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Food holder for small animals

CA 1077789 A · Owner: Atco Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Atchley, Frank W.; Vorbeck, Donald W.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A device for holding a hard molded food item for caged small, animals constructed from sheet metal, including a holder portion formed with a plurality of openings for providing access to the food and a hanger member connected to the holder and provided with means for attachment to a cage. The holder is formed with a top loading opening. The hanger is formed with means for supporting and holding the ends of the holder together.

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  • Granted May 20, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 20, 1997.
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Filed—
GrantedMay 20, 1980
Term endedMay 20, 1997
Patent numberCA 1077789 A
Classification (IPC)A01K31/00 +2 more

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Patent grantedMay 20, 1980Term endedMay 20, 1997

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