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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Ronald D. Folkerts, Jr., Rockford, IL (US);
Timothy E. Lane, Cudahy, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ronald D. Folkerts, Jr., Rockford, IL (US);
Timothy E. Lane, Cudahy, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 7/06 (2006.01); A01K 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drinking valve for automatic water feeding systems for animals includes a valve stem that is responsive to licking at the outlet of the valve by an animal, to open and close a valve seat and thereby control flow of drinking water to the outlet of the valve. The valve seat is constructed with low-cost reliable arrangement including stationary but compressible elastomeric seal configuration.