The feed dispenser unit is designed for attachment to a vertical rotating
shaft of a control unit of an animal feeder and has a base plate, a
plurality of upright walls, and a shaft attachment member. The base plate
is for receiving and holding feed that has been released from the animal
feeder. The feed is further supported inside the unit with a plurality of
upright walls. The upright walls are hingedly disposed around the
periphery of the base plate, creating a substantially enclosed unit with
only top access for feed from the animal feeder storage unit of hopper.
The shaft attachment member is disposed below the base plate for
attaching the base plate to the rotating shaft of the control unit. When
the rotating shaft rotates, the base plate spins, forcing the upright
walls into a substantially horizontal position due to centrifugal force,
allowing the feed to be dispensed.