Patent ID: 6293224
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A supplemental feed block holder for supporting a supplemental feed block the holder comprising:a mounting post having a first and a second end wherein the mounting post is adapted to be attached to a vertical fence post in at least two locations on the mounting post;a feed block support post having a first and a second end wherein the feed block support post receives the supplemental feed block and retains the supplemental feed block thereon; a base member interconnecting the first end of the mounting post and the first end of the feed block support post wherein the feed block support post has a first section attached to the base member having a first cross-sectional area and a second section attached to the distal end of the first section having a second cross sectional area wherein the first section is dimensioned so as to engage with the inner walls of a supplemental feed block so as to laterally stabilize the feed block on the feed block holder;a first securing device that is adapted to secure the second end of the mounting post to the vertical fence post so as to inhibit the tendency of the feed block holder to pivot about the first end of the mounting post in response to positioning of a supplemental feed block on the feed block support post.