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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1994
Robert R Reynolds, Maybrook, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A wild animal feed dispensing machine capable of providing hours of entertainment for individuals who enjoy watching wild life eat specifically designed for wild squirrels, whose intelligence allows them to figure out the mechanism within a reasonable length of time and remember for future feeding. The machine is comprised of six major parts: (1) feed storage container; (2) rotating valve; (3) different colored spokes; (4) gnaw guard; (5) trough/perch catch basin and (6) holding bracket The feed storage container with lid, stores the feed. The rotating valve holds the feed in the storage area until the different colored spokes rotate, which in turn rotate the valve, allowing feed to fall by gravity into the trough/perch catch basin. The gnaw guard keeps the wild squirrels from gnawing at the rotating valve and damaging it. The holding bracket holds the feeder upright. Since wild squirrels have a very keen sense of smell they are able to locate the feed in the feeder. Their curiosity and appetite then takes over and they will investigate. They climb all over the feeder, stumbling onto the different colored spokes, making them rotate by their weight. Feed then falls in to the trough/perch catch basin. From that time on, their intelligence tells them that all they have to do is to sit on the trough/perch catch basin and turn the different colored spoked wheel in either direction to receive feed. Wild squirrels do not like to share their food with other wild squirrels. It is amusing to watch squirrels chasing each other away from the feeder. The feeder can accommodate two wild squirrels at one time.