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US 3,941,096 AGranted
Combination insecticide applicator and feeder
OwnerFred W. Manninventor
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Abstract
An insecticide applicator for applying insecticide material to at least the face, head, and neck area of livestock includes a hood supported at a selected position above a ground surface and covering a cage supporting a livestock attracting material, such as a mineral block, and surrounded by an insecticide material dispensing device. The cage supports a lower surface of the livestock attracting material at a position above a bottom portion of the insecticide dispensing device whereby livestock must activate the insecticide material dispensing device to reach and have access to the livestock attracting material in the cage.
Claims19
A combination insecticide applicator and feeder for livestock comprising:
- a. a support structure having an upright member;
- b. a hood;
- c. means on said hood and on said upright member to support said hood at a selected position above a ground surface;
- d. a container having insecticide material therein supported by said support structure adjacent to and below said hood, said container having a bottom portion thereof adopted to dispense insecticide material onto livestock in response to engagement of a bottom portion thereof by the livestock;
- e. holding means supported on said upright member and positioned below said hood for supporting a livestock attracting material in spaced relation to said container;
- f. means for retaining said holding means at a selected position having a lower surface of the livestock attracting material positioned above said bottom portion of said container whereby livestock must engage said bottom portion of said container to have access to the livestock attracting material;
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- g. a shield depending from said hood and positioned to protect the bottom portion of said container from weather.
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A combination insecticide applicator and feeder for livestock comprising:
- a. a support structure having a base and an upright member extending upwardly therefrom;
- b. a hood having a peripheral edge spaced outwardly from said upright member;
- c. means on said hood and on said upright member to support said hood at a selected position above a ground surface;
- d. a container depending from said hood and surrounding said upright member and having insecticide material therein, said container having a bottom portion thereof adapted to dispense insecticide material onto livestock in response to engagement of the bottom portion of said insecticide material dispensing container by the livestock, said insecticide material dispensing container being positioned between said upright member and the peripheral edge of said hood;
- e. a flexible weather shield depending from the peripheral edge of said hood and surrounding said insecticide material dispensing container and having a lower edge positioned below the bottom portion of said insecticide material dispensing container;
- f. holding means supported on said upright member and positioned below said hood for supporting a livestock attracting material;
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- g. means for retaining said holding means at a selected position having a lower surface of the livestock attracting material positioned above said insecticide material dispensing container whereby livestock must engage the insecticide material dispensing container to have access to the livestock attracting material, said livestock attracting material being surrounded by said insecticide material dispensing container.
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A combination insecticide applicator and feeder for livestock comprising:
- a. a support structure having an upright member;
- b. a cage mounted on said upright member for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material, said cage having a plurality of spaced members which converge downwardly and inwardly for gravitation of material as it is reduced in size and permit continued access thereto by animals;
- c. a hood;
- d. means for mounting said hood on said upright member and in a position above said cage for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material and in a position overlying same;
- e. a container supported on said cage for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material, said container having a bottom portion thereof adapted to dispense insecticide material onto livestock in response to engagement of the bottom portion thereof by the livestock, said container for dispensing insecticide material onto livestock having the bottom portion thereof positioned below a lower surface of the livestock attracting material whereby livestock must engage said bottom portion of said container to have access to the livestock attracting material;
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- f. a shield depending from said hood and positioned to protect the bottom portion of said container from weather.
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A livestock feeder comprising:
- a. a support structure;
- b. means supported on said support structure for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- c. an impervious shield mounted on said support structure and spaced from said means for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- d. a hood;
- e. means engaging said hood and said support structure for removably mounting said hood at a selected position above a ground surface and in covering relation with said means for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- f. an insecticide container having insecticide material therein and supported on said support structure and spaced from said means for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material, said insecticide container having a bottom portion adapted to dispense insecticide material onto livestock in response to engagement of the bottom portion thereof by the livestock, said insecticide container bottom portion being formed of porous material, said insecticide container having an outwardly facing wall portion;
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- g. said impervious shield being positioned and adapted to protect the insecticide material from weather.
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A livestock feeder comprising:
- a. a support structure;
- b. means supported on said support structure for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- c. an impervious shield mounted on said support structure and spaced from said means for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- d. a hood;
- e. means engaging said hood and said support structure for removably mounting said hood at a selected position above a ground surface and in covering relation with said means for supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material;
- f. an insecticide container having insecticide material therein mounted on said support structure below said hood and spaced from said means supporting and retaining a livestock attracting material, said insecticide container having a bottom portion thereof adapted to dispense insecticide material onto livestock in response to engagement of the bottom portion thereof by the livestock;
- g. holding means mounted on said support structure for supporting and retaining a second livestock attracting material, said holding means being below said first named means for supporting and retaining the first named livestock attracting material;
- h. a second hood;
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- i. means for mounting said second hood on said support structure and in a position spaced from and above said holding means for supporting and retaining a second livestock attracting material, the spacing between said second hood and said holding means for the second livestock attracting material being a distance to permit livestock to reach and have access to the second livestock attracting material while protecting same from insecticide material dispensed during engagement of said bottom portion of said insecticide container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.