Patent ID: 7165880

Claim:
A mixing apparatus for mixing livestock feed, said apparatus comprising: a container configured to be pulled in a direction of travel and to receive feed; said container including: a floor, a wall extending away from said floor, such that substantially all of said wall is disposed above said floor, said wall defining a top opening disposed remote from said floor for the reception therethrough of the feed, said floor and said wall defining therebetween an enclosure for the feed received through the top opening; a discharge opening in said wall; and an auger disposed within said enclosure, said auger having an axis of rotation extending substantially vertically through the floor, said wall further including a first side and a second side positioned on opposing sides of the enclosure, said first side and said second side being disposed substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the mixing apparatus, each of said sides being disposed at dissimilar angles relative to said floor, wherein said first side is disposed substantially vertical relative to said floor, wherein the discharge opening is disposed in said second side.