Expandable hay feeder
OwnerJames L. Brady, Carl T. Stokesinventors
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Abstract
An expandable hay feeder, comprises a stretchable, resilient grid attached to a frame. The frame is secured to a wall or surface by a pair of hinges on one side and a latch on the other so that the frame can be unlatched and rotated away from the surface for adding hay. The hay is held between the wall or surface and the stretched grid in such a way that an animal can feed through the holes defined by the grid. The cords of the grid are made of rubber cores covered with abrasion-resistant fabric. "S" hooks hold the grid to the frame. A surface is provided in an alternate embodiment for opposing the stretched grid when the device is to be mounted to a fence or other open surface.
Claims15
A device for use in feeding hay to an animal and for use with a wall with a hole therethrough, said wall having a first side and an opposing second side, said device comprising:
- a surface;
- a frame in spaced relation to said surface, said frame having a first side and a second side;
- means for holding said frame in spaced relation to said surface, said holding means further comprising a latch to hold said first side of said frame to said first side of said wall and a means for attaching said surface to said second side of said wall so that said surface and said frame have said hole therebetween, said latch having a latched position and an unlatched position, and at least one hinge holding said second side of said frame to said first side of said wall;
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- a grid attached to said frame, said grid formed of a resilient and stretchable material, said grid having an unstretched shape but stretching when said hay is placed between said surface and said grid, said grid holding said hay against said surface and returning to said unstretched shape as said hay is removed..
A device for use in feeding hay to an animal and for use with a surface, comprising:
- a frame having a first side and a second side, said frame crimped at intervals along its length;
- means for attaching said frame to said surface;
- a grid attached to said frame, said grid formed of an array of cords, each cord having a resilient and stretchable core and a stretchable, abrasion-resistant sheath, said grid having an unstretched shape, said grid stretching when hay is placed between said surface and said grid, said grid holding said hay against said surface, said grid returning to said unstretched shape as said hay is removed;
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- means for attaching said grid to said frame, said means comprising hooks received by said frame where said frame is crimped.
A device for use in feeding hay to an animal, comprising:
- a surface;
- a frame in spaced relation to said surface, said frame having a first side and a second side, said frame crimped at intervals along its length;
- means for holding said frame in spaced relation to said surface;
- a grid attached to said frame, said grid formed of a resilient and stretchable material, said grid having an unstretched shape but stretching when hay is placed between said surface and said grid, said grid holding said hay against said surface and returning to said unstretched shape as said hay is removed;
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- means for attaching said grid to said frame, said means comprising hooks received by said frame where said frame is crimped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.