Animal drinker and drip cup for an animal drinker
AssigneeBarnstorfer Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorMarko Rinnensland
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Abstract
An animal drinker with a drip cup where the cup bodies are provided on the inside at least in part with a structuring. The structuring is created as a result of a coating of the inside surface of the cup body, as a result of which said inside surface is protected from damage caused by the sharp beaks of the animals. In addition, it is designed to provide the structuring with a roughened surface which serves as an abrasive material on which the animals are able to grind down their beaks. Animal drinkers have drip cups produced from plastics material. In the case of animal drinkers for poultry, the plastics material of the cup body is exposed to damage caused by the beaks of the poultry. Over and above this, poultry have to take care of their beaks regularly by grinding down their beaks.
Claims23
A drip cup for an animal drinker for poultry, such as hens, ducks, turkeys, chickens, having a cup body (15, 28, 39) which comprises an indentation for a water supply and at least one supporting arm (16, 31, 40) for fastening the cup body (15, 28, 39) on a water supply line (10), wherein at least a part region of an inside surface (20, 36, 45) of the cup body (15, 28, 39) is provided with a structuring (21, 25, 35, 46).
An animal drinker for poultry, such as hens, ducks or chickens, having a water supply line (10) which has associated therewith at least one drinker valve (12), and in each case a drip cup (13, 24, 27, 38), which is associated with the respective drinker valve (12), with a cup body (15, 28, 39) produced from plastics material, wherein at least part of an inside surface (20, 36, 45) of the respective cup body (15, 28, 39) is provided with a structuring (21, 25, 35, 46).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.