Fowl metering and cooping system
US4600351A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K45/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fowl harvesting apparatus receives fowl which are conveyed upwardly and deposited in a metering tray which actuates a switch to cut off the conveyor when a desired number of fowl have been deposited in the tray. The tray is then moved downwardly on a supporting framework to be positioned adjacent an open coop compartment of a multi-compartment coop unit following which the tray is pivoted to deposit the fowl in the associated coop compartment. The multi-compartment coop unit is shiftable into one of two positions in which one of two vertically aligned banks of coop compartments is positioned in alignment with the fowl receiving and depositing tray. Conveyor is provided for removing the multi-compartment coop unit following the filling of same so as to permit the positioning of an empty multi-compartment coop unit on the apparatus for subsequent filling purposes.
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