Poultry loading apparatus
OwnerSteven C. Sinn, John D. Wilham +2inventors
InventorsSteven C. Sinn, John D. Wilham, James D. Wilham, Richard Bloome
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Abstract
A poultry loading apparatus for transporting poultry from a confinement area such as a poultry house to a transport vehicle to allow transport of poultry from farm-to-farm or from farm-to-processing plant. The mobile poultry loading apparatus includes a conveyor system whereby poultry ride from a confinement area to the transport vehicle during loading. The conveying system includes a telescoping end that extends into and retracts from a coop during the loading process. A system of hydraulics controls the speed of the conveyor, aids in the transverse leveling of the machine, adjusts both the angle and tier of loading, and levels and controls the telescoping end of the conveyor.
Claims15
A poultry loading/unloading apparatus, comprising:
- a base having a first and a second end;
- a mainframe having a first and a second section, both of said sections having a first and a second end, said first end of said first section pivotably attached near said first end of said base, said first end of said second section pivotably attached to said second end of said first section;
- a means to pivot said sections relative to one another;
- a means for raising/lowering said mainframe in the vertical plane relative to said base by raising/lowering said mainframe at a point near the attachment of said sections;
- said first section includes a first means to keep a constant length and tension on said conveying means when said sections are pivoted relative to one another;
- said first section includes a second means to keep a constant length and tension on said conveying means when said mainframe is raised and lowered;
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- said second section includes a means for extending/retracting said second end of said second section, said means for extending/retracting further keeping a constant length and tension on said conveying means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.