Theodore W Frentzel

US Patent:

59505672, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Nov 1, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/742852

Inventors:

John E. Sheaffer - Perryville MD
Theodore William Frentzel - Newark DE
Arvind Krishna Bhide - Newark DE
Charles Elwood Cover - Elkton MD

Assignee:

Lab Products, Inc. - Seaford DE

International Classification:

A01K 500

US Classification:

119477

Abstract:

A multiple dosage feeder for a cage is provided. The multiple dosage feeder includes a frame having a cage-interior side, a food holding member rotatably mounted on the frame, and a food presentation member disposed on the cage-interior side of the frame. The food holding member holds a plurality of measured dosages of food or other substances, and at least a portion of the food holding member extends to the cage-interior side of the frame. The food presentation member permits access to a single dosage of the plurality of dosages by an animal within the cage. At least a portion of the food holding member is rotatable within the food presentation member so as to expose the single dosage of the plurality of dosages, while the food presentation member prevents access to any remaining dosages on the cage-interior side of the frame.