Animal husbandry – Animal controlling or handling – Animal relocating – loading or unloading
Patent
1993-12-02
1995-01-31
Weiss, John G.
Animal husbandry
Animal controlling or handling
Animal relocating, loading or unloading
563281, A01K 3700, A01K 2900
Patent
active
053851170
ABSTRACT:
A poultry collection device for gathering poultry and loading the poultry into carrying cages. The poultry collection device includes a poultry-engaging assembly mounted on the front end of a wheeled frame, which assembly is characterized by a pair of rectangular panels, each fastened along a longitudinal edge to four spaced chains which each engage a pair of sprockets mounted on respective parallel cylinders elevated above the ground. As the device is driven forward, the cylinders and panels are rotated to push the poultry from the ground below the cylinders onto a conveyor belt, which carries the poultry rearwardly onto a sloped holding platform provided on the frame behind the conveyor belt. The poultry then tumble into one of three holding cages provided on the frame behind the holding platform. An emptying mechanism sweeps the poultry from the holding cages into a tiered, compartmented carrying cage placed on the rear end of the frame behind the holding cages. The holding cages may be elevated to align with the various tiers in the carrying cage.
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Carr William K.
Hollis Calvin L.
Harrison John M.
Weiss John G.
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