Hog feeder with flexible agitator

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1986-06-30

1988-01-19

Friedman, Carl D.

Animal husbandry

Feeding device

Hopper and trough

119 52A, 119 54, A01K 500, A01K 502

Patent

active

047198753

ABSTRACT:
A feeder (10) for dispensing feed to livestock includes a hopper (14), a discharge opening (28) in a lower portion (18) of the hopper (14), a vertical shaft (32) in the hopper (14) that extends downward through the discharge opening (28), an animal-actuated actuator arm (66) that extends radially outward from the shaft (32) below the discharge opening (28), and a flexible agitator (70) that is disposed in the hopper (14) that has a tip (88) at a first radial distance (74), and that elastically bends to reduce the first radial distance (74) to smaller (96, 106, and 110) radial distances in response to various resistances of packed feed, thereby reducing the torque that is required to agitate packed feed.

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