Bale feeder
OwnerEugene A. Lammersinventor
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Abstract
A feeder adapted to be positioned on a structure having a bed for supporting hay includes a plurality of walls adapted to vertically extend above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock. At least a portion of one wall is selectively movable between a first position in which the portion of the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which the portion of the wall extends below the bed. The feeder is preferably adapted to be carried by or built as part of self-driven vehicles and pushed or pulled vehicles, such as trucks and wagons, respectively.
Claims21
A wagon comprising:
- a running gear;
- a bed mounted upon the running gear for supporting hay;
- and
- a plurality of walls vertically extending above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock, wherein at least one wall is selectively movable between a first position in which the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which the wall extends below the bed, wherein said at least one wall comprises a sidewall extending along a longitudinal length of the wagon;
- wherein the bed has first and second opposite sides and a centerline intermediate the first and second opposite sides and wherein the at least one wall extends below the bed and away from the first and second sides and the centerline in a horizontal direction in the second position.
A wagon comprising:
- a running gear;
- a bed mounted upon the running gear for supporting hay;
- and
- a plurality of walls vertically extending above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock wherein at least a portion of one wall has a first end and a second opposite end and a plurality of rigid spaced bars extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the first end is pivotably coupled to the bed such that the portion of the wall pivots about a non-vertical axis so as to pivot between a first position in which the second end of the portion of the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which the second end of the portion of the wall extends below the bed and rests upon the ground, wherein the portion extends along a longitudinal length of the wagon.
A feeder adapted to be positioned on a structure having a floor surface for supporting hay, the feeder comprising:
- a plurality of walls adapted to vertically extend above the floor surface and including at least one opening through which hay upon the floor surface may be accessed by livestock, wherein at least a portion of one wall extends along a longitudinal length of the feeder and is selectively moveable between a first position in which the portion of the wall extends above the floor surface and a second position in which the portion of the wall extends below the floor surface;
- wherein the floor surface has first and second opposite sides and a centerline intermediate the first and second opposite sides and wherein the at least a portion of one wall extends below the floor surface and away from the first and second sides and the centerline in a horizontal direction in the second position.
A wagon comprising:
- a running gear;
- a bed mounted upon the running gear for supporting hay;
- a plurality of walls vertically extending above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock, wherein at least one wall is selectively movable between a first position in which the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which a wall extends below the bed;
- and
- an actuator for moving a sidewall between the first and second positions.
A wagon comprising:
- a running gear;
- a bed mounted upon the running gear for supporting hay;
- a plurality of walls vertically extending above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock wherein at least a portion of one wall pivots about a non-vertical axis so as to pivot between the first position in which the portion of the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which the portion of the wall extends below the bed;
- and
- an actuator for moving the portion between the first and second positions.
A feeder adapted to be positioned on a structure having a floor surface for supporting hay, the feeder comprising:
- a plurality of walls adapted to vertically extend above the floor surface and including at least one opening through which hay upon the floor surface may be accessed by livestock, wherein at least a portion of one wall is selectively moveable between a first position in which the portion of the wall extends above the floor surface and a second position in which the portion of the wall extends below the floor surface;
- and
- an actuator for moving the portion between the first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.