Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Timer-controlled
Patent
1994-07-15
1996-05-28
Manahan, Todd E.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Timer-controlled
119 561, 119 5792, 222650, A01K 502
Patent
active
055201431
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatically dispensing measured amounts of hay to livestock on a selected schedule consists of a rectangular enclosure with a loading door on one side and dispensing doors on the opposite side. The enclosure is divided into adjacent cells by a series of parallel, off-angle partitioning walls, each cell being sized to accept a flake of hay or other appropriate single-feeding feed portion. The invention can be oriented horizontally in a top-loading, or rear-loading configuration, or vertically on its end, to accommodate different situations. In the top-loading configuration a hinged door that opens downward is attached to the bottom of each cell. A sequencing bar extends the length of the enclosure to hold the doors closed initially and to allow the doors to open and the flakes to be dropped on schedule when the bar is moved linearly. A rack and pinion, a drive motor, a timer controlled circuit, position tabs on the bar, and an electric sensing switch provide accurate means for this movement. The enclosure has an inclined chute positioned to catch the falling flakes and guide them to an appropriate place for feeding the animals.
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