Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1987-10-19
1989-06-27
Mancene, Gene
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
A01K 500
Patent
active
048419125
ABSTRACT:
An animal feeder includes a tank supported over a feed pan by a plurality of straps projecting radially inwardly from the sidewall of the feed pan. The tank has a funnel portion which directs the feed into a hollow tubular valve which is adjustable to regulate the feed flow to the pan. The tubular valve has cross beams mounted on a hub which is supported on a bearing to allow rotation and thereby agitation of the feed within the valve. A shaft with a threaded lower end corresponds with a threaded aperture in the hub and is supported on a bearing. The shaft is rotatable with respect to the hub to raise and lower the tubular valve with respect to the pan, and thereby regulate the feed flow. A sleeve which surrounds the shaft is affixed to the hub and is engagable to the shaft with a set screw so that the shaft may be engaged to rotate with the sleeve and the tubular valve, thereby allowing agitation of the feed by rotation of the valve without causing any adjustment to the feed flow rate.
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Mancene Gene
Price R. Thomas
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