Feeder

Claim 1

A LIVESTOCK FEEDING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED RECEPTACLE FROM WHICH LIVESTOCK MAY FEED, A FEED RECEIVING HOPPER POSITIONED AT ONE END OF SAID ELONGATED RECEPTACLE, AN ELONGATED CONTAINER JOINED TO SAID HOPPER AND EXTENDING ALONG AND OVER SAID ELONGATED RECEPTACLE, SUPPORTING STRUCTURE CARRYING SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER AT INTERVALS THEREALONG, AN AUGER CONVEYOR MOUNTED IN SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER AND HAVING A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING INTO SAID FEED RECEIVING HOPPER, MEANS ROTATABLY DRIVING SAID AUGER CONVEYOR TO DELIVER FEED FROM SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER HAVING A CURVED BOTTOM WITH REGULARLY SPACED APART OPENINGS THEREIN, SAID SPACED APART OPENINGS THROUGH SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER BEING FORMED SUBSTANTIALLY OF THE SAME SIZE, AN ELONGATED CLOSURE PLATE BEING FORMED TO HAVE THE CROSS SECTIONAL SHAPE OF A CURVED CENTRAL PORTION AND DOWNWARDLY PROJECTING SIDE FLANGES, THE CURVATURE OF SAID CURVED CENTRAL PORTION BEING FORMED SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL TO THE CURVATURE OF SAID CURVED BOTTOM OF SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER, SAID CURVED CURVED BOTTOM OF SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER, SAID CURVED CENTRAL PORTION BEING FORMED TO HAVE A PLURALITY OF REGULARLY SPACED APART OPENINGS THEREIN, GUIDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID STRUCTURE JOURNALLY SUPPORTING THE SIDE FLANGES OF SAID ELONGATED CLOSURE PLATE WITH SAID CURVED CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF COVERING AND SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID CURVED BOTTOM OF SAID ELONGATED CONTAINER FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO.