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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan S. Hight, Warsaw, IN (US);
Lionel L. Kreger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTB IP, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 6/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 6/102 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel feeder that is used to attract agricultural animals to the feeder to enhance the animals' feeding behavior by providing a non-reflective feeder that is integrally formed with a plurality of reflective particles that attract the attention of the animals. Once the animals notice the reflective particles, the animals are drawn toward the feeder, thus encouraging them to find and eat the food in the feeder.