Animal feeder with perch assembly
AssigneeLab Products, Inc.
InventorsEric A. Deitrich, John E. Sheaffer
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Abstract
An animal feeder that can be mounted on a wall of an animal cage includes a feeder assembly including a back wall, a trough region integrally formed with the back wall and a front wall integrally formed with the trough region and a securing member for securing the feeder asssembly to the wall of the cage. The feeder assembly includes a plurality of slots providing the animal access to a food item placed therein. The animal feeder may include a perch assembly releasably mounted to the feeder assembly. The perch assembly which includes a perch constructed from a plurality of wires, includes a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
Claims18
An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough having a back wall, a trough region defined by said back wall and a front wall, and a securing member for securing said feeder assembly to a wall of a cage, said feeder assembly including a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly and a securing assembly for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, said securing assembly being dimensioned to receive said perch assembly, said perch assembly including a U-shaped bar including a shoulder bar and two integral and essentially orthogonally extending arms;
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- said securing assembly including a plate affixed to said feeder assembly, said arms of said perch assembly being secured between said plate and said trough region.
An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough portion, said trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal;
- a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly;
- said mounting assembly including a U-shaped bar including a shoulder bar and two integral and essentially orthogonally extending arms;
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- said feeder assembly including a plate affixed to said trough portion, said arms of said mounting assembly being secured between said plate and said trough portion.
An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough portion, said trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal;
- a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly;
- said feeder assembly including a securing assembly for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly;
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- said mounting assembly including arms, said securing assembly includes a plurality of sleeves affixed to said feeder assembly and dimensioned to receive said arms of said mounting assembly therein for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal;
- a perch assembly releasably mountable to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly;
- a securing assembly affixed to said feeder assembly for releasably securing said mounting assembly of said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, and
- said securing assembly includes a plate affixed to said feeder assembly dimensioned to releasably secure and bias said arms of said mounting assembly between said plate and a underside surface of said feeder assembly.
An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal;
- a perch assembly releasably mountable to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly;
- a securing assembly affixed to said feeder assembly for releasably securing said mounting assembly of said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, and
- said securing assembly includes a plurality of sleeves affixed to said feeder assembly and dimensioned to receive said arms of said mounting assembly therein for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.