Height-adjustable watering systems for poultry, small animals and the like

A hanger bracket particularly adapted for a floor watering system for poultry, small animals or the like comprising a body, said body having first means for securing thereto a length of pipe through which water is adapted to flow for watering poultry, small animals or the like, said body having second means for securing thereto an elongated stabilizing element whose added weight is adapted for stabilization purposes, a flexible suspension element connected to said bracket for suspendingly supporting the same at a predetermined height above a supporting surface, said first and second securing means each being defined by a pair of spaced flexible clamping arms adapted to flexibly embrace and secure therebetween an associated water pipe and stabilizing element, respectively;

• the clamping arms of the pair of clamping arms project in opposite directions away from each other, means for adjusting said suspension element to selectively alter said predetermined height, said flexible suspension element including a loop portion connected to said body, and said adjusting means including a releasable clamp for securing said loop portion in any one of a multiplicity of different lengths thereof.

A hanger bracket particularly adapted for a floor watering system for poultry, small animals or the like comprising a body, said body having first means for securing thereto a length of pipe through which water is adapted to flow for watering poultry, small animals or the like, said body having second means for securing thereto an elongated stabilzing element whose added weight is adapted for stabilization purposes, a flexible suspension element connected to said bracket for suspendingly supporting the same at a predetermined height above a supporting surface, said first and second securing means each being defined by a pair of spaced flexible clamping arms adapted to flexibly embrace and secure therebetween an associated water pipe and stabilizing element, respectively;

• the clamping arms of the pair of clamping arms project in opposite directions away from each other, means for adjusting said suspension element to selectively alter said predetermined height, and means for releasably clamping said second securing means pair of arms to each other.

A floor watering system for poultry, small animals or the like comprising an anti-roosting element, a stabilizing element and a watering pipe in generally relatively stacked relationship to each other with the anti-roosting element uppermost and the watering pipe lowermost, a water inlet pipe connected to said watering pipe whereby the system can be appropriately elevated for poultry/animal size, a plurality of brackets spaced from each other, means for adjustably suspendingly supporting at least two of said brackets from an overhead support, said at least two brackets having first, second and third means for respectively securing thereto said watering pipe, said stabilizing element and said anti-roosting element, and said first securing means and collectively said second and third securing means are each defined by a pair of spaced flexible clamping arms adapted to embrace and secure therebetween said water pipe, stabilizing element and anti-roosting element, respectively.

A hanger bracket comprising first securing means for securing a water pipe thereto, said first securing means including a first pair of flexible clamping arms normally opening in a downward direction, second securing means for securing a stabilizing element to said bracket, said second securing means including a second pair of flexible clamping arms normally positioned above said first pair of arms, a bridging portion connecting said pairs of arms to each other, and at least one of said clamping arms of said second pair of flexible clamping arms having means for securing an anti-roosting element thereto, and said anti-roosting element securing means is a laterally opening slot.

A hanger bracket comprising first securing means for securing a water pipe thereto, said first securing means including a first pair of flexible clamping arms normally opening in a downward direction, second securing means for securing a stabilizing element to said bracket, said second securing means including a second pair of flexible clamping arms normally positioned above said first pair of arms, a bridging portion connecting said pairs of arms to each other, and at least one of said clamping arms of said second pair of flexible clamping arms having means for securing an anti-roosting element thereto, said first and second pairs of clamping arms partially encircle an associated axis, said axes are generally parallel, and said second pair of flexible clamping arms include slot means for receiving a suspension element therein.

A hanger bracket comprising first securing means for securing a water pipe thereto, said first securing means including a first pair of flexible clamping arms normally opening in a downward direction, second securing means for securing a stabilizing element to said bracket, said second securing means including a second pair of flexible clamping arms normally positioned above said first pair of arms, a bridging portion connecting said pairs of arms to each other, and at least one of said clamping arms of said second pair of flexible clamping arms having means for securing an anti-roosting element thereto, and said anti-roosting element securing means is a laterally opening slot in each arm of said second pair of clamping arms.