Water supply system and method particularly useful for poultry houses, and water pressure reducer for use in such system and method
US5870970A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K39/0213
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water supply system and method for supplying water to a plurality of water utilization devices, particularly poultry drinkers, supported over a floor extending at a predetermined slope, includes a water supply conduit extending over and substantially parallel to the floor, and a plurality of pressure reducers in the water supply conduit at spaced intervals along its length. Each pressure reducer reduces the water pressure a predetermined amount according to the slope of the span of the water supply conduit from the respective pressure reducer to the next adjacent one upstream of the water supply conduit.
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