| US 7,530,328 B2 | ||
| Indexed feed dispensing mechanism | ||
| Paul J. Bondarenko, Portland, Oreg. (US); Bryan S. Shive, Myerstown, Pa. (US); Leon S. Zimmerman, Lititz, Pa. (US); George S. Zimmerman, Lititz, Pa. (US); Anthony Martin, Denver, Pa. (US); Harry R. Van Horn, II, Monterey, Ind. (US); and Andrew Rausch, Rochester, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to CTB IP, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/559,210. | ||
| Application 11/559210 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/243082, filed on Oct. 04, 2005, granted, now 7,134,402. | ||
| Application 11/243082 is a continuation of application No. 10/898727, filed on Jul. 23, 2004, granted, now 6,976,450. | ||
| Application 10/898727 is a continuation of application No. 10/694250, filed on Oct. 27, 2003, granted, now 6,766,765. | ||
| Application 10/694250 is a continuation of application No. 10/347815, filed on Jan. 21, 2003, granted, now 6,637,368, filed on Oct. 28, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/347815 is a continuation of application No. 10/140025, filed on May 07, 2002, granted, now 6,526,913, filed on Mar. 04, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/140025 is a continuation of application No. 09/840631, filed on Apr. 23, 2001, granted, now 6,536,373, filed on Mar. 25, 2003. | ||
| Application 09/840631 is a continuation of application No. 09/309839, filed on May 11, 1999, granted, now 6,269,770, filed on Aug. 07, 2001. | ||
| Application 09/309839 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/007284, filed on Jan. 14, 1998, granted, now 5,921,200, filed on Jul. 13, 1999. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/046048, filed on May 09, 1997. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0134980 A1, Jun. 12, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01K 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 119—53.5 [119/52.1; 119/53] | 1 Claim |
| 1. An animal feeder comprising:
a hopper including a wall having a feed discharge formed therein
a feed trough remotely located subjacent said hopper;
a feed gate positionable relative to said feed discharge;
an indexing mechanism operably coupled to said feed gate and positionable in a plurality of individual discrete adjustment
positions to selectively locate said feed gate in a plurality of individual discrete feed gate positions while allowing said
feed gate to move within a limited range of linear motion about each of said plurality of individual discrete feed gate positions
once said feed gate is in one of said plurality of individual discrete feed gate positions; and
an agitation mechanism disposed within said hopper, said agitation mechanism having an agitation element loosely supported
adjacent said feed discharge and an actuator extending through said feed discharge into said feed trough.
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