Animal feeder
AssigneeWireless Wildlife Products, LLC
InventorsArt R. Browning, Joseph Michael Wood
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Abstract
An improved automated animal feeder or feeding apparatus comprises a substantially water-resistant housing having at least one closable port. A feed distributor is located in the housing and configured to distribute feed to the exterior of the housing through the port. An opening in an upper end of the housing is configured to admit feed to the housing and to the feed distributor through gravity. A drive arrangement is disposed in the housing and coupled to the feed distributor and to the closeable port to selectively actuate the feed distributor and selectively open and close the closeable port.
Claims15
An improved automated animal feeding apparatus comprising:
- a housing having at least one closable port;
- a feed distributor in the housing and configured to distribute feed to an exterior of the housing through the at least one closeable port;
- an opening in an upper end of the housing configured to admit feed to the housing and to the feed distributor through gravity;
- a platform in the housing having a door attached thereto;
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- a drive arrangement disposed in the housing and coupled to the feed distributor to both selectively actuate the feed distributor and to selectively open and close the at least one closeable port by moving the platform and the door up and down within the housing.
An animal feeding apparatus comprising:
- a housing with an opening in communication with a feed hopper for gravity-assisted delivery of feed from the hopper to the housing;
- at least one port in the housing, the at least one port being selectively closeable;
- a rotary feed distributor configured to distribute feed through the at least one port to an exterior of the housing;
- a platform in the housing having a door attached thereto;
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- a drive mechanism to both rotate the feed distributor and to open and close the at least one port by moving the platform and the door up and down in the housing.
A feeding apparatus comprising:
- a housing with an opening in communication with a feed hopper for gravity-assisted delivery of feed from the feed hopper to the housing;
- at least one port in the housing, the at least one port being selectively closeable;
- a feed distributor configured to distribute feed through the at least one port to an exterior of the housing;
- a platform in the housing having a door attached thereto;
- a drive mechanism to both actuate the feed distributor and to open and close the at least one port by moving the platform and the door up and down within the housing;
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- a wireless controller in the housing and coupled to the drive mechanism, the wireless controller allowing remote control of at least two of the following:
- feeding times;
- quantity of feed distributed;
- unclogging the feed distributor;
- check a level of feed in the feed hopper;
- check a level of battery power;
- test feeder function;
- monitor weather conditions at the feeding apparatus;
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- view an event log.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.