Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1995-12-11
1996-09-24
Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
A01K 500
Patent
active
055580394
ABSTRACT:
An improved livestock feeder for use with an automatic feed delivery system having a feed drop tube operatively connected thereto for dispensing feed into a feed bin. The improved feeder features a feed drop tube holder fabricated from a flexible, resilient material which is installed intermediate the opposed side walls of the feed bin by compressing the holder lengthwise with hand pressure to effectively reduce its overall length and to allow tabs formed on the ends thereof to engage a plurality of horizontally opposed slots formed in the opposed side walls. The holder is next released and springs back to its original flat configuration so that the tabs engage the slots and the holder is retained intermediate the opposed side walls. The flexible holder includes a central opening that is adapted to loosely receive a feed drop tube associated with the automatic feed delivery system. The improved feeder also features outwardly and downwardly projecting flanges integrally formed at the upper edges of the side walls which function to protect the exposed tabs and are of sufficient strength to function as handles for lifting the feeder. The flange configuration provides convenient access to the interior of the feed bin for maintenance and sanitation purposes.
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patent: 3602195 (1971-08-01), Blough
patent: 3866576 (1975-02-01), Downing
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Lucchesi Nicholas D.
Price Thomas
Staco, Inc.
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