Animal feed harvesting and dispensing system
OwnerTroy Overstreetinventor
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Abstract
A new type of feed crop harvesting system. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the relatively moist feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the storage container. Three or more harvesting cycles can be used to completely fill the storage container. Multiple containers can be used to harvest large feed crops. The containers are then parked in a convenient location awaiting winter. When winter arrives, the feed containers are towed to the feeding area. Doors in the lower portion of the containers are opened to allow access to the feed.
Claims14
A harvesting system for harvesting animal feed from the ground and dispensing it to animals, configured for use with a tractor, comprising:
- a. a vacuum, having a front portion and a rear portion, with said front portion of said vacuum being attachable to the rear of said tractor, including,
- I. a vacuum head for lifting said animal feed off said ground,
- ii. a rearward-facing ejector chute, for receiving said animal feed from said vacuum head and directing it rearward,
- iii. a plurality of wheels mounted on said vacuum to allow said vacuum to roll along said ground;
- b. a storage container, having a front portion, a rear portion, and a hollow interior, with said front portion of said storage container being attachable to said rear portion of said vacuum, including,
- I. an intake port opening into said hollow interior, with said intake port being approximately aligned with said ejector chute,
- ii. a wall, having an upper extreme and a lower extreme, said wall extending from said front portion to said rear portion,
- iii. a feeding port, located in said wall proximate said lower extreme,
- iv. a feeding door, proximate said feeding port, and movable between a closed position wherein said feeding port is covered and an open position wherein said feeding port is uncovered, and
- v. a plurality of wheels mounted on said storage container to allow said storage container to roll along said ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.