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US 4,364,335 AGranted
Animal feeder
OwnerAllan Livingstoninventor
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Abstract
Feeder for grain or like type of feed comprising a cone supported substantially in the center of a circular member having upwardly extending lips. The cone can be of galvanized sheet metal or like material and the circular member can be a tire. The specific size of the circular member determines the size of the cone. A tractor tire in combination with a cone is well suited for a grain feeder for livestock.
Claims5
In combination, cone and tire feeder for feeding of grain to livestock in an agricultural environment, said feeder combination comprising:
- a. means including a cone-shaped geometrical member for equally distributing grain about a point;
- b. means for circularly holding said distributed grain for consumption by livestock, said holding means including at least two circular base tire members including an upwardly extending lip representing a substantially vertical section of a top farm tractor tire, a plurality of rain drain holes spaced about said circular base member and means securing said tires on top of each other for a bottom tire and top tire relationship where the bottom tire supports the top tire and distributing means secured thereto;
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- c. plurality of screws securing said distributing means to said holding means whereby said screws secure said holding means to said distributing means and thereby animal feed when dumped into said feeder is distributed equally by said distributing means into said holding means for equal feed about said circular holding means for animal consumption.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.