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A game feeder for suspending from a tree limb or other support and automatically feeding corn or other particulate feed from a hopper to the ground silently and at timed intervals to simulate the falling of nuts such as acorns from the tree. In a preferred embodiment a feed bowl is hingedly attached

A game feeder for suspending from a tree limb or other support and automatically feeding corn or other particulate feed from a hopper to the ground silently and at timed intervals to simulate the falling of nuts such as acorns from the tree. In a preferred embodiment a feed bowl is hingedly attached to the bottom of the hopper and contains a feeding mechanism suspended from the bottom of the hopper and characterized by a rotating wheel driven by a timing mechanism and mounted in a feeder housing. Particulate food such as corn is dispensed from the hopper through an opening in the hopper feed bowl by operation of the wheel and sound-insulating material is provided in the feeder housing and the hopper feed bowl for noise abatement. The timing mechanism thus dispenses the feed from the hopper to the ground at selected operational intervals with a minimum of noise.

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[ Having described my invention with particularity set forth above, what is claimed is:] [1.] A game feeder for dispensing feed to animals, comprising a feed container having a bottom feed discharge opening; a feed dispenser carried by said feed container above said feed discharge opening for receiv

[ Having described my invention with particularity set forth above, what is claimed is:] [1.] A game feeder for dispensing feed to animals, comprising a feed container having a bottom feed discharge opening; a feed dispenser carried by said feed container above said feed discharge opening for receiving feed from said feed container and distributing the feed through said feed discharge opening; an inanimate drive motor operably engaging said feed dispenser for operating said feed dispenser; and a sound insulator provided in said feed container for quieting the passage of the feed through said feed discharge opening.