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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
UniversitĂ Degli Studi Di Torino, Turin, IT;
Patricia Harris, Ipswich, GB;
Emanuela Valle, Turin, IT;
Federica Raspa, Turin, IT;
Clara Bordin, Turin, IT;
Andrea D. Ellis, West Bridgford, GB;
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A slow-feeder for feeding forage to an equid includes a container to hold the forage. The slow-feeder includes a feeding restrictor that is provided in the container on the forage, and that has apertures through which the equid extracts the forage from the container. The slow-feeder includes straps that connect the feeding restrictor to the container, that provide tension between the feeding restrictor and the container, and that permit the feeding restrictor to translate within the container in a vertical direction.