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US 4,889,078 AGranted
Hog feeder
OwnerGordon D. Smileyinventor
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Abstract
A hog feeder is disclosed including an annular trough having an upstanding center member with a horizontal top surface. A vertical post extends upwardly and rotatably supports a tapered hopper having a discharge opening located above the plateau. A plurality of radial arms carried by a polygonal plate rotate between the plateau and hopper, the arms including outer ends engageable by hogs' snouts. A removable link interconnects these arms to the hopper. The hopper is vertically adjustable to control the feed rate. A watering system is also disclosed.
Claims25
A hog feeder comprising:
- an annular trough member including an upstanding outer peripheral wall and an inner wall;
- an upstanding central member having a top surface defining a plateau, and an upstanding wall defining said inner wall of said annular trough;
- a vertical post extending upwardly from said central member;
- a hopper mounted upon said post and having a bottom edge disposed above and spaced from said top surface,
- said hopper having a bottom opening therein;
- the spacing between said hopper and said top surface controlling the rate of discharge of feed from said hopper;
- a plurality of radially extending arms disposed intermediate said bottom opening and said top surface, and mounted for rotation about said post;
- said arms comprising a horizontal portion and an endwise portion disposed in said trough member;
- said endwise portion being exposed for engagement by a hog for imparting rotary motion to said arms;
- said endwise portion extending radially across only a small fraction of the width of said trough whereby a hog can continue to feed from said trough without being struck by said arms when said arms are rotating;
- said arms being effective to cause feed discharged from said hopper opening to be shifted outwardly over said top surface and to drop unimpeded from said top surface into said trough.
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A hog feeder comprising:
- a base member including an upstanding peripheral wall,
- an upstanding central member having a horizontal top surface defining a plateau and a downwardly sloping outer wall, said downwardly sloping outer wall and peripheral wall defining a trough therebetween;
- a plurality of dividers extending between said walls and defining sectors of said trough;
- a vertical post extending upwardly from said central member;
- a hopper;
- means rotatably supporting said hopper from said post;
- said hopper having a bottom edge disposed above and spaced from said top surface;
- said hopper having a bottom opening therein surrounding said post;
- the spacing between said hopper and said top surface controlling the rate of discharge of feed from said hopper;
- a plurality of radially extending arms disposed intermediate said hopper bottom edge and said top surface;
- a horizontal plate disposed intermediate said hopper bottom edge and said top surface and supporting the inner ends of said arms, said plate being mounted for rotation about said post;
- said plate having a transverse dimension less than the transverse dimension of said top surface;
- said arms having outer endwise portions disposed within said trough above said dividers, said endwise portions being exposed for engagement by a hog for imparting rotary movement to said arms, said endwise portions extending across only a small fraction of the width of said trough whereby a hog can continue to feed from said trough without being struck by said arms when said arms are rotating;
- said arms being effective to cause feed discharge from said hopper opening to be shifted outwardly over said top surface and to drop unimpeded from said top surface into said trough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.