Combined food hopper and dispenser for small animals

- Lixit Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined food hopper and dispenser for small animals of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right hand side view, the left hand side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view;

FIG. 5 is a top view;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view; and,

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view with the parts disassembled.

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Patent History
Patent number: D392428
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 1998
Assignee: Lixit Corporation (Napa, CA)
Inventor: Frank Atchley (Napa, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Harris Zimmerman, Esq.
Application Number: 0/62,421
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Feeder Or Waterer (D30/121); Bird Feeder (D30/124)
International Classification: 3007;