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US 8,800,752 B2Granted
Portable continuous feed delivery system and method of use
OwnerDavid W. Sammons, Donald G. Bruceinventors
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Abstract
A portable feed delivery system can have a first feed container including a first conveyor apparatus that delivers feed to a second feed container, where a second conveyor apparatus delivers feed to a feed delivery conduit that can be directed by a user.
Claims20
A portable feed delivery system comprising:
- a first feed container comprising a plurality of walls having vertical regions and angled regions defining an interior volume, the walls forming a trough running along the longitudinal length of the first feed container and having an aperture at a dispensing end of the first feed container, and a baffle disposed above the trough;
- a first conveyor apparatus disposed within the trough and having a dispensing end extending out the aperture of the trough;
- a second feed container comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of walls defining an internal volume and an open upper area, further comprising a conveyor attachment structure disposed within the internal volume, the second feed container being positioned such that the open upper area is underneath the dispensing end of the first conveyor apparatus;
- a second conveyor apparatus having a loading end and a dispensing end, the loading end being disposed within the internal volume of the second feed container and attached to the conveyor attachment structure, the second conveyor apparatus extending through the open upper area of the second feed container, and the dispensing end being located at an end of the second conveyor apparatus opposite the loading end;
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- a conduit apparatus attached to the dispensing end of the second conveyor apparatus.
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A portable feed delivery system comprising:
- a first feed container comprising:
- a plurality of walls having vertical regions and angled regions defining an interior volume, the walls forming a trough running along the longitudinal length of the first feed container and having an aperture at a dispensing end of the first feed container;
- a baffle disposed above the trough;
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- a body member attached to the aperture of the trough and having a lower edge, and a flow restrictor attached to said lower edge forming a gap between the flow restrictor and the first conveyor apparatus, wherein the body member can be translated vertically;
- a first conveyor apparatus disposed within the trough and having a dispensing end extending out the aperture of the trough comprising:
- a first conveyor selected from the group of conveyors consisting of belts, chains, and augers;
- a first driving mechanism operably associated with the first conveyor;
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- a power source operably associated with the first driving mechanism;
- a second feed container comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of walls defining an internal volume and an open upper area, further comprising a conveyor attachment structure comprising a bearing disposed within the internal volume, the second feed container being positioned such that the open upper area is underneath the dispensing end of the first conveyor apparatus;
- a second conveyor apparatus having a loading end and a dispensing end, the loading end being disposed within the internal volume of the second feed container and attached to the conveyor attachment structure, the second conveyor apparatus extending through the open upper area of the second feed container, and the dispensing end being located at an end of the second conveyor apparatus opposite the loading end, comprising:
- a second conveyor selected from the group of conveyors consisting of belts, chains, and augers;
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- a conveyor sheath disposed about the second conveyor, the conveyor sheath having an opening at each of a loading end and a dispensing end of the conveyor sheath;
- at least one cradle attached to an outside surface of the first feed container, each cradle comprising an extension member and a support member attached at one end to the extension member and at another end to the outside surface of the first feed container;
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- a conduit apparatus attached to the dispensing end of the second conveyor apparatus comprising a first conduit formed of a flexible material and a second conduit formed of a rigid material, the first conduit being in communication with the second conveyor and the second conduit being in communication with the first conduit, the second conduit comprising a rotatable door and a retention mechanism configured to selectively cover an opening at a dispensing end of the second conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.