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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Theodore J. Cole, Milford, IN (US);
Lionel L. Kreger, Warsaw, IN (US);
James R. Kraft, New Paris, IN (US);
Philip Wilfong, Goshen, IN (US);
Theodore J. Cole, Milford, IN (US);
Lionel L. Kreger, Warsaw, IN (US);
James R. Kraft, New Paris, IN (US);
Philip Wilfong, Goshen, IN (US);
CTB, Inc., Milford, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of managing feed flow within a feeder from a feed supply conduit to a pan of said feeder is provided. The method includes the step of providing a feeder including a pan and a drop tube assembly where the assembly is configured to receive feed from the conduit, and where the assembly defines a feed gate through an outer wall thereof such that feed received from the conduit flows through the feed gate and into the pan. The method further includes the step of regulating a position of the feed gate in the outer wall of the assembly such that feed flow into the pan can be substantially controlled, such that the feed flow can be substantially directed into selected areas and at selected levels within the pan, and/or such that the position of the feed gate is variable relative to a distal end of the assembly.