Patent ID: 9510567
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A laying nest for hens comprising: at least one box having at least a bottom, sidewalls, a back wall, and a roof, wherein the at least one box is configured to house hens and eggs; an expulsion system that is configured to remove the hens from the at least one box, wherein the expulsion system comprises at least a first shaft provided with at least one gear wheel having teeth which is fixedly connected with the first shaft; at least one expulsion plate which is rotatably connected with the first shaft and which via a second shaft is pivotably and slidably connected with the box; at least one gear rack having teeth that correspond to the teeth of the gear wheel, wherein the gear rack is fixedly arranged in the box and which is configured for cooperation with said gear wheel, wherein upon rotation of the first shaft, the first shaft moves along a path extending parallel to the gear rack, thereby carrying along the expulsion plate thereby moving a lower edge of the expulsion plate closely along the bottom by virtue of the first shaft moving along the path extending parallel to the gear rack and the second shaft sliding vertically along a linear path relative to the box.