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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1982
Alfred J Zmolek, Elroy, WI (US);
Douglas F Van Der Voort, Elroy, WI (US);
Merrick Foods, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an animal feeding unit (10) having a body (11) with a hollow interior for containing the feed. Access openings (16) for the animal to retrieve feed from the body interior are provided in a front portion (18) of the unit. The feeding angle of the openings (16) is adjustable through a slot and fastener arrangement (28,29,30) provided for mounting the unit. The slot (20) and fastener (29,30) are located in a rear portion (20) of the body (10). The location of the fastener (29,30) within the slot (28) determines the feeding angle of the access openings (16). A backing plate (31) for the slot (28) is provided to prevent loss of feed through the slot (28). The unit may be mounted to a like unit or other structural support by securing the fastener (29) through the slot (28) and a like portion of the second unit or a portion of the other structural support.
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