Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1982-01-18
1984-07-31
Eskovitz, Jay N.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
119 52A, 119 53, 119 54, A01K 500 2
Patent
active
044623380
ABSTRACT:
A feeder for dispensing feed to livestock which includes a trough having a surface adapted to receive the feed thereon and a hopper positioned above the trough surface. The hopper has a bottom with an aperture therethrough and a side wall. A feed wheel is rotatably mounted on the trough and includes a radially extending spoke engageable by livestock. A deflector having an upwardly tapering cross-sectional configuration is positioned in the hopper and includes a lower edge positioned above the hopper bottom and terminating inwardly of the hopper side wall and outwardly of the hopper bottom aperture. Sweep means is positioned below the deflector lower edge and adapted for sweeping feed in the hopper to the aperture.
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Eskovitz Jay N.
Osborne Industries, Inc.
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