Abstract: A livestock self-feeder includes a main feed storage hopper supplying feed to a retaining area in which the height of feed is constant and independent of the amount of feed in the main hopper. The feed is then dispensed from the retaining hopper through an adjustable feed gate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 1984
Date of Patent:
April 15, 1986
Assignee:
Zumbahlen Equipment Company
Inventors:
Dennis J. Zumbahlen, Vincent J. Zumbahlen, Cary L. Sizelove, Sr., William J. Dietrich, Sr.