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

Claim 17:
18. 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, 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, in the lowered position, the back end of the nest floor is at an elevation lower than the front end, such that the nest floor is inclined from the back end to the front end at an angle of inclination, and wherein the angle of inclination for the lowered floor position is adjustable, and
wherein the at least one actuation member comprises a lift cam member mounted to the driveshaft, wherein the nest floor further comprises a cam follower and the lift cam member engages the cam follower, a position of the cam follower being adjustable along a lengthwise direction of the nest floor to thereby adjust the angle of inclination for the lowered floor position.