Cup waterer and cage mount
AssigneeCTB, Inc.
InventorsNorman P. Nilsen, Richard T. Novey
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Abstract
A watering device for confined poultry is offered. The watered includes an upwardly opening cup, and a valve mechanism at the cup bottom. Ears extend from the cup over a valve body to retain the valve body in the cup. These ears can be provided with extensions for engaging a flotation member so as to dispose the flotation member and a valve pin in upright positions even when little or no water is present in the cup. A mounting base attaches to at least one bar of the poultry confinement area, and supports the cup and valve on the cage bar. A cup upper lip has at least one recess adapted to engage a cage bar so as to mount the waterer in a position accessible to the confined poultry.
Claims13
A watering device for confined poultry, comprising, in combination, upwardly opening cup means, a hollow valve body extending at least partly into the cup means, the valve body having a lower end adapted for fluid communication with a supply of water, and an upper end defining a valve seat, a valve pin having a shank extending through the valve body upper end, and an enlarged pin head disposed inside the valve body and adapted for water-flow-inhibiting cooperation with the valve seat, but permitting water flow through the upper body end when the pin is moved so as to displace the pin head from the valve seat, mounting base means engaging the cup means and adapted to substantially surround a portion of at least one bar of a poultry confinement area, whereby to support the cup means, valve body means and mounting base means on the confinement bar, and the upwardly opening cup means including an upper lip, said upper lip defining at least one recess adapted to engage at least one bar defining said poultry confinement area, so as to mount said cup means and watering device in a position accessible to the confined poultry.
A watering device for confined poultry and the like comprising, in combination, upwardly opening cup means defining a cup bottom, a hollow valve body carried in and on the cup bottom and having a lower end adapted for fluid communication with a supply of water, and an upper end defining a valve seat, ear means extending from the cup over the valve body for retaining the valve body in the cup, a valve pin having a shank extending through the valve body upper end, and an enlarged pin head disposed inside the valve body and adapted for water-flow-inhibiting cooperation with the valve seat, but permitting water flow through the upper valve body end when the pin is moved so as to displace the head from the valve seat.
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