Light traps, panels for light traps and rail apparatus
OwnerT. Randall Stricklandinventor
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Abstract
Light traps, panels for light traps, and accessory devices are shown and described. In one example, a trap comprises a plurality of panels defining waveforms for at least a portion. The waveforms may be spaced a distance D apart to define a plurality of non-linear air-passages for allowing an airflow (AF) into or out of the poultry house at a velocity (V). The waveforms may include a plurality of light deflective walls (LDWs) for increasing the light reduction factor (RFL). A rail and/or rail system may be included for securing panels within the light trap.
Claims18
A light trap for a poultry house for controlling light and air movement, the trap comprising:
- a plurality of panels having a length and a width, each panel including a top and bottom and two side edges, wherein each of the panels defines a waveform for at least a portion, the waveform traveling in the width direction of the panel,
- wherein the plurality of panels are spaced a distance D apart such that their waveform portions define a plurality of non-linear air-passages for allowing an airflow (AF) into or out of the poultry house at a velocity (V),
- wherein the air-passages have a resistance to airflow (RAF) and a light reduction
- reduction factor (RFL)
- wherein each of the waveform portions has a plurality of light deflective walls (LDWs) oriented non-parallel to the direction of the waveform,
- wherein the LDWs increase RFL, and
- a continuous I-beam shaped rail for accepting along a side edge of the panels a terminating side of the panels into a body of the continuous rail,
- wherein the continuous rail includes a series of integrally formed channels recessed into the body of the rail and spaced between a first end of the rail and a second end of the rail, wherein the channels recessed into the body stabilizes the panels along the side edge of the panels, and the continuous rail is perpendicularly situated to the panels along the side panel edges.
A light trap for a poultry house, the trap comprising:
- a plurality of panels having a length and a width, a top, a bottom, and two side edges, wherein each of the panels defines a waveform for at least a portion,
- wherein the waveform of each of the plurality of panels
- travels in the width direction of the panel,
- includes a peak-to-peak amplitude in the range of about 0.5 to about 3 inches,
- includes a wavelength in the range of about 2 to about 8 inches, and
- includes a plurality of light deflective walls (LDWs) oriented non-parallel to the direction of the waveform;
- wherein the plurality of panels are spaced a distance D apart such that their waveform portions define a plurality of non-linear air-passages for allowing an airflow (AF) into or out of the poultry house at a velocity (V), the plurality of passages having a resistance to airflow (RAF) and a light reduction factor (RFL), and
- a plurality of I-beam shaped rails having channels integrally recessed within a body of the I-beam shaped rails and formed along a bottom surface for movably securing the panels within the body of the I-beam shaped rails along a side edge of the rail, wherein the rails are secured to the plurality of panels along a panel edge surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.