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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Magrath, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Vitor Oliveira, Kearny, NJ (US);
George Engel, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Hartz Mountain Corporation, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 3/106 ; A01K 3/901 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 3/106 ; A01K 3/901 ;
Abstract
A hanger design to which a conglomeration of seed, treat or other food product may be adhered and which can be easily Installed and effectively secured to most animal cages is provided. The hanger of the invention includes a shaft having a plate disposed at one end in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the shaft. The plate has an outside surface formed with a pair of vertical ribs and an extending horizontal locking tab which together can be used to lock the hanger unit to a conventional animal cage.