An egg laying device
AssigneeOnfarmhatching Ltd
InventorLeon Furlong
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Abstract
An egg placing machine cassette for receiving eggs to be laid upon a surface. The eggs being received in a two-dimensional array and wherein the cassette comprises a base portion, side walls extending from a first end of the base portion and a lid portion that is connected to a second end of the side walls, that second end being distal from the base portion. The cassette is provided with a first opening mechanism, by which a setter tray is able to be placed inside the cassette. The cassette is further provided with a second opening mechanism, in which the lid portion can be partially and/or progressively opened to allow a predetermined number of eggs to be removed therefrom.
Claims15
An egg placing machine cassette for receiving eggs to be laid upon a surface, the eggs being received in a two-dimensional array, wherein the cassette comprises:
- a base portion;
- side walls, each having a first end extending from the base portion;
- and
- a lid portion connected to a second end of the side walls, that second end being distal from the base portion;
- wherein the cassette is provided with:
- a first opening mechanism, by which a setter tray is able to be placed inside the cassette;
- and
- a second opening mechanism, in which the lid portion can be partially and/or progressively opened to allow a predetermined number of eggs to be removed therefrom.
An egg setting machine comprising:
- a cassette receiving section for receiving one or more cassettes according to any preceding claim;
- guide elements for guiding the cassettes around a circuit;
- a base element;
- and
- a propulsion system to move the machine;
- wherein the guide elements invert the cassette so that the lid of the cassette is facing the floor and wherein the machine is provided with an activation element that, when triggered, activates the second opening mechanism to selectively dispense eggs from the cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.