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US 6,957,627 B1Granted
Water tray drinker for pigs
OwnerBradley W. Knippelmeirinventor
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Abstract
A water tray drinker for pigs comprising a tray wherein the water compartment thereof is divided into water compartment portions by divider walls of different heights. An adjustable valve water supply mechanism is positioned above the tray for automatically filling one or more of the compartment portions of the tray depending upon the vertical adjustment of the adjustable valve water supply.
Claims2
A watering device for animals, comprising:
- a water tray having a bottom wall, upstanding opposite first and second side walls, and upstanding opposite third and fourth side walls which define a water compartment for receiving and maintaining water therein;
- a plurality of horizontally spaced-apart and vertically disposed divider walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and extending between said first and second side walls to separate said water compartment into a plurality of water compartment portions;
- said divider walls having progressively increasing heights from said third side wall towards said fourth side wall whereby the water compartment portions may fill progressively from said third side wall to said fourth side wall;
- said water compartment portion which is positioned adjacent said third side wall being in communication with a selectively adjustable valved water supply which will only fill said water compartment adjacent said third side wall unless it is adjusted to also fill the water compartment portion adjacent to said water compartment portion which is adjacent to said third side wall.
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A water device for animals, comprising:
- a water tray having a bottom wall, and upstanding opposite first and second side walls, and upstanding opposite third and fourth side walls which define a water compartment for receiving and maintaining water therein;
- a first divider wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and extending between said first and second side walls to define a first water compartment portion between said third side wall and said first divider wall;
- a second divider wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and extending between said first and second side walls to define a second water compartment between said first and second divider walls;
- said second divider wall and said fourth side wall defining a third water compartment portion therebetween;
- said first divider wall having a height less than the height of said second divider wall;
- said second divider wall having a height less than the height of said side walls;
- said first water compartment portion being in communication with a selectively adjustable valved water supply which will only fill said first water compartment portion unless it is adjusted to also fill said second water compartment portion and which will only fill said first and second water compartment portions unless it is adjusted to also fill said third water compartment portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.