Elevator support for holding animal consumable substance
AssigneeBuckeye Innovations LLC
InventorRyan M Alexander
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Abstract
An elevator support (10) for holding a block (16) of an animal consumable substance includes a body (22). The body includes a central hub (24) and a plurality of radially outward extending arms (26). A ground face side (32) of the body includes a recess (36) or a projection (112) for engaging the body with a top of a vertically extending post (40, 120). The body is positioned above ground level (12) at a height that is appropriate for the animals that are to consume the substance. The body includes a plurality of spaced apertures (46). A plurality of pins (56) are selectively locatable in the apertures for purposes of holding various sizes and configurations of blocks of animal consumable material in intermediate relation of the pins and in supported relation on the body.
Claims22
Apparatus comprising:
- an elevator support configured to hold a block of an animal consumable substance above ground level for consumption by animals, including
- a body,
- wherein the body includes
- a central hub, and
- four arms,
- wherein each arm extends radially outward away from the central hub,
- wherein each arm is angularly spaced from each immediately adjacent arm,
- wherein an access opening extends between each pair of immediately adjacent arms,
- wherein in an operative position each arm extends radially away from the central hub and parallel to ground and the body and each arm includes a ground facing first lateral side and an opposed sky facing second lateral side,
- wherein the central hub on the first lateral side includes a recess, wherein the recess is configured to receive a top of a vertically extending post,
- wherein on the second lateral side each arm includes a plurality of apertures,
- wherein each aperture on a respective arm is radially disposed from at least two other apertures on the respective arm,
- at least four pins, wherein each of the at least four pins is releasably engageable in any of the plurality of apertures on any of the arms,
- wherein when a respective pin is in engagement with a respective aperture, the pin extends transversely to and away from the second lateral side,
- whereby the at least four pins are configurable to hold the block intermediate of the at least four pins and in operatively supported connection with the second lateral side,
- wherein with the body operatively supported above ground level on the post and the block intermediate of the at least four pins, the block is accessible by an animal through the access openings.
Apparatus comprising:
- an elevator support configured to hold a block of an animal consumable substance above ground level for consumption by animals, including
- a body,
- wherein the body includes
- a central hub, and
- four arms,
- wherein each arm extends radially outward away from the central hub,
- wherein each arm is angularly spaced from each immediately adjacent arm,
- wherein an access opening extends between each pair of immediately adjacent arms,
- wherein the body includes in an operative position a ground facing first lateral side and an opposed sky facing second lateral side,
- wherein the central hub on the first lateral side includes a recess, wherein the recess is configured to receive a top of a vertically extending post,
- wherein the second lateral side includes a substantially planar face,
- wherein the substantially planar face extends across all four arms and the central hub
- wherein on the second lateral side each arm includes a plurality of apertures,
- wherein each aperture on a respective arm is radially disposed from at least two other apertures on the respective arm,
- at least four pins, wherein each of the at least four pins includes
- a cylindrical boss, wherein the cylindrical boss is radially larger than each of the apertures,
- a stub,
- wherein the stub extends axially outward on the pin on a first axial side of the boss, wherein the stub is sized to be releasably positionable in any of the plurality of apertures on any of the arms and the boss is configured to abut the planar face when the stub is positioned within a respective aperture,
- wherein when a respective stub of a respective pin is positioned within a respective aperture, the respective pin extends transversely to and away from the second lateral side,
- whereby the at least four pins are configurable to hold the block intermediate of the at least four pins and in operatively supported connection with the second lateral side,
- wherein with the body operatively supported above ground level on the post and the block intermediate of the at least four pins, the block is accessible by an animal through the access openings.
Apparatus comprising:
- an elevator support configured to hold a block of an animal consumable substance above ground level for consumption by animals,
- including
- a body,
- wherein the body includes a central portion and a plurality of arms that extend outward from the central portion, wherein access openings extend between each immediately adjacent pair of arms,
- wherein the body includes a ground face side, wherein the ground face side of the central portion includes at least one of a recess or projection configured to engage a top of an upward extending post,
- wherein each of the arms include a sky face side, wherein the sky face side faces in a direction opposed of the ground face side,
- a plurality of pins, wherein at least one pin extends outward from and transverse to the sky face side of each arm,
- wherein a location of each respective outward extending pin on each arm is selectively changeable,
- wherein the respective location of each of the plurality of pins is configurable to hold the block intermediate of the pins and in operatively supported connection with the sky face side of each arm,
- whereby with the body supported above ground level on the post and the block intermediate of the plurality of pins, the block is accessible by animals through the access openings.
Apparatus comprising:
- an elevator support configured to hold a block of an animal consumable substance above ground level for consumption by animals,
- including
- a body,
- wherein the body includes a central portion and a plurality of arms that extend outward from the central portion, wherein access openings extend between each immediately adjacent pair of arms,
- wherein the body includes a ground face side, wherein the ground face side of the central portion includes at least one of a recess or projection configured to engage a top of an upward extending post,
- wherein each of the arms includes
- a sky face side, wherein the sky face side faces in a direction opposed of the ground face side, and
- a plurality of spaced apertures,
- a plurality of pins, wherein each pin is selectively releasably positionable in each of the plurality of apertures on each of the arms, and wherein at least one pin extends outward from and transverse to the sky face side of each arm,
- wherein a location of each respective outward extending pin on each arm is selectively changeable,
- wherein the respective location of each of the plurality of pins is configurable to hold the block intermediate of the pins and in operatively supported connection with the sky face side of each arm,
- whereby with the body supported above ground level on the post and the block intermediate of the plurality of pins, the block is accessible by animals through the access openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.