Slow feeder for feeding forage to an equid
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsPatricia Harris, Emanuela Valle, Federica Raspa, Clara Bordin, Andrea D. Ellis
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Abstract
A slow-feeder for feeding forage to an equid includes a container to hold the forage. The slow-feeder includes a feeding restrictor that is provided in the container on the forage, and that has apertures through which the equid extracts the forage from the container. The slow-feeder includes straps that connect the feeding restrictor to the container, that provide tension between the feeding restrictor and the container, and that permit the feeding restrictor to translate within the container in a vertical direction.
Claims20
A feeder comprising:
- a container including a first surface, a second open surface, and one or more sidewalls extending there between;
- a feeding restrictor including apertures, wherein the feeding restrictor is provided within the container between the first surface and second open surface;
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- one or more straps that connect the feeding restrictor to the container and further extend around an exterior portion of one or more sidewalls.
A feeder comprising:
- a container including a first surface, a second open surface, and one or more sidewalls extending there between;
- a feeding restrictor including apertures, wherein the feeding restrictor is provided within the container between the first surface and the second open surface;
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- one or more straps that connect the feeding restrictor to the container and further extend around an exterior portion of the one or more sidewalls, the one or more straps configured to provide tension between the feeding restrictor and the container.
A method for feeding forage to an equid, comprising:
- using a feeder to feed an equid, the feeder including:
- a container including a first surface, a second open surface, and one or more sidewalls extending there between, the container configured to hold forage;
- a feeding restrictor including apertures through which the equid extracts the forage from the container, wherein the feeding restrictor is provided within the container between the first surface and the second open surface;
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- one or more straps that connect the feeding restrictor to the container and further extend around an exterior portion of the one or more sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.