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US 2017/0360001 A1Published application
Livestock Feeder with Measured Dispensing System
OwnerDave Barneyinventor
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Abstract
A livestock feeder is provided with a feed discharge assembly for dispensing a premeasured amount of feed into the trough of each feeding stall. The livestock feeder includes individual feeding stalls wherein the same amount of feed is dispensed for each animal such that the feeding of each animal may be monitored and controlled. Indicator lights may be provided to attract the livestock to the individual feeding stalls during feeding periods.
Claims20
A livestock feeder comprising:
- a hopper defining a chamber for receiving livestock feed therein;
- a feed discharge assembly operatively connected to the hopper, the feed discharge assembly including:
- a top plate providing a plurality of first openings communicating with the hopper for receiving the livestock feed therein,
- a bottom plate providing a plurality of second openings misaligned from the first openings, and
- a center plate positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate and including a plurality of receptacles, the center plate moveable between a first position wherein each receptacle is configured for receiving feed through the first openings and a second position wherein each receptacle is configured to discharge the feed received therein to corresponding second openings;
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- a trough in communication with the second openings in the bottom plate of the feed discharge assembly, the trough adapted to receive feed discharged from the second openings.
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A method of feeding livestock, comprising the steps of
- filling a hopper with livestock feed;
- directing the feed towards a feed discharge assembly, the feed discharge assembly moveable between a first position for receiving a quantity of feed from the hopper and a second position wherein the quantity of feed is discharged into a trough;
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- selectively moving the feed discharge assembly from the first position to the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.