Transportable grain and vitamin holder
OwnerCatherine A. Barnes, John M. Rhineerinventors
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Abstract
A transportable feed grain and vitamin holder for livestock, especially horses, includes a compartmented container unit adapted to be supported on the open top of a conventional stable cart. Two compartments of the container unit are designed to hold dry fee grain or pellets. Other compartments hold dry vitamins. At leas one compartment holds a liquid vitamin. A hand operated pump is provided to dispense the liquid vitamin.
Claims18
A removable grain and vitamin holder adapted to be supported in an open receptacle comprising:
- a container unit, said container unit having a forward end, a rear end, two sides, a substantially planar upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface;
- a pair of relatively large openings disposed through said upper surface and said lower surface, said large openings positioned adjacent said rear end of said container;
- at least three smaller openings disposed through said upper surface and said lower surface, said smaller openings positioned adjacent said forward end of said container;
- structure at said rear end, said forward end and said two sides for securely supporting said container unit in the open receptacle.
The combination of a wheeled cart and a removable grain and vitamin holder, said wheeled cart having a bottom wall, two end walls, two side walls and an open top defining an unobstructed volume, said removable grain and vitamin holder comprising:
- a container unit, said container unit having a forward end, a rear end, two sides, a substantially planar upper surface and a substantially planar lower surface;
- a pair of relatively large openings disposed through said upper surface and said lower surface, said large openings positioned adjacent said rear end of said container;
- at least three smaller openings disposed through said upper surface and said lower surface, said smaller openings positioned adjacent said forward end of said container;
- structure at said rear end, said forward end and said two sides for securely supporting said container unit in nesting fashion, in said open top of said wheeled cart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.