Patent ID: 11917984
Assignee: KAISER AG SOLUTIONS LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A bird nest box system comprising:
a housing defining a nesting enclosure, the nesting enclosure defining a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the enclosure and an egg outlet at a back of the nesting enclosure;
a movable nest floor having a front end and a back end;
and a floor movement mechanism, the nest floor being mounted within the nesting enclosure and over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:
a driveshaft; and
at least one floor actuation member coupled to the driveshaft and rotatable by the driveshaft to move the nest floor, wherein the at least one floor actuation member comprises a lift arm having a guide member at a distal end of the lift arm that engages the nest floor, the nest floor comprising a bracket having a slot defined therein, the guide member engaging the slot,

wherein rotation of the driveshaft rotates the at least one floor actuation member to move the nest floor between a lowered floor position and a raised floor position, and wherein moving the nest floor to the raised floor position rotates the nest floor toward the front opening and past 90 degrees relative to a horizontal plane, the guide member and the slot maintaining engagement of the lift arm and the nest floor when the nest floor is rotated past 90 degrees relative to the horizontal plane.