Refilling feature for use in an animal feeder

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A01K 39/01 (2006.01) A01K 5/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2231606

In a feeder for dispensing flowable feed material, such as potable liquids and particulate solids, to birds and other animals, in which a hopper supplies such feed material to an access port in a feeding station positioned below the hopper, a refilling feature permits facilitated replacement of feed stock, as necessary. A hopper, for example a feed containing reservoir, is mountably receivable on a feeder support structure, which, while mounted thereto, is pivotable between an inverted position, in which an opening therein is appropriately located to permit outflow of feed therethrough while actively providing feed material to the feeding station for animal access, and another position in which the reservoir opening is oriented to prevent outflow of feed, thereby permitting removal of the reservoir from the feeder for refilling, or replacement thereof with a pre-filled replacement reservoir, without significantspillage of the contents. A feeder incorporating such feature advantageously includes mounting structure to facilitate mountable reception of same on a cage, or outdoor tree or other support, such mounting structure being disposed as not to impede the mounted movement of the feed reservoir.

Distributeur d'aliments fluides, par exemple des liquides ou des aliments solides en grains, pour animaux, constitué d'une trémie laissant tomber le produit alimentaire dans une mangeoire placée sous la trémie où il est accessible aux animaux, et comportant un dispositif de remplissage facilité. La trémie, par exemple un réservoir rempli d'aliments, se monte sur une base sur laquelle elle peut pivoter de la position inversée, où l'ouverture est orientée pour laisser tomber le produit alimentaire dans la mangeoire, à une deuxième position où l'ouverture est orientée pour empêcher le produit alimentaire de tomber dans la mangeoire, la trémie pouvant alors être retirée aux fins de remplissage ou de remplacement par un autre réservoir pré-rempli sans en renverser le contenu. Un distributeur d'aliments pour animaux selon cette invention est utilement pourvu d'un dispositif de montage permettant de le poser sur une cage, un arbre ou un autre support, ce dispositif de montage étant disposé de manière à ne pas gêner le mouvement de pivotement du réservoir d'aliments.

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