Granted Patent B1

US 7,185,605 · App. 11/480,607 · Granted Mar 6, 2007

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A collapsible multi-tiered feeder, comprising:

a first ring-shaped support defining a central feed fill opening;

a cover member selectively positioned on said first ring-shaped support for selectively closing said central feed fill opening;

a first inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall, having upper and lower ends;

said upper end of said first metal mesh wall being secured to said first support and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom;

a second ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said first metal mesh wall;

a third ring-shaped support secured to said second ring-shaped support;

a second truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;

said upper end of said second metal mesh wall secured to said third ring-shaped support and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom;

a fourth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said second metal mesh wall;

a fifth ring-shaped support secured to said fourth ring-shaped support;

a third inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall member having upper and lower ends;

said upper end of said third metal mesh wall member being secured to said fifth support ring and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom;

a sixth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said third metal mesh wall member;

a seventh ring-shaped support secured to said sixth ring-shaped support;

a fourth truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;

an eighth ring-shaped support secured to said lower end of said fourth metal mesh wall;

a ninth ring-shaped support secured to said eighth ring-shaped support;

a fifth inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible metal mesh wall having upper and lower ends;

said upper end of said fifth metal mesh wall being secured to said ninth ring-shaped support and extending down and inwardly therefrom;

a base and a rim;

said lower end of said fifth metal mesh wall being secured to said base;

said first, second, third, fourth and fifth metal mesh walls being movable between an extended position to a collapsed position.

2. The feeder of claim 1 wherein a perch ring is positioned at the juncture of at least some of said metal mesh walls.

3. The feeder of claim 1 wherein a first perch ring is positioned at the juncture of said first and second metal mesh walls and at the juncture of said third and fourth metal mesh walls.

4. The feeder of claim 1 wherein an even feed baffle is provided at the juncture of at least some of said metal mesh walls.

5. The feeder of claim 4 wherein said even feed baffle is disk-shaped with a central opening formed therein.

6. The feeder of claim 5 wherein said baffle is conical in shape.

7. The feeder of claim 1 wherein a first even feed baffle is provided at the juncture of said second and third metal mesh walls and a second even feed baffle is provided at the juncture of said fourth and fifth metal mesh walls.

8. The feeder of claim 7 wherein each of said first and second even feed baffles is disk-shaped with a central opening formed therein.

9. The feeder of claim 8 wherein each of said first and second even feed baffles is conical in shape.

10. A multi-tier feeder, comprising:

a plurality of mesh feeder bodies vertically stacked one upon the other in a collapsible fashion;

at least some of said feeder bodies having an even feed baffle plate positioned therebetween.

11. A multi-tier feeder comprising a plurality of vertically spaced-apart, inverted, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible mesh feeder bodies having vertically spaced-apart, truncated, cone-shaped collapsible mesh feeder bodies secured thereto and positioned therebetween in a vertical stacked fashion.

12. The multi-tier feeder of claim 11 wherein three to eight feeder bodies are stacked one upon the other.

Assignments (9)