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US 12,672,636 B2Granted
Animal feeders
AssigneeSchneider Saddlery Co., Inc.
InventorStanley Schneider
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for livestock feeding and care. The livestock feeding devices include two horizontal bars adapted to be strung through a hay net, and further include at least two mounting brackets which each include a zigzag channel. One horizontal bar is fixed in place on the mounting brackets, and the other horizontal bar moves in and out of the zigzag channels of the mounting brackets.
Claims12
A kit for a livestock feeding device, comprising:
- a first horizontal rod and a second horizontal rod, each horizontal rod having end caps that are larger in diameter than a shaft of the rod;
- at least two mounting brackets adapted to be affixed to an associated vertical surface, each mounting bracket comprising:
- a mounting member;
- a U-shaped channel having an opening and adapted to receive the shaft of both the first horizontal rod and the second horizontal rod, the channel comprising an inner vertical wall and an outer vertical wall connected to each other by a base, and an angled wall extending vertically upwards from a top of the outer vertical wall and horizontally inwards towards the mounting member;
- a hinged clip configured to close off the opening of the U-shaped channel;
- a connecting member joining the U-shaped channel and the mounting member together;
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- a stiffener plate underneath the connecting member joining the inner vertical wall of the U-shaped channel and the mounting member.
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A kit for a livestock feeding device, comprising:
- a first horizontal rod and a second horizontal rod, each horizontal rod having end caps that are larger in diameter than a shaft of the rod;
- at least two mounting brackets adapted to be affixed to an associated vertical surface, each mounting bracket comprising:
- a U-shaped channel having an opening and adapted to receive both the first horizontal rod and the second horizontal rod;
- a mounting member;
- a connecting member joining the U-shaped channel and the mounting member together;
- and
- a stiffener plate underneath the connecting member joining the U-shaped channel and the mounting member;
- a lower horizontal rod having end caps;
- a first vertical rod and a second vertical rod, wherein each vertical rod are configured to be attached to one end of the second horizontal rod and to one end of the lower horizontal rod;
- and
- two lower brackets.
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A kit for a livestock feeding device, comprising:
- a first horizontal rod and a second horizontal rod, each horizontal rod having end caps that are larger in diameter than a shaft of the rod;
- at least two mounting brackets adapted to be affixed to an associated vertical surface, each mounting bracket comprising:
- a U-shaped channel having an opening and adapted to receive both the first horizontal rod and the second horizontal rod;
- a mounting member;
- a connecting member joining the U-shaped channel and the mounting member together;
- a stiffener plate underneath the connecting member joining the U-shaped channel and the mounting member;
- and
- a hay net through which the first and second horizontal rods are adapted to be strung.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.