| 摘要 |
A feeder assembly (10) for birds or other animals having a pan member (26), a feeder tube (20) defining a channel (42) for receiving feed from a feed supply and defining a brood gate opening(38), a plurality of wing members (22) having a plurality of fingers (92) for adjustably engaging the feeder tube (20), and a cone member (24) disposed about the feeder tube (20) and slidably mounted to the plurality of wing members (22) by a plurality of engaging arms (110). The cone member (24) is adapted to slide relative to the feeder tube (20) between a raised position to open the brood gate opening (38) and a lowered position to close the brood gate opening (38). The pan member (26) and an end of the cone member (24) define a feed opening (30) for permitting feed to pass from the feeder tube (20) to the pan member (26) for presentation. The feed opening (30) can be adjusted in size either by adjusting the wing members (22) relative to the pan member (26) or by sliding and adjustably positioning the cone member (24) relative to the feeder tube (20) and the wing members (22). The brood gate opening (38) can be opened or closed in an adjustable manner by adjustably positioning the cone member (24) relative to the feeder tube (20) and the wing members (22). The elevation of the brood gate opening (38) can be adjusted by adjusting the wing members (22) relative to the pan member (26). <IMAGE> |
