Patent ID: 6763781
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spinner for attachment to a substantially vertical rotating shaft of a control unit of a feeder, the control unit having a motor for rotating the shaft of a control unit of a feeder having feed storage unit for storing feed and discharging stored feed in a downward direction, the spinner unit comprising:a housing having a top and a bottom, the top and bottom being joined to form a housing interior, and to further form a first opening and a second opening, the top having an inlet for receiving feed from the feed storage unit into the housing interior, the housing having a maximum horizontal transverse width at the inlet that Is greater than a maximum horizontal width of the housing at the first opening and a maximum horizontal width of the housing at the second opening, the top extending continuously, with decreasing transverse width, in a first direction from the inlet to the first opening, and in a second direction from the inlet to the second opening, the top and bottom enclosing received feed in the interior such that feed proximate the first and second openings is covered by the housing top; and a shaft attachment member for attaching the housing to the control unit rotating shaft, such that when the shaft rotates, the housing spins, and received feed is forced from the housing interior through the first and second openings.