Cage free nest
AssigneeCTB, Inc.
InventorLARRY D. DOWTY
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Abstract
A cage free nest has nest bottoms that have raised/rounded portions proximate to the entranceways into the cage free nest. A ramp extends from a surface to connect to the nest bottoms proximate to the entranceway. Both the nest bottoms and the ramp are formed of a non-slip, woven galvanized steel wire. The cage free nest also has upper and lower top panels that make up a roof assembly of the cage free nest. The lower top panels can be moved relative to the upper top panels to an opened/raised position by a cable assembly to allow for visual inspection into the cage free nest through the entranceways. The upper top panels can be moved relative to the lower top panels to an opened/raised position to allow for visual inspection into the cage free nest through the roof assembly.
Claims20
A cage fiee nest comprising:
- first and second sidewalls defining an entranceway into an interior compartment provided between said first and second sidewalls;
- an egg tray positioned within said interior compartment, spaced from said entranceway, and extending generally between said first and second sidewalls;
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- a nest bottom having a first portion that slopes generally upwardly from proximate said egg tray toward said entranceway, said nest bottom further having a second portion that is raised relative to said first portion and that is proximate to or within said entranceway.
A cage free nest comprising:
- first and second sidewalls defining an entranceway into an interior compartment provided between said first and second sidewalls, said first and second sidewalls having upper edges that extend generally angularly upwardly from said entranceway;
- a roof assembly including first and second top panels, said first and second top panels each extending from proximate said upper edge of said first sidewall to proximate said upper edge of said second sidewall, said first top panel being hingedly connected to said second top panel, said first top panel extending upwardly from proximate said entranceway to said second top panel, said second top panel extending upwardly from said first top panel;
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- a curtain extending downwardly from said first top panel proximate to said entranceway in order to substantially close off visibility into said interior compartment through said entranceway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.