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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Manuel R Tudela, Reus, ES;
Assignee:
USI Agri-Business Company Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119 / ;
Abstract
In a fodder or feed supply system, a hopper is provided from which duct means downwardly extends to troughs or channels out of which poultry eat. On the end of the duct means is provided dispenser mouthpieces each of which rest on a shoe which controls the depth of the fodder in the channel. Each shoe includes an inclined surface on which the fodder falls between spaced wings that contain the fodder and dispense the same through openings in the wings. The mouthpieces are each slidably mounted on a duct and forced downwardly by a counterweight.