Patent ID: 7243611

Claim:
A drinking trough comprising: a) at least one drinking valve assigned to a water-supply line, the drinking valve having a pivotable valve pin that moves in order to discharge water; b) at least one water-collecting bowl assigned to the respective drinking valve; c) at least one pivotable actuating means extending from the valve pin to a water-accommodating hollow of the water-collecting bowl, the actuating means being movable between an actuated position to an unactuated position, the actuating means being an extension of the valve pin; and d) at least one starter body assigned to the respective water-collecting bowl, the starter body being removable from the drinking trough, wherein the starter body actuates the actuating means by pivoting the actuating means to the actuated position when water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain lower level, whereby the pivoting of the actuating means to the actuated position actuates the valve pin so as to allow water to flow from the drinking valve into the water-collecting bowl, and when the water in the water-collecting bowl reaches a certain higher level, the actuating means pivots to the unactuated position, whereby the pivoting of the actuating means unactuates the valve pin so as to cease the flow of water from the drinking valve.