US3129694A
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Watering troughs
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-01
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1980-12-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard H Arrington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:08
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K7/00; A01K7/02; A01K7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A WATERING TROUGH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TROUGH FOR SUPPORTING WATER, PIVOT MEANS BELOW SAID TROUGH AND SUPPORTING THE SAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TROUGH, MEANS FOR LIMITING THE PIVOTING OF SAID TROUGH IN DIRECTIONS GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TROUGH SUCH THAT SAID TROUGH IS MAINTAINED IN SUBSTANTIALLY AN UPRIGHT POSITION AT ALL TIMES, MEANS FOR FEEDING WATER INTO SAID TROUGH, MEANS FOR ARRESTING THE FLOW OF WATER TO SAID TROUGH FROM SAID MEANS FOR FEEDING WATER, CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED BY PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TROUGH FOR CONTROLLING SAID MEANS FOR ARRESTING SAID FLOW OF WATER, SAID TROUGH BEING SO DIMENSIONED THAT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID TROUGH SHIFTS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OVER SAID PIVOT MEANS DURING THE FILLING OF SAID TROUGH AND SHIFTS FROM SAID OTHER SIDE TO SAID ONE SIDE AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SAID WATER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID TROUGH, AND A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE STOP ADJACENT EACH SIDE OF THE TROUGH WITH ONE STOP LIMITING TILTING OF THE TROUGH IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE OTHER STOP LIMITING TILTING OF THE TROUGH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A WATERING TROUGH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TROUGH FOR SUPPORTING WATER, PIVOT MEANS BELOW SAID TROUGH AND SUPPORTING THE SAME FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TROUGH, MEANS FOR LIMITING THE PIVOTING OF SAID TROUGH IN DIRECTIONS GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TROUGH SUCH THAT SAID TROUGH IS MAINTAINED IN SUBSTANTIALLY AN UPRIGHT POSITION AT ALL TIMES, MEANS FOR FEEDING WATER INTO SAID TROUGH, MEANS FOR ARRESTING THE FLOW OF WATER TO SAID TROUGH FROM SAID MEANS FOR FEEDING WATER, CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED BY PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TROUGH FOR CONTROLLING SAID MEANS FOR ARRESTING SAID FLOW OF WATER, SAID TROUGH BEING SO DIMENSIONED THAT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID TROUGH SHIFTS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OVER SAID PIVOT MEANS DURING THE FILLING OF SAID TROUGH AND SHIFTS FROM SAID OTHER SIDE TO SAID ONE SIDE AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SAID WATER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID TROUGH, AND A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE STOP ADJACENT EACH SIDE OF THE TROUGH WITH ONE STOP LIMITING TILTING OF THE TROUGH IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE OTHER STOP LIMITING TILTING OF THE TROUGH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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