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US 7,185,605 B1Granted
Multi-tier collapsible feeder
OwnerRaymon W. Lushinventor
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Abstract
A multi-tier feeder which is comprised of a plurality of mesh feeder bodies stacked one upon the other in a collapsible fashion and which include even feed baffle plates positioned therein in a vertically spaced-apart relationship.
Claims12
A collapsible multi-tiered feeder, comprising:
- a first ring-shaped support defining a central feed fill opening;
- a cover member selectively positioned on said first ring-shaped support for selectively closing said central feed fill opening;
- a first inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall, having upper and lower ends;
- said upper end of said first metal mesh wall being secured to said first support and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom;
- a second ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said first metal mesh wall;
- a third ring-shaped support secured to said second ring-shaped support;
- a second truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;
- said upper end of said second metal mesh wall secured to said third ring-shaped support and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom;
- a fourth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said second metal mesh wall;
- a fifth ring-shaped support secured to said fourth ring-shaped support;
- a third inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall member having upper and lower ends;
- said upper end of said third metal mesh wall member being secured to said fifth support ring and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom;
- a sixth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said third metal mesh wall member;
- a seventh ring-shaped support secured to said sixth ring-shaped support;
- a fourth truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;
- an eighth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said fourth metal mesh wall;
- a ninth ring-shaped support secured to said eighth ring-shaped support;
- a fifth inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;
- said upper end of said fifth metal mesh wall being secured to said ninth ring-shaped support and extending down and inwardly therefrom;
- a base and a rim;
- said lower end of said fifth metal mesh wall being secured to said base;
- said first, second, third, fourth and fifth metal mesh walls being movable between an extended position to a collapsed position.
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A multi-tier feeder, comprising:
- a plurality of mesh feeder bodies vertically stacked one upon the other in a collapsible fashion;
- at least some of said feeder bodies having an even feed baffle plate positioned therebetween.
A multi-tier feeder comprising a plurality of vertically spaced-apart, inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible mesh feeder bodies having vertically spaced-apart, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible mesh feeder bodies secured thereto and positioned therebetween in a vertical stacked fashion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.