CA2125102A1 - Feeder for animals - Google Patents

Feeder for animals

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CA2125102A1
CA2125102A1 CA002125102A CA2125102A CA2125102A1 CA 2125102 A1 CA2125102 A1 CA 2125102A1 CA 002125102 A CA002125102 A CA 002125102A CA 2125102 A CA2125102 A CA 2125102A CA 2125102 A1 CA2125102 A1 CA 2125102A1
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Prior art keywords
frame
tire
base
legs
feeder according
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CA002125102A
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French (fr)
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Alex M. Hattum
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/01Feed troughs; Feed pails
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/01Feed troughs; Feed pails
    • A01K5/0114Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K5/00Feeding devices for stock or game ; Feeding wagons; Feeding stacks
    • A01K5/01Feed troughs; Feed pails
    • A01K5/0114Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays
    • A01K5/0135Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays with means for preventing or catching spillage

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Birds (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Feeding And Watering For Cattle Raising And Animal Husbandry (AREA)

Abstract

A feeder for minerals to cattle comprises a hexagonal base frame with legs extending inwardly from the base frame upwardly in a vertical portion and then inclined upwardly and inwardly to an apex above the center of the frame. A recycled tire is attached approximately the mid height of each vertical portion of the legs so the tire is held horizontal above the base. A bowl is inserted into the bead of the tire as a friction fit for receiving the feed material. A
cover formed from a conical fabric section and a wire ring at the base of the fabric section sits over the apex of the frame and downwardly over the inclined portions of the legs to protect the material in the bowl.

Description

FEEDER FOR ANIMALS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a feeder for supplying small quantities of feed material such as minerals to animals for example cattle.
It is well known that cattle must be provided with a small bowl type feeder which allows them to take relatively small quantities of minerals or other materials which are required for their well being.
Such a feeder must be rugged, simple and easy to manufacture and remain stable when engaged by the animal to prevent toppling or tilting of the bowl and wasting of the materials.
In addition it is highly desirable that the bowl be covered so as to prevent moisture from collecting in the bowl and damaging the materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention, therefore, to provide a simple easily manufactured feeder of the above type for supplying small quantities of materials to animals.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a mineral feeder for animals comprising a frame formed from metal tubing and defining a base for resting on the ground and a plurality of legs spaced around the base and extending upwardly therefrom to a top of the frame at which the legs are connected, a tire positioned above the base and fastened at its periphery to each of the legs so as to be supported by the frame in horizontal orientation above the ground with one bead of the tire facing upwardly, the tire being arranged to receive a bowl for feed with a rim of the bowl at the bead and a base of the bowl projecting downwardly into the tire.
Preferably the feeder includes a cover mounted on the legs at the top of the frame and extending over the tire and the legs converge upwardly and inwardly to a top point of the frame and the cover is generally conical so as to extend from the top point outwardly and downwardly to an outer rim of the cover.
Preferably the cover is formed of a sheet of fabric shaped into the generally conical shape and a rigid ring is engaged with the fabric around a bottom peripheral edge of the conical shape.
Preferably the base comprises a ring and the legs are attached to the base at spaced positions there around with each leg including a first portion thereof attached to the frame and extending from the frame inwardly to an inner end of the first portion, the vertical portion of the leg being attached to the inner end of the first portion such that the base has a transverse dimension greater than that of the tire.
One embodiment of the invention will now be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an isometric view partly exploded of a feeder according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the feeder of Figure 1 with the cover removed for convenience of illustration.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view along the lines 3-3 of Figure 2 with the cover shown in place.
In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The apparatus of the present invention comprises a frame 10, a tire 1 1, a bowl 12, a cover 13 and a lifting strap assembly 14.
The frame 10 comprises a base frame portion 15 and three legs 16, 17 and 18. The frame is formed from one inch square tubular metal. The base 15 is welded to form a hoop which is hexagonal in plan including sides 19 which interconnect at apexes 20 to form a regular hexagon. The three legs are arranged equidistantly around the base frame so that each leg is welded to the base frame at a selected one of three apexes 20 thereof. Each leg includes a horizontal first portion 21, a vertical second portion 22 and an upwardly and inwardly inclined third portion 23. Each leg therefore has the first portion thereof which is horizontal and Iying in a common plane with the base frame 15. Each leg lies in a vertical plane extending directly inwardly from the apex of the hexagon toward a center of the hexagon at which is located a top apex 24 at the top of the frame.

The first portions of the legs therefore all lie in a common horizontal plane with the base frame 15. The vertical portions 22 are arranged spaced from a vertical axis including the apex 24 by distance equal to the diameter of the tire 11. Thus the outer periphery of the tire lies substantially in contact with the inside surface of the vertical portion 22 of the legs.
The tire 11 is a conventional road tire from a vehicle, many of which are available as scrap product available for recycling.
Each leg has on its inside surface a flat plate 26 which is fastened to the periphery of the tire by bolts 27 passing through the plate and through the tread portion of the tire. Thus the tire is held in a horizontal plane with one bead 30 thereof at the top and similarly Iying in a horizontal plane presented upwardly. The tire is arranged so that approximately midway along the height of the vertical portion 22 and is thus spaced downwardly from an intersection 31 between the vertical portion and the inclined portion 23. The top bead 30 is in addition spaced upwardly from the ground at a height which is suitable for engagement with the mouth of the animal during eating.
A bowl 34 has an upper rim 35 of a diameter suitable to fit within the bead 30 as a friction fit. The bowl portion 36 of the bowl hangs downwardly within the tire and is protected by the tire.
The cover 13 comprises a fabric layer 40 and a rigid outer band 41. The fabric 40 is shaped into a conical shape so as to follow the shape defined by the inclined portions 23 of the legs. The fabric cover is thus formed with stitched seams to form the required shape with an apex of the fabric at the apex 24 of the frame. The wire ring 41 is of the order of 5/8 inch diameter and is wrapped into a ring and held within a sleeve 42 at the lower edge of the cover. The diameter of the ring is arranged so that it lies approximately at the intersection 31 of the legs with the fabric Iying over the inclined portions 23 of the legs.
The lifting strap assembly 14 comprises a loop shaped strap portion 50 and the substantially rigid horizontal plate or strap 51 Iying underneath the loop. The loop and the strap are attached onto the apex 24 by a bolt 52 which passes through the straps and into the apex which is threaded or drilled for attachment to the bolt. The strap 51 thus pinches down onto the top of the fabric cover at the top surface of the apex 24 and thus holds the cover in place. The while device can be lifted by the strap 50 and readily moved from place to place as required.
In operation the bowl 34 is filled with the mineral or other materials to be fed to the animals. The device is then placed on the ground at a suitable location for access by the animal. The cover extends over the tire and thus protects the bowl and material within the bowl, shedding water outwardly beyond the outer edge of the tire. The tire tends to retain material within the bowl since the animal has to reach over the tire to engage the material within the bowl.

The bowl is protected by the tire and cannot therefore simply be toppled over.
The base has an outer diameter greater than that of the tire due to the length of the horizontal portion 21 of the legs thus providing a stable engagement with the ground with little danger of the whole structure being tilted or toppled by pushing by the animals.
The cover can be lifted by the animal to engage its head under the cover to reach the materials. The ring holds the cover downwardly during normal operation but can be lifted by the animal simply by pushing upwardly and flexing the fabric. The device is therefore simple and economic to manufacture including recycled parts and yet provides a stable structure protecting the materials from wastage or spoilage.
Since various modifications can be made in my invention as herein above described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Claims

CLAIMS:
(1) A mineral feeder for animals comprising a frame formed from metal tubing and defining a base for resting on the ground and a plurality of legs spaced around the base and extending upwardly therefrom to a top of the frame at which the legs are connected, a tire positioned above the base and fastened at its periphery to each of the legs so as to be supported by the frame in horizontal orientation above the ground with one bead of the tire facing upwardly, the tire being arranged to receive a bowl for feed with a rim of the bowl at the bead and a base of the bowl projecting downwardly into the tire.
(2) The feeder according to Claim 1 including a cover mounted on the legs at the top of the frame and extending over the tire.
(3) The feeder according to Claim 2 wherein the legs converge upwardly and inwardly to a top point of the frame and wherein the cover is generally conical so as to extend from the top point outwardly and downwardly to an outer rim of the cover.
(4) The feeder according to Claim 3 wherein the cover is formed of a sheet of fabric shaped into the generally conical shape and a rigid ring engaged with the fabric around a bottom peripheral edge of the conical shape.

(5) The feeder according to Claim 3 wherein the cover is attached to the frame at the top point thereof by a coupling bolt extending through the cover into the frame.
(6) The feeder according to Claim 5 including means defining a lifting hook attached to the frame at the top point and mounted on the bolt extending through the cover.
(7) The feeder according to Claim 1 wherein each leg includes a substantially vertical portion thereof extending from the base upwardly with the tire attached to each leg at the vertical portion thereof.
(8) The feeder according to Claim 7 wherein the base comprises a ring and wherein the legs are attached to the base at spaced positions there around.
(9) The feeder according to Claim 8 wherein each leg includes a first portion thereof attached to the frame and extending from the frame inwardly to an inner end of the first portion, the vertical portion of the leg being attached to the inner end of the first portion such that the base has a transverse dimension greater than that of the tire.
(10) The feeder according to Claim 9 wherein the first portion lies in a horizontal common plane with the base.
(11) The feeder according to Claim 8 wherein the ring forming the base is hexagonal in plan view.

(12) The feeder according to Claim 1 wherein each leg includes at an upper end of the vertical portion thereof an inwardly and upwardly extending third portion, the legs being interconnected at an upper most apex of the frame at which the third portions thereof intersect, and wherein there is provided a cover which is generally conical in shape and formed from a fabric with a rigid ring arranged at an edge of the fabric, the diameter of the rigid ring being substantially equal to the diameter of the tire and the rigid ring being arranged to contact each leg at a position thereon substantially at the upper end of the vertical portion thereof.
CA002125102A 1994-06-03 1994-06-03 Feeder for animals Abandoned CA2125102A1 (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2005104828A1 (en) 2004-04-28 2005-11-10 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. A housing for animal feedstuff
AU2011100889B4 (en) * 2005-06-07 2011-10-27 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. Housing for Animal Feedstuff and a Barrier Assembly
AU2012201356B2 (en) * 2005-06-07 2012-12-06 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. Housing for Animal Feedstuff and a Barrier Assembly

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2005104828A1 (en) 2004-04-28 2005-11-10 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. A housing for animal feedstuff
AU2011100889B4 (en) * 2005-06-07 2011-10-27 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. Housing for Animal Feedstuff and a Barrier Assembly
AU2012201356B2 (en) * 2005-06-07 2012-12-06 Aisthorpe Holdings Pty Ltd. Housing for Animal Feedstuff and a Barrier Assembly

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