System for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house
US6938577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K39/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house that has a plurality of items suspended from the ceiling of the livestock house. The system includes structure for supplying feed and/or water to the feeders and/or drinkers, respectively, structure for adjusting a height of the feeders and/or drinkers relative to a floor of the livestock house, and structure for transversely moving the feeders and/or drinkers within the livestock house. Operation of the different structures of the system within the livestock house does not interfere with the items suspended from the ceiling of the livestock house.
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