Poultry feed conveyor system
OwnerDerwood L. Runioninventor
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Abstract
An endless conveyor system is provided, particularly for poultry feeding systems, having a single strand wire core coated by a plastic material with integrally formed disks along the length of the wire to engage and transport fluidized or granular material. The disks have projections on their periphery to reduce sliding friction in the channel or trough of usage. A chain drive arrangement is provided to supply linear motive force to the conveyor by simultaneously engaging a plurality of the disks along the same line of travel. A feed input agitator is provided which is driven by conveyor motion. The conveyor can include a shear pin connection at the wire ends.
Claims18
A poultry feed conveyor system, comprising:
- a feed retaining trough,
- a feed transporting member disposed within said feed retaining trough,
- said feed transporting member including an endless flexible core and a plurality of feed engaging elements spaced apart along said core,
- said feed engaging elements extending generally radially outward from said core, and
- said core being formed about a single strand wire joined at its ends.
A feed conveyor system for receiving and distributing feed to animals, comprising:
- a feed receptacle for retaining a quantity of feed, that receptacle being open along at least part of its length to provide access to the feed by the animals, and
- a movable member within the receptacle for transporting the feed along at least a portion of the length of the receptacle,
- that movable member including an endless-type flexible core having a single strand wire joined at its ends and surrounded by a flexible plastic sheath.
A conveyor system for fluidized solids or granular materials, comprising:
- a receptacle for receiving said fluidized solids and granular materials,
- a movable member disposed within said receptacle for moving said fluidized solids and granular materials within said receptacle, and
- a drive means, in contact with said movable member, for applying motive force to said movable member,
- said movable member including a single strand wire core with material engaging elements disposed in spaced relation upon said wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.