Feed hopper with depending tiltable feed pan

Claim 2

An improvement in a feeder agitator responsive to the weight of a fowl; the improvement in the feeder agitator comprising in combination: a. a hopper having at least end walls and a discharge; b. a feeder pan having at lease end walls; c. an eyebolt having an eye with a shank and a nut; d. said eyebolt being pivoted to one end wall of said feeder pan; e. said hopper having a mating end wall with an upright slot therein to retain the mentioned pivot against lateral movement; f. said hopper mating end wall upright slot being positioned for movement vertically on the mentioned pivot; g. a lug having a hole therethrough; h. said lug being mounted on the mentioned mating end wall of said hopper corresponding with the mentioned end wall of said feeder pan; i. said feeder pan having the mentioned end wall thereof depended from said lug through the hole therethrough by the nut on the shank of said eyebolt; j. a pair of arms; k. said pair of arms having a means of being secured to the mentioned end wall of said feeder pan; l. said pair of arms being spaced with a gap about the mentioned shank of said eyebolt to limit tiltable movement of said feeder pan wall on the pivot of said eyebolt by alternately sTriking the mentioned shank of said eyebolt; m. a second means to support the opposite end wall of said feeder pan; and n. a third means to tilt said feeder pan wall.

Claim 3

An improvement in a feed agitator, having a hopper and a feed pan, being responsive to the weight of a fowl; each improved end of a feed agitator comprising in combination: a. a lug; with a hole therethrough; b. said lug being secured to the outside respective end wall of a hopper; c. said lug being spaced above a feeder pan end wall; d. an eyebolt having a shank and a nut; e. said eyebolt having its eye pivoted to an outside end wall of a feeder pan; f. said eyebolt having the mentioned shank thereof projected upwardly through the mentioned hole in said lug; g. said eyebolt having the mentioned nut thereon positioned over said lug; h. said lug having an upwardly projected flange thereon located to lock the mentioned nut against rotatable movement; i. a pair of upright arms; j. means to rigidly support said pair of upright arms on the mentioned end wall of a feeder pan; k. said pair of upright arms having a space gap, with said eyebolt shank being located therein; and l. a second means to rock said feed pan on said eyebolt pivot.

Claim 4

An improvement in a feed agitator, having a hopper and a feed pan, being responsive to the weight of a fowl; each improved end of a feed agitator comprising in combination: a. a lug; with a hole therethrough; b. said lug being secured to the outside respective end wall of a hopper; c. said lug being spaced above a feeder pan end wall; d. an eyebolt having a shank and a nut; e. said eyebolt having its eye pivoted to an outside end wall of a feeder pan; f. said eyebolt having the mentioned shank thereof projected upwardly through the mentioned hole in said lug; g. said eyebolt having the mentioned nut thereon positioned over said lug; h. said lug having an upwardly projected flange thereon located to lock the mentioned nut against rotatable movement; i. a pair of upright arms; j. means to rigidly support said pair of upright arms on the mentioned end wall of a feeder pan; k. said pair of upright arms having a space gap, with said eyebolt shank being located therein; and l. a second means to rock said feed pan on said eyebolt pivot.

Claim 5

An improvement in a feed agitator responsive to the weight of a fowl; the improved feed agitator comprising in combination: a. a hopper having at least sides, ends and a discharge; b. a feeder pan; c. said feeder pan being longer and wider than the mentioned hopper discharge opening and having at least sides and ends; d. a pair of lugs with each having a hole therethrough; e. each of said lugs being secured to the outside respective end wall of said hopper; f. each of said lugs being spaced above said feeder pan end wall; g. a pair of eyebolts having shanks and nuts; h. each of said eyebolts having its eye pivoted to a respective end wall of said pan; i. each of said eyebolts having a respective shank thereof projected upwardly through a respective lug; j. each of said eyebolts having a respective nut thereon positioned over a respective lug; k. each of said lugs having an upwardly projected flange positioned thereon to lock the respective nut against rotatable movement; l. a pair of upright arms located on each end wall of said feeder pan; m. means to rigidly support each pair of upright arms from each end wall of said feeder pan; n. each of said pairs of upright arms having a normal space gap on either side of a respective eyebolt shank to limit the pivotal movement of said feeder pan wall; o. a second means to rock said feeder pan on said eyebolt pivots; and p. a third means to hold said eyebolt pivot against lateral movement and gauge the depth of feed in the feeder pan.

Claim 6

An improvement in a feed agitator responsive to the weight of a fowl; the improved feed agitator comprising in combination: a. a hopper having at least sides, ends and a discharge; b. a feeder pan; c. said feeder pan being longer and wider than the mentioned hopper discharge opening and having at least sides and ends; d. a pair of lugs with each having a hole therethrough; e. each of said lugs being secured to the outside respective end wall of said hopper; f. each of said lugs being spaced above said feeder pan end wall; g. a pair of eyebolts having shanks and nuts; h. each of said eyebolts having its eye pivoted to a respective end wall of said pan; i. each of said eyebolts having a respective shank thereof projected upwardly through a respective lug; j. each of said eyebolts having a respective nut thereon positioned over a respective lug; k. each of said lugs having an upwardly projected flange positioned thereon to lock the respective nut against rotatable movement; l. a pair of upright arms located on each end wall of said feeder pan; m. means to rigidly support each pair of upright arms from each end wall of said feeder pan; n. each of said pairs of upright arms having a normal space gap on either side of a respective eyebolt shank to limit the pivotal movement of said feeder pan wall; o. a second means to rock said feeder pan on said eyebolt pivots; and p. a third means to hold said eyebolt pivot against lateral movement and gauge the depth of feed in the feeder pan.