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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1998
Peter Mark Runyon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen R Alexander, Blaine, MN (US);
Lester Stener, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
North States Industries, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A feeding apparatus (device) has a housing including two members. These two members are telescoping arranged when the housing is in a disassembled position. Upon assembly of the housing, by moving these members with respect to each other, the members resiliently deform with respect to each other, and once the assembled position is reached, the peripheral surfaces of each member are in an abutment sufficient to inhibit the members, and thus, the housing, from collapsing. By making the housing in this manner, assembly is simple, and the feeding apparatus (device) is economical, as packaging volume, and resulting shipping volume, are reduced, when compared to contemporary feeding apparatus (devices).