Nest box system with movable nest floor and floor movement mechanism with gear reduction
AssigneeKaiser IP Corp.
InventorsGustav Lange, Benjamin Kaiser, Enzo Fiorini, Martin Kaiser
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Abstract
A bird nest box system is provided that includes a nesting enclosure, a moveable nest floor, and a floor movement mechanism that moves the nest floor between a lowered position and a raised position, the nest floor being mounted over the floor movement mechanism. The floor movement mechanism includes a driveshaft, a gear assembly coupled to the driveshaft and actuatable by rotation of the driveshaft, and a lift arm. The lift arm is actuatable by the gear assembly to rotate the nest floor toward a front opening of the nest enclosure. The gear assembly provides at least one gear reduction between the driveshaft and the lift arm.
Claims23
A bird nest box system comprising:
- a nesting enclosure having a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the nesting enclosure;
- a nest floor that is movable having a front end and a back end;
- and a floor movement mechanism that moves the nest floor between a lowered position and a raised position, the nest floor being mounted over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
- a driveshaft;
- a gear assembly coupled to the driveshaft and actuatable by rotation of the driveshaft;
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- a lift arm coupled to the gear assembly and actuatable by the gear assembly to move the nest floor, the nest floor being rotated toward the front opening by the lift arm by movement to the raised position,
- and wherein the gear assembly provides at least one gear reduction between the driveshaft and the lift arm.
An adjustable floor system for a nest box comprising a nesting enclosure having a front opening and an egg collection area behind the nesting enclosure, the adjustable floor system comprising:
- a nest floor having a front end and a back end;
- a driveshaft;
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- a gear assembly coupled to the driveshaft and actuatable by rotation of the driveshaft;
- and
- a lift arm coupled to the gear assembly and actuatable by the gear assembly to move the nest floor,
- wherein the gear assembly provides at least one gear reduction between the driveshaft and the lift arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.