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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2020
Osborne Industries, Inc., Osborne, KS (US);
George R Eakin, Osborne, KS (US);
Osborne Industries Inc., Osborne, KS (US);
Abstract
An animal feed mechanism with feed agitator assembly includes a feed bin, a funnel-shaped boot attached to a bottom of the feed bin, an agitator system installed in the boot, and a conveying device for conveying feed out of the boot. The agitator system is installed using boot mount brackets attached to end walls of the boot, and holes cut in the sidewalls of the boot after the boot mount brackets are attached. The boot mount brackets each include a lower ledge with a sufficient length to block the free flow of feed out of the holes cut in the sidewalls of the boot due to the angle of repose of the feed. The agitator system includes a motor driven agitator shaft with radial projections that can be inserted through the holes cut in the boot and supported at each end by bearings attached to the boot mount brackets.