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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Kenneth Robert Hepp, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Thomas J. Green, West Bend, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Robert Hepp, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Thomas J. Green, West Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kenneth Robert Hepp, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An animal feeder includes a feed reservoir having a cavity for holding a feed material, and a feed dispensing assembly coupled to the feed reservoir. The feed dispensing assembly includes a check valve to allow selective access to the feed material. The check valve inhibits feed leakage from the feed reservoir during pressure fluctuations within the feed reservoir.