Animal feeder with perch assembly
First Claim
1. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
- a feeder assembly including a trough having a back wall, a trough region defined by said back wall and a front wall, and a securing member for securing said feeder assembly to a wall of a cage, said feeder assembly including a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly and a securing assembly for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, said securing assembly being dimensioned to receive said perch assembly, said perch assembly including a U-shaped bar including a shoulder bar and two integral and essentially orthogonally extending arms; and
said securing assembly including a plate affixed to said feeder assembly, said arms of said perch assembly being secured between said plate and said trough region.
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Abstract
An animal feeder that can be mounted on a wall of an animal cage includes a feeder assembly including a back wall, a trough region integrally formed with the back wall and a front wall integrally formed with the trough region and a securing member for securing the feeder asssembly to the wall of the cage. The feeder assembly includes a plurality of slots providing the animal access to a food item placed therein. The animal feeder may include a perch assembly releasably mounted to the feeder assembly. The perch assembly which includes a perch constructed from a plurality of wires, includes a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
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18 Claims
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1. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
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a feeder assembly including a trough having a back wall, a trough region defined by said back wall and a front wall, and a securing member for securing said feeder assembly to a wall of a cage, said feeder assembly including a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly and a securing assembly for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, said securing assembly being dimensioned to receive said perch assembly, said perch assembly including a U-shaped bar including a shoulder bar and two integral and essentially orthogonally extending arms; and said securing assembly including a plate affixed to said feeder assembly, said arms of said perch assembly being secured between said plate and said trough region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
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a feeder assembly including a trough portion, said trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal; a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly; said mounting assembly including a U-shaped bar including a shoulder bar and two integral and essentially orthogonally extending arms; and said feeder assembly including a plate affixed to said trough portion, said arms of said mounting assembly being secured between said plate and said trough portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
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a feeder assembly including a trough portion, said trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal; a perch assembly releasably mounted to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly; said feeder assembly including a securing assembly for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly; and said mounting assembly including arms, said securing assembly includes a plurality of sleeves affixed to said feeder assembly and dimensioned to receive said arms of said mounting assembly therein for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
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13. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
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a feeder assembly including a trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal; a perch assembly releasably mountable to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly; a securing assembly affixed to said feeder assembly for releasably securing said mounting assembly of said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, and said securing assembly includes a plate affixed to said feeder assembly dimensioned to releasably secure and bias said arms of said mounting assembly between said plate and a underside surface of said feeder assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An animal feeder for an animal cage, said animal feeder comprising:
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a feeder assembly including a trough portion being adapted to contain food and provide access to a food item placed therein by an animal; a perch assembly releasably mountable to said feeder assembly, said perch assembly including a mounting assembly for releasably mounting said perch assembly to said feeder assembly; a securing assembly affixed to said feeder assembly for releasably securing said mounting assembly of said perch assembly to said feeder assembly, and said securing assembly includes a plurality of sleeves affixed to said feeder assembly and dimensioned to receive said arms of said mounting assembly therein for releasably securing said perch assembly to said feeder assembly.
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Specification