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US 5,205,241 AGranted
Livestock hay storage/feeder
OwnerSharon K. Halpin, Daniel O. Halpininventors
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The invention is a livestock hay feeder/storage device and involves the principle of utilizing a covered feeding device that can also serve as storage space for hay. It consists of a box-like steel structure that may be mounted on skids or wheels for mobility. The ends and top are covered for weather protection and the other two sides consist of removable/adjustable gates through which the animals can eat. These gates can be adjusted to control, or ration, consumption of the hay. The adjustable gates can be easily removed to allow filling the structure without heavy equipment. Each side of the "box" is constructed as a separate part so the device can be easily disassembled into its component sections for storage when not is use. No special tools or equipment are required by the operator to load or disassemble the device. Various materials of construction may be used to fabricate this device. This invention was designed utilizing general technical knowledge of construction and requires no special construction techniques or materials. No disclosure Document was filed.
A combination livestock hat feeder and storage device comprising a partially enclosed box-like structure including upright opposing sidewalls and end walls joined to one another about their top and bottom corners, said end walls are constructed of an upper and lower framework positioned parallel to one another and on an interior surface of said end walls, one of said sidewalls is comprised of a gate releasably and movably supported about its corners in said framework of said end walls, wherein said framework is a channel which includes a means by which the position of said gate may be fixed in multiple locations across the width of said structure, further, said gate is constructed of a series of vertical bars and said bars are spaced such that an animal may reach the hay through the spacing between adjacent bars.
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