Poultry litter management device and method
US8915458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C21/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A litter management device, such as a device configured to disintegrate and/or de-cake caked litter from poultry is described. In some embodiments, the litter management device includes a litter de-caking mechanism contained within a housing, which is supported by a movable frame. The litter de-caking mechanism includes one or more hammers flexibly attached, such as via chains, to a rotation bar, enabling the hammers to rotate in a circular motion around the rotation bar and within the housing. The rotation of the hammers causes the hammers to strike, often at high speeds, caked litter within a target area, which disintegrates the caked litter, allowing for the removal of the caked litter from an area generally used by poultry, among other benefits.
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