US 6,474,260 B1 · Recoiling-action wildlife feeder

Abstract

A feeding apparatus for wildlife, particularly squirrels, is shown. One embodiment of the feeding apparatus includes a generally vertical, suspended flexible assembly of materials for holding a self-contained food unit. One embodiment of the feeding apparatus further includes a resilient biasing device mountable within the length of the apparatus. One end of one embodiment of the feeding apparatus includes an adjustable device for suspending the apparatus. The opposite end of one embodiment includes a device for securing the self-contained food unit. When an animal leaps up and grasps the food unit, the resilient biasing device lengthens and contracts, causing the animal to rise and fall while swinging to and fro spinning around on the apparatus. To the amusement of an observer, the animal is in effect, “bungee jumping.”

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Dependent claims

An animal feeding apparatus having a first end and a second end, comprising:

a mounting region located at the first end;
a resilient biasing device coupled to the mounting region, the resilient biasing device having a biasing force within a range that is capable of suspending an animal above the ground and moving the animal in a substantially oscillating motion;
a food attachment device coupled to the resilient biasing device, and located at the second end;
a mounting device attached to the mounting region, the mounting device including a length of chain;
and
a length of metal cable coupled between the resilient biasing device and the food attachment device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Recoiling-action wildlife feeder

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Recoiling-action wildlife feeder

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