Drinking stations for poultry and the like
AssigneeNeotechnic Engineering Limited
InventorKenneth Wilmot
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Abstract
A drinking station for poultry or the like is connected to a liquid supply pipe by a valve that is operable to supply the liquid to a plurality of enclosures within a receptacle that also contains the valve. The valve is operable by the poultry by means of a tongue extending from a valve sleeve. The valve is spring-loaded towards a closed position against a valve cap.
Claims10
A drinking station for poultry or the like, the drinking station comprising a plurality of receptacles for receiving a drinking liquid, and valve means adapted to control the flow of the drinking liquid from a supply thereof into said receptacles, said valve means comprising a sleeve, a tongue extending laterally from said sleeve into one of said receptacles, and a valve-operating member projecting internally of said sleeve, said valve means being operable to supply the liquid to the receptacles in response to downward pressure on said tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.