Patent ID: 9669370
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01K,B01F

Claim:
1. A feed mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising: a container mountable on a transport, the container having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a vertical axis, a pair of opposing end walls, a pair of opposing side walls and a base wall, the end walls, the side walls and the base wall defining an interior and a top opening of the container, wherein when the longitudinal axis of the container in use extends substantially parallel to the container's direction of travel and the transverse axis is substantially perpendicular to the container's direction of the travel; the container comprising a mixing shaft rotatably mounted within the interior, the mixing shaft connected to a drive mechanism; wherein the mixing shaft extends between the side walls substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and comprises mixing members extending radially from the mixing shaft toward the end walls and the base wall, the mixing members configured to break up and mix the feed; wherein the mixing members comprise a plurality of mixing paddles, wherein the mixing paddles comprise a pair of side arms extending radially from the mixing shaft and comprise a cross member connecting the side arms at an end distal from and substantially parallel to the mixing shaft, wherein the cross members comprise a plurality of spaced apart spokes extending radially from the cross member, the spokes configured to interlace through a plurality of blades extending from the base wall, and wherein the diameter of the mixing paddles extending radially from the mixing shaft is almost twice the length of the mixing shaft; and wherein a discharge apparatus is provided in communication with the interior for discharging mixed feed from the container.