Indexed animal feeder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8925486-B2
Application number	US-201414281623-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2014
Priority date	Oct 25, 2011
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

An animal feeder is provided having a movable gate between a hopper portion and a trough portion of the feeder. An adjustment mechanism is positioned on the hopper wall above gate and is operable to adjust the position of the gate, and hence, the size of the opening between the hopper and trough. The adjustment mechanism allows for easy control of the size of the opening between the hopper and the trough.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An animal feeder comprising:
a hopper defined by a bottom surface, opposed end walls, and opposed hopper walls;
at least one trough defined by a bottom surface, opposed end walls, a trough wall, and a portion of at least one hopper wall; said trough being in communication with said hopper via an opening defined, at least in part, by said hopper wall;
a gate extending the length of the opening; said gate being movable to adjust the effective height…

Assignees

• Gsi Group Llc

Inventors

• Adermann James M
• Frankovich John

Classifications

• A01K5/0225 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• F16H21/16

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• Y10T74/18264

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y10T74/18296

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• A01K5/01

  Human Necessities · mapped topic