Feed scoop

Abstract

A feed scoop has a container, a cylindrical tube and a cap. The container is hollow and has an open distal end. The cylindrical tube is hollow, is formed integrally with and extends perpendicular out from the container and communicates with the hollow container. The cylindrical tube has a closed distal end and a hole in the closed distal end. The cap is mounted rotatively on the distal end of the cylindrical tube and has a top and an opening in the top that selectively aligns with the hole in the cylindrical tube to dispense feed in the container. Alternatively, feed can be poured directly out of the open distal end of the container. The feed scoop can pour feed in a variety of sizes of feed containers without spilling any feed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a feed scoop for scooping and dispensing feed, and more particularly to a feed scoop to conveniently scoop feed from and dispense feed to a variety of sizes of feed containers.

2. Description of Related Art

Most people use an open trowel, a cup or their hand to put feed into a feed container. Using the hand to take feed can control the amount of feed and put feed into small feed containers. However, using the hand to take feed dirties the hand or may contaminate the feed. Conventional open trowels and cups have broad openings and some feed containers are smaller than the openings of the trowels or cups so feed may drop outside the feed container.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a convenient feed scoop for scooping feed and putting the feed in a variety of sizes of feed containers.

To achieve the objective, a feed scoop in accordance with the present invention comprises a container, a cylindrical tube and a cap. The cylindrical tube is hollow, is formed integrally with and extends perpendicularly out from the container and has an open proximal end and a partially open distal end that has a hole. The cap has a top and an opening in the top and is rotatively mounted on the distal end of the cylindrical tube. The opening in the cap can be aligned completely or partially with the hole in the distal end of the cylindrical tube and dispense feed into a container through the cylindrical tube. For large containers, the feed can be dumped directly out of the feed scoop into the container. The feed scoop can pour feed into a variety of sizes of feed container without spilling any feed.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feed scoop in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the feed scoop in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional side plan view of the feed scoop in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the feed scoop in FIG. 1 with an opening in the cap partially aligned with a hole in the distal end of the cylindrical tube; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the feed scoop in FIG. 1 with the opening in the cap completely aligned with the hole in the distal end of the cylindrical tube.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a feed scoop in accordance with the present invention comprises a container (10), a cylindrical tube (20) and a cap (30). The container (10) is hollow and has an open distal end (12) and a closed proximal end (14). The container (10) may be a hollow parallelepiped or cylinder, and the open distal end (12) may be inclined relative to the closed proximal end (14).

The cylindrical tube (20) is hollow, has an open proximal end (22), a closed distal end (24), an annular channel (28) and a hole (29). The open proximal end (22) is formed integrally with and extends perpendicular out from the closed proximal end (14) of the container (10) and communicates with the hollow container (10). The closed distal end (24) has a top (27). The annular channel (28) is formed around the closed distal end (24) of the cylindrical tube (20) near the top (27) of the closed distal end (24). The hole (29) is formed in the top (27) of the closed distal end (24) and may be semicircular. The cylindrical tube (20) may further have multiple annular ribs (26) extending radially out from the closed distal end (24) of the cylindrical tube (20) and adjacent to the annular channel (28) toward the open proximal end (22) of the cylindrical tube (20).

With further reference to FIG. 3, the cap (30) has an open proximal end (not numbered), a closed distal end (not numbered), an annular lip (34) and an opening (32). The closed distal end has a top (31). The annular lip (34) of the cap (30) extends radially in from the proximal open end of the cap (30). The opening (32) is formed in the top (31) of the closed distal end of the cap (30). The opening (32) is the same shape as the shape of the hole (29) in closed distal end (24) of the cylindrical tube (20). The opening (32) may be semicircular. The cap (30) is mounted on the distal closed end (24) of the cylindrical tube (20) and the annular lip (34) is mounted slidably in the annular channel (28) in the cylindrical tube (20).

With further reference of FIGS. 4 and 5, the cap (30) can rotate to align the opening (32) in the cap (30) with the hole (29) in the cylindrical tube (20). When the feed is used, the opening (32) in the cap (30) is rotated so it does not align with the hole (29) in the cylindrical tube (20) to hold feed in the cylindrical tube (20) and the container (10). The inclined distal open end (12) of the container (10) can conveniently scoop the feed. If a feed container (not shown) is big, the feed can be poured directly out of the open distal end (12) of the container (10), and the inclined distal open end (12) of the container (10) can guide the feed out of the container (10) conveniently. If the feed container is small, the distal end (24) of the cylindrical tube (20) can be placed over the small feed container, and the cap (30) can be rotated so the opening (32) in the cap (30) aligns with the hole (29) of the cylindrical tube (20) and dispenses the feed into the container.

The feed scoop in accordance with the present invention can conveniently scoop feed and dispense the feed to a variety of sizes of feed containers.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims

1. A feed scoop comprising:

a hollow container having an open distal end; and a closed proximal end;

a hollow cylindrical tube extending from the hollow container and having an open proximal end formed integrally with and extending perpendicular out from the closed proximal end of the container and communicating with the hollow container; a distal closed end having a top; an annular channel formed around the closed distal end of the cylindrical tube near the top of the distal closed end of the cylindrical tube; and a hole formed in the top on the closed distal end of the cylindrical tube; and

a cap mounted on the distal closed end of the cylindrical tube and having a proximal open end; a distal closed end having a top; an annular lip extending radially in from the proximal open end of the cap and slidably mounted in the annular channel in the cylindrical tube; and an opening formed in the top of the distal closed end to selectively correspond to the hole in the hollow cylindrical tube.

2. The feed scoop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container is a parallelepiped.

3. The feed scoop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the open distal end of the container is inclined relative to the closed proximal end.

4. The feed scoop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hole of the cylindrical tube is semicircular and the opening of the cap is semicircular.

5. The feed scoop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cylindrical tube further have multiple annular ribs extend radially out from the closed distal end of the cylindrical tube adjacent to the annular channel toward the open proximal end of the cylindrical tube.