Animal feeding apparatus
OwnerCyril N. Kellerinventor
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Abstract
A squirrel or small animal feeding apparatus comprises a mounting post, an angular mounting member, a pivot arm rotatably mounted to the angular mounting member, and a combination of eye hooks for attaching either a corn cob or a small bird feeder to one end of the pivot arm. The animal feeding apparatus further comprises a slidably moveable counterweight, the counterweight being mountable to the pivot arm in order to counterbalance the weight of an animal climbing onto the animal feeder. When an animal climbs up the pivot arm to get at the food attached to the eye hook assembly, the pivot arm will rotate in either direction, causing the animal to swing across the bottom.
Claims16
An animal feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting post having a first end and a second end, said second end being adapted for mounting on the ground to support said post in a substantially upright position of use;
- a pivot arm having a first end and a second end, said pivot arm rotatably mounted to said mounting post;
- means for supporting animal food secured to said first end of said pivot arm;
- an adjustable counterweight;
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- mounting means movably attaching said adjustable counterweight on said pivot arm for adjustable, sliding movement thereon.
An animal feeding apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting post having a first end and a second end, said second end being adapted for mounting on the ground to support said post in substantially upright position of use;
- a mounting member extending from said post at an angle greater than 90.degree. with respect to said substantially upright position of said mounting post and at an above ground elevation thereon when said post is in said position of use;
- a pivot arm having a first end and a second end, said pivot arm rotatably mounted to said mounting member;
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- means for supporting animal food secured to said first end of said pivot arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.