Patent ID: 6564751
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A01K,B65G

Abstract:
A turkey loading apparatus for loading turkeys in a coop on a trailer, the coop forming an enclosure for turkeys, comprising:a) a base having a first end and a second end; b) a transport conveyor operatively supported by the base, the transport conveyor having a gathering end and a transfer end; c) a lifting mechanism operatively connected to the base proximate the second end of the base; d) a longitudinal rail operatively connected to the lift mechanism, wherein the rail is moveable vertically; e) the transfer end of the transport conveyor supported by and longitudinally moveable on the rail and the transport conveyor, proximate the gathering end, operatively connected to and supported by the base; f) the transport conveyor having a first segment pivotally connected to a second segment, wherein when the longitudinal rail is lifted, the first segment pivots relative to the second segment and the transfer end moves longitudinally on the rail; and g) a loading conveyor operatively connected to the longitudinal rail and positioned below the transport conveyor, the loading conveyor moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein turkeys are moved on the transport conveyor and dropped onto the loading conveyor, the loading conveyor being moved to its extended position and run to deposit the turkeys into the coop as the loading conveyor is being retracted.