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US 4,527,513 AGranted
Poultry waterer
AssigneeCTB, Inc.
InventorsFelix Hart, Devon Eby
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InventorsFelix Hart, Devon Eby
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A novel poultry watering device, and a combined watering and feeding system are disclosed. In a first embodiment, the water device or station includes a support tube, at least one water-holding cup disposed for access by poultry, and water conduit means carried by the support tube and extending from a water line to the water-holding cup. In a second embodiment, the water conduit means is suspended from a pivoting clamp arrangement beneath a feed conveyor. The system includes a plurality of discrete feeder pan units connected to the feed conveyor and disposed to present feed to the poultry. The water line can conveniently be located generally adjacent the feed conveyor. A number of water dispensing stations of the type described are also provided. These water dispensing stations have their support tubes or clamps carried by the feeder conveyor. In this way, the water dispensing stations and feed pan units are all disposed at the same level. The entire system can thus be used to provide feed and water to very small chicks, or to adult poultry.
A combined feeding and watering system for poultry or like animals which are free to roam about a ground area, the system comprising, in combination, an elongated feed conveyor, a plurality of discrete spaced feeder pan units disposed in a row along and connected to the feed conveyor and disposed to present feed to the poultry, an elongated water line extending along and adjacent the feed conveyor, and a plurality of spaced water dispensing units connected to said water line and disposed in said row and interposed between the feeder pan units to present water to the poultry, means for raising and lowering said feeder pan units and said water dispensing units in unison, wherein a feeder pan unit includes a pan having interior and exterior portions, and a drop tube, the feeder pan unit including feed flow director means for presenting feed at an exterior pan portion to small poultry when the feeder pan unit is in a lowered configuration, the water dispensing units also being at lowered positions to provide water to the small poultry, the feeder pan unit feed flow director means operating to present feed at an interior pan portion to large poultry when the feeder pan unit is in a raised configuration, the water dispensing units also being at raised positions to provide water to the large poultry.
A combined feeding and watering system for poultry or like animals which are free to roam about a floor space, the system comprising, in combination, an elongated feed conveyor, a plurality of discrete feeder pan units at predetermined spaced intervals disposed in a row along and connected to the feed conveyor and adapted to receive feed therefrom, an elongated water line extending along and generally adjacent to the feed conveyor, a plurality of water dispensing units connected to and adapted to receive water from the water line and respectively located between certain of said feeder units at intervals greater than said predetermined intervals, means for moving said feeder pan units and said water dispensing units as a group to and from upper and lower positions, and means including parts of said feeder pan units for configuring the feed in a first arrangement for presentation to small poultry when the units are at the lower position and for configuring the feed in a second and different arrangement for presentation of feed to large poultry when the units are at the upper position.
A combined feeding and watering system for poultry and the like comprising, elongated feed conveyor conduit means, a plurality of discrete feeder pan units respectively connected to and depending from the conveyor conduit means at intervals of predetermined spacing, a water supply line extending along and supported with said conduit means, and a plurality of discrete watering units connected to said supply line and supported by and depending from said conduit means between certain of said feeder pan units at intervals of a second predetermined spacing, and means connected with said conduit means for supporting said feeder pan units and said watering units for up and down adjustment in unison for presenting feed and water to small poultry and alternatively to larger poultry and the like.
A watering unit for dispensing water to poultry and the like comprising, hanger means adapted to be secured to a support and to depend therefrom in a fixed position relative to the support, water conduit means connectable with a source of water and disposed beneath said hanger means, said water conduit means comprising a central pipe portion and a plurality of radiating portions extending from the central portion, pivot means engaging said central pipe portion and swingably connecting said central pipe portion with said hanger means for pivotal movement about a predetermined generally horizontal axis, each of said radiating conduit portions extending downwardly from said central portion and then generally horizontally at a level substantially below said central portion, and water dispensing means activated by the poultry and the like on each of said horizontally extending parts of the conduit means.
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