Livestock brush
OwnerHardeep Kaur Riatinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mechanically-actuated livestock brush apparatus, for tending to animal livestock, whose movement can be actuated and also controlled via a mechanical means. In an embodiment, the mechanical means may include a spring device. The mechanical means should be such that it provides sufficient resistance for a controlled movement of the brush apparatus preventing infinite movement, e.g., infinitely rotating/revolving, while also provides sufficient resistance such that when an animal pushes against it, it does not move freely or randomly, but puts resistive pressure against the animal's body for a good scratch. Also, the brush apparatus has a universal motion, allowing it to move in multiple directions.
Claims7
A livestock brush apparatus for tending to livestock comprising:
- a brush device (102), mechanically actuated and controlled by a spring mechanism (104), incorporating a bristle section (106) intended for applying pressure against an animal's body for a scratch;
- characterized in that the spring mechanism (104) includes at least a set of two springs (120, 122) exerting a defined resistance on the brush device (102) for controlling the movement of the brush device (102) with bristles;
- wherein each spring is associated with a unique cam device, each cam device configured to actuate its respective spring, wherein each cam device includes at least one non-rotating cam (14) mounted on an axle (16) and one rotating cam (15) rotating on the axle (16) to compress or decompress its respective spring in the spring mechanism (104), depending on excessive or normal movement, respectively, of the brush device (102), wherein excessive movement is defined as an external force exerted on the brush device that exceeds a threshold value and normal movement is defined as an external force exerted on the brush device that does not exceed the threshold value;
- characterized in that the brush device (102) is securely attached to the spring mechanism (104) via two hinge joints (110) connecting the set of two springs (120, 122);
- wherein, by employing the set of two springs and the respective cam device for each spring, the spring mechanism (104) exerts a defined resistance on the brush device (102) for its controlled movement of the brush device (102) during its operation, while also exerts a controlled restoring force to bring the brush device (102) back to its resting position;
- wherein, owing to the combined operation of the cam devices and the two hinge joints (110), the spring mechanism (104) is able to move and revolve the brush device (102) universally along any direction, and not just one type of motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.