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US 2023/0147652 A1Published application
Interactive slow feeder
OwnerLynnette Elaine Methnerinventor
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Abstract
An interactive slow feeder is provided. The feeder requires intellectual assessment and physical interaction by a horse or other animal to access forage or other suitable feed contained within a feed box, which is closed by a cover and placed on the ground or barn floor to simulate a grazing position. The interactive slow feeder encourages the animal to engage in natural, interactive feeding behaviors, simulates the experience of grazing, combats boredom, and tends to discourage overeating.
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An interactive horse feeder comprising:
- a feed box having an interior defined by at least one side and configured to hold an animal feed;
- a cover configured to moveably interact with the at least one side to fully enclose the interior and having a feed port in communication with the interior;
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- a feature operatively coupled to the feed port, wherein the feature is configured to change the feed port between a closed position restricting access to the interior to an open position allowing access to the interior in response to an animal interaction with the feature, wherein the animal may remove the animal feed from the interior.
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A method of simulating a grazing experience to a horse comprising:
- positioning an interactive slow feeder on a low surface;
- filling the interactive slow feeder with feed;
- closing a cover of the interactive slow feeder;
- interacting with a feature at least partially obstructing a feed port;
- and feeding from the interactive slow feeder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.