap disposed between the hopper and the sheet of metal, wherein the at least one gap is configured for distribution of feed to a predetermined wildlife, and wherein the at least one gap is further configured to protect the feed contained in the dispensing apparatus from a predetermined varmint; at least one window disposed between each of the four sides and the sheet of metal mounted below the base; a motor fixedly attached to the base of said hopper; a rotating motor shaft being powered by said motor, wherein said motor shaft passes downward through said base of said hopper; a fan blade fixedly fastened to said motor shaft, wherein said motor causes said fan blade to rotate and move feed that falls onto said blade; and a plurality of openings in said base of said hopper, wherein said feed passes through said openings and onto said fan blade and said sheet of metal; wherein the windows and the at least one gap are configured to provide a feed stream in all radial directions as the fan blade rotates.