Animal drinker
AssigneeManna Pro Products, LLC
InventorPaul H. Slinkard
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Abstract
An animal drinker includes a base tray that is defined by an exterior drinking trough connected to an interior fluid reservoir by a passageway. The trough and the interior fluid reservoir are maintained at a consistent fluid level. An upper reservoir stores fluid above the interior reservoir and is in fluid communication therewith by an outlet positioned at the bottom. A buoyant float pan is positioned in the interior fluid reservoir of the base tray. A float stop is positioned between the float pan and the outlet of the upper reservoir to stop the flow of fluid from the upper reservoir to the interior fluid reservoir at a predetermined level.
Claims20
An animal drinker, comprising:
- a base tray defined by an exterior drinking trough and an interior fluid reservoir and including a connecting passageway for maintaining a fluid at a fluid level that is a same in each of the exterior drinking trough and the interior fluid reservoir;
- an upper reservoir for storing fluid positioned above the interior fluid reservoir;
- an outlet assembly positioned at a bottom of the upper reservoir comprising an inlet at a top of the outlet assembly that directs fluid from the upper reservoir into a channel and out an outlet into a cavity;
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- a buoyant float pan positioned in the interior fluid reservoir of the base tray;
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- a float stop positioned at least partially in the cavity of the outlet assembly and comprising a sealing surface that presses against the outlet of the outlet assembly to prevent fluid from flowing into the lower reservoir, wherein the float stop comprises an extending member having a first diameter and a sealing end integrally formed from the extending member, the sealing end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter.
An animal drinker, comprising:
- a base tray defined by an exterior drinking trough and an interior fluid reservoir and including a connecting passageway for maintaining a fluid at a fluid level that is a same in each of the exterior drinking trough and the interior fluid reservoir;
- a container for storing fluid positioned above the interior fluid reservoir;
- an outlet assembly positioned at a bottom of the container comprising an inlet at the top of the outlet assembly that directs fluid from the container into a channel and out an outlet into a cavity
- a float pan positioned in the interior fluid reservoir of the base tray that moves with the fluid level;
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- a float stop positioned at least partially in the cavity of the outlet assembly and comprising a sealing surface that presses against the outlet of the outlet assembly to prevent fluid from flowing into the lower reservoir, wherein the float stop comprises an extending member having a first diameter and a sealing end integrally formed from the extending member, the sealing end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.