Patent ID: 6101975
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for dispensing feed on demand to a swine, said apparatus comprising:(a) a hopper adapted to contain feed for said swine and having an opening at the bottom thereof through which feed may be discharged from the hopper;(b) a seat around the periphery of said opening at the bottom of said hopper;(c) a vertically movable ball check in said hopper and adapted to rest on said seat thereby to seal said opening and prevent the discharge of feed from said hopper, said ball check further being adapted to be nudged upwardly by said swine thereby to unseal said opening and permit the discharge of feed from said hopper; and(d) a stop means comprising a circular drum positioned over said ball check, to limit the upward movement of said ball check thereby limiting the extent to which said opening is unsealed.