Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Timer-controlled
Patent
1988-12-13
1990-08-21
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Timer-controlled
119 5792, 99537, A01K 502
Patent
active
049496751
ABSTRACT:
An automatic animal feeder for delivering preselected portions of a hay bale at desired time intervals includes a self-contained housing including a chamber for enclosing a bale of hay and a cutting blade mounted to traverse the bale to sever a portion thereof. The bale is movable toward the cutting blade by a pair of winches which operate for a preset time. The device is electrically powered and is sequenced by timers which control the bale delivery and cutting operations.
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Price R. Thomas
Swiatek Robert P.
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