Patent ID: 6550422
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A livestock feeder having a sidewall including a top and a bottom and forming a feed-receiving enclosure, said sidewall comprising:a) a plurality of rings, including a rim ring located at said sidewall top, a base ring located at said sidewall bottom and a medial ring located intermediate said rim and base rings; each said ring comprising a plurality of generally horizontal ring segments, each having opposite ends, and a plurality of connectors each connecting one said end of one of said ring segments to one said end of an adjacent one of said ring segments; b) an upper tier including said rim and medial rings and a plurality of upper tier support bars extending therebetween, each said upper tier support bar including upper and lower ends connected to said rim and medial rings respectively; and c) a lower tier including said base and medial rings and a plurality of lower tier support bars, each said lower tier support bar including upper and lower ends connected to said medial and base rings respectively.