Poultry and game bird egg incubator
AssigneeManna Pro Products, LLC
InventorsPeter Zhao, Paul Hale Slinkard
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Abstract
An egg incubator having a base assembly, a window, and a lid assembly. The base assembly includes a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, and a first water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water. The window is removably coupled to the base assembly. The lid assembly is coupled to the window. The base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclose a main incubation chamber sized to hold a plurality of eggs therein. The lid assembly includes a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.
Claims20
An egg incubator, comprising:
- a base assembly including:
- a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs, and
- a first water trough beneath the base tray and configured to retain a quantity of water;
- a window removably coupled to the base assembly;
- and
- a lid assembly coupled to the window, the base assembly, window, and the lid assembly enclosing a main incubation chamber sized to hold the plurality of eggs therein, the lid assembly including:
- a heating element configured to heat the main incubation chamber to a desired temperature, and
- a circulating fan configured to generate an airflow over the heating element.
A base for an egg incubator, the base comprising:
- a housing having an exterior and an interior, the interior defining a lower boundary of a main incubation chamber of the egg incubator, the lower boundary having a total surface area;
- a first water trough disposed on the interior of the housing and covering a first portion of the total surface area;
- and
- a first external water port coupled to the exterior of the housing and in fluid communication with the first water trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.