Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-20
2005-12-20
Abbott, Yvonne R. (Department: 3644)
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
C119S053000, C119S053500
Reexamination Certificate
active
06976450
ABSTRACT:
An improved livestock feeder provided with an adjustable feed dispensing mechanism including control levers which are operatively connected to the feed metering gates to control the flow of feed to livestock. The dispensing mechanism features a plurality of adjustable control levers which engage an array of indexing holes formed in the feeder to set the vertical height adjustment of the feed gates. The dispensing mechanism includes a graduated scale corresponding to each of the index holes to provide a standard setting for the feeder which can be utilized by an animal producer to supply of feed flow at a given stage in the animal's life cycle to obtain a desired growth rate.
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Bondarenko Paul J.
Martin Anthony
Shive Bryan S.
Zimmerman George S.
Zimmerman Leon S.
Abbott Yvonne R.
CTB IP Inc.
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
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