US 2021/0227782 A1 · SWINE FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLEANING SAME

Abstract

A system and method for feeding hogs in a hog confinement and cleaning said system, which includes overhead feed distribution pipe, with a boot situated to receive feed from the overhead feed distribution pipe, and a downspout which directs feed to a feeder. A two-piece connector between the boot and the downspout is provided to allow for quick and easy detachment of the downspout from the boot. One embodiment of the two-piece connector is a hinged connector which, when open, goes around an exterior of an exit port of the boot and around an input end of the downspout. When hinged connector is closed, it retains the downspout to the boot. A latch may be used to keep the hinged connector closed. In another embodiment, a top connector is coupled to the exit port of boot, in a well known manner such as screws, and a bottom connector is connected to an input end of the downspout in a similar manner. Each of the top and bottom connectors has a flange and either a multiple width slot or a stud with larger head portion thereon for allowing a quick rotation to allow for alignment of the stud with a narrow slot portion to allow for retention.

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Dependent claims

A system for providing feed to hogs in a hog confinement, the system comprising:

a first overhead supply line, configured to transport feed from a first location to a second location;
a boot, configured to receive therein feed which has been transported through said first overhead supply line, said boot having an exit port, with an exit port outside diameter;
a downspout, with an input end, with an input end inside diameter which is larger than said exit port outside diameter;
and
a connector having a first piece and a second piece, where said first piece is configured to be coupled to said exit port, without having any single member extending through said input end and into said exit port;
and where said second piece is configured to be coupled to said input end, without having any member extending through said input end and into said exit port.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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