Component watering system
US5184570A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K39/0213
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A poultry watering system is provided which is connected together by interlocking brackets, each overlaying one of the fluid conduit and support pipe, and a drinker saddle which interlocks with the bracket overlaying the fluid conduit. The support pipe bracket provides a connection element to join the watering system to a conventional suspension and elevation apparatus. The fluid conduit bracket can releasably interlock with the support pipe bracket to maintain the fluid conduit and support pipe in fixed relation, as in a floor system for raising poultry. Independent of the support pipe bracket, the fluid conduit bracket can releasably interlock with the drinker saddle to fix the fluid conduit within that bracket and simultaneously locate watering devices, such as nipple drinkers, at desired locations along the fluid conduit. This arrangement is adaptable to support pipes and fluid conduits formed from a variety of materials and can accommodate slight dimensional variances in the support pipe and fluid conduit. With this invention, special preparation of the fluid conduit to retain the drinker saddles is not necesssary and drinker spacing can be readily estasblished as desired on-s…
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