Animal husbandry – Watering or liquid feed device – Fountains and troughs
Patent
1990-11-15
1992-04-07
Valenza, Joseph E.
Animal husbandry
Watering or liquid feed device
Fountains and troughs
198442, 198445, A01K 2900
Patent
active
051017679
ABSTRACT:
A live chicken separating and counting machine which has a single high level primary endless belt conveyor connected by a divergent fixed chute to twin lower level secondary conveyors of higher speed than the primary conveyor to further separate chickens; a pair of additional but mobile product flow-diverting or changeover chutes is provided at the discharge end of the secondary conveyors, these chutes oscillate intermittently in a limited horizontal arc in synchronization with a pair of L-shaped flaps each of which has a long arm and a short arm, both flaps pivot in a limited vertical arc below the discharge end of the mobile chutes both of which when aligned in an inner position, fill an inner collection chamber for chickens which is closed off by short arms of the flaps and when the mobile chutes are diverted to an outer position, long arms of the flaps swing up to a horizontal position, closing off the bottom of the outer collection chambers which then fill with chickens.
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Crowley David G.
Williams Owen C.
Gastineau Cheryl L.
Lelong Marion P.
Valenza Joseph E.
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