Liquid manure agitation
AssigneeBazooka-Farmstar, LLC
InventorsPhillip David Minino, John William Green, Jason Bruce Albright, Jeremy Dean Vittetoe, Jeffery William Huber
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Abstract
An example fluid moving device for manure agitation in a pit located beneath a confinement building can include: a boom extending vertically into a pump-out wall of the pit; and a mechanism for extending horizontally into a main chamber of the pit to provide agitation. In some examples, the device can also include a self-propelled mechanism for moving along a surface.
Claims19
A fluid moving device for manure agitation in a pit located beneath a confinement building, the fluid moving device comprising:
- a boom configured to extend vertically into a pump-out wall of the pit, the boom including a first actuator configured to raise and lower a pump into the pit;
- a pivoting pipe coupled to the boom, the pivoting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the pivoting pipe is configured to pivot from a substantially vertical orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation to extend into a main chamber of the pit, and wherein the distal end of the pivoting pipe performs the manure agitation;
- a second actuator coupled to the pivoting pipe and configured to actuate pivoting of the pivoting pipe between the substantially vertical orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation;
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- at least one rotational coupling to rotate the distal end of the pivoting pipe, wherein the at least one rotational coupling comprises:
- a first rotational coupling configured to rotatably mount a nozzle to the distal end of the pivoting pipe to permit rotation of the nozzle about a substantially vertical axis;
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- a second rotational coupling configured to permit the nozzle to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis to adjust an aim of the nozzle vertically.
A fluid moving device for manure agitation in a pit located beneath a confinement building, the fluid moving device comprising:
- a boom configured to extend vertically into a pump-out wall of the pit, the boom including a first actuator configured to raise and lower a pump into the pit;
- a pivoting pipe coupled to the boom, the pivoting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the pivoting pipe is configured to pivot from a substantially vertical orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation to extend into a main chamber of the pit, and wherein the distal end of the pivoting pipe performs the manure agitation;
- a second actuator coupled to the pivoting pipe and configured to actuate pivoting of the pivoting pipe between the substantially vertical orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation;
- at least one rotational coupling to rotate the distal end of the pivoting pipe;
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- an integrated load stand configured to extend from the fluid moving device to a filling tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.