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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Bruce Alan Abel, Ellicott City, MD (US);
John Allen Miller, Kerrville, TX (US);
Joe Mathews Pound, Ingram, TX (US);
Bruce Alan Abel, Ellicott City, MD (US);
John Allen Miller, Kerrville, TX (US);
Joe Mathews Pound, Ingram, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device () for the application of pesticides to animals as they feed and that accommodates wildlife of all sizes, poses no threat of harm to the animals, and maximizes the per capita application of pesticide. Whole kernel corn (or other feed) placed in a feed bin () is dispensed into a trough/receptacle () through an opening at the bottom of the bin. The trough/receptacle () is surrounded by pesticide applicators () such that as an animal feeds, some part of its head, neck and/or ears will contact one or more of the applicators. The applicators () are flexible and rotatable, so that animals attracted to the apparatus to feed are subjected to the application of a pesticide upon their head, neck, ears, and/or, where applicable, antlers or horns, the flexible and rotatable applicators () maximizing pesticide application with minimal stress to both the animal and device. The device employs a modular molded polyethylene design that is durable, economical, mass-producible, lightweight, and can be shipped for user-assembly, thereby reducing shipping and manufacturing costs.