Freeze protected livestock watering device
OwnerWayne B. Noland, Larry F. Nolandinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to freeze protected livestock watering assemblies in general, and more specifically to a watering device, which incorporates a dual activated variable flow water supply valve structure, which is operatively connected to an apertured float arm to progressively increase the volume of water supplied to a drinking receptacle in proportion to the degree of depression of the float arm actuator.
Claims15
An animal watering device having an exterior housing, a water supply pipe disposed in said housing, insulation disposed within said housing about said pipe, and a valve assembly disposed in the outlet portion of said water supply pipe and operatively engageable by an actuator means to supply water to a drinking receptacle disposed beneath said valve assembly, the improvement comprising:
- an insulated apertured bowl shaped float member supported on a free end of said actuator means and substantially overlying said insulated drinking receptacle, wherein said bowl shaped float member floats upon water contained in said drinking receptacle, and said bowl shaped float member is adapted to be moved by direct contact from an animal to introduce water into the interior of said float member, wherein the water may be consumed by said animal from the interior of said insulated apertured bowl shaped float member and
- said drinking receptacle is further provided with heating means comprising an electrical heating wire surrounded by electrical insulation material, and said drinking receptacle includes an inner metallic bowl to heat said metallic bowl, said metallic bowl transferring heat to water contained within said bowl.
An animal watering device having an exterior housing, a water supply pipe disposed in said housing, insulation disposed within said housing about said pipe, and a valve assembly disposed in the outer portion of said water supply pipe and operatively engageable by an actuator means to supply water to a drinking receptacle disposed beneath said valve assembly;
- the improvement comprising:
- a bowl shaped float member secured to a free end of said actuator means wherein said bowl shaped float member floats upon water contained within said drinking receptacle, said bowl shaped float member including a centrally disposed aperture, said aperture providing for fluid communication between said bowl shaped float member and said drinking receptacle,
- said bowl shaped float member moveable in response to the water level in the drinking receptacle to introduce water into said receptacle, and moveable in response to direct contact from an animal to introduce water into the interior of said bowl shaped float member comprising a drinking bowl, wherein said bowl shaped float member has an undepressed position and a depressed position, and wherein, when said bowl shaped float member is in said undepressed position, the water from said drinking receptacle, which is contained in said aperture, does not rise above the top of said aperture.
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