Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1995-04-04
1996-11-05
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
119 53, A01K 500
Patent
active
055706568
ABSTRACT:
An animal feeder having a feed trough and a feed hopper, located above the feed trough and having a discharge opening, for storing feed and dispensing feed through the hopper discharge opening to the feed trough. The animal feeder has a gate associated with the feed hopper which is movable through a range of positions to vary the size of the hopper discharge opening. The feeder is provided with a rotatable gate adjustment mechanism for changing the position of the gate and a gate support which includes a support member. The gate adjustment mechanism has a locking mechanism having an L-shaped stop member coupled to the gate adjustment mechanism. The stop member has two arms which are disposed substantially at a right angle. The stop member is pivotable between a locking position in which one of the arms of the stop member engages a slot in the gate support member to prevent rotation of the gate adjustment mechanism and a gate-adjusting position in which the stop member allows rotation of the gate adjustment mechanism for adjustment of the gate position.
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Waldner John S.
Waldner Kenneth
King Systems, Incorporated
Swiatek Robert P.
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