Watering system for newly hatched fowls

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO NEWLY HATCHED FOWLS, INCLUDING: CONDUIT MEANS SUPPLIED WITH WATER UNDER PRESSURE AND HAVING SEVERAL DISTRIBUTED OUTLETS; WATER CUPS AT THE RESPECTIVE OUTLETS TO RECEIVE WATER FOR THE NEWLY HATCHED FOWLS; VALVE MEANS AT EACH OUTLET TO CONTROL THE ADMISSION OF WATER TO THE CORRESPONDING CUP, SAID VALVE MEANS BEING URGED TO CLOSED POSITION BY THE WATER PRESSURE IN THE CONDUIT MEANS; AND FOWL ACTUATED CONTROL MEANS FOR EACH VALVE INCLUDING A TRIGGER INSIDE THE CUP TO OPEN THE VALVE IN RESPONSE TO A PECK BY A FOWL, THE TRIGGER HAVING A LOWER SPECIFIC GRAVITY THAN WATER AND HAVING SUFFICIENT WEIGHT IN THE ABSENCE OF WATER TO OPEN THE VALVE IN OPPOSITION TO THE WATER PRESSURE WHEREBY THE TRIGGER SERVES AS A FLOAT TO MAINTAIN A GIVEN MINIMUM WATER LEVEL IN THE CUP AUTOMATICALLY; SAID TRIGGER BEING HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO ADMIT WATER IN RESPONSE TO A LIGHT IMPACT BY THE BEAK OF A BABY FOWL; SAID TRIGGER EXTENDING ACROSS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE INSIDE AREA OF THE CUP TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF IMPACT AGAINST THE TRIGGER BY RANDOM PECKS; SAID TRIGGER HAVING A DETACHABLE PORTION CONSTITUTING A MEANS FOR DECREASING ITS SIZE AND SENSITIVITY WHEN NEEDED BY BABY FOWL AS THEIR AGE INCREASES.