Method and apparatus for laying chick feed support paper
US5526759A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K39/014
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a shallow ditch in wood shavings on the floor of a chicken house and laying a web of paper over the ditch while forcibly pushing the central portion of the web into the ditch with the remainder of the paper disposed at the shoulders of the ditch. The apparatus includes a plow depending downwardly from a frame and a beam pivoted to the frame which supports a wheel behind the plow. A roll of paper may be carried by spindles on the frame between the plow and the wheel. The wheel, in operation, is positioned on the upper surface of a web of paper unwound from the roll to permit the roll to unwind while simultaneously pushing the paper into the ditch.
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