Title: Self feeding bunk or barrier

Abstract: A self feeding bunk or barrier used for permitting cattle to eat directly from stacks of forage such as hay, and which comprises a modular member having an upright, slat barrier through which the animals can feed from a forage stack that the sections surround. The barrier modules include a horizontal support deck attached to the upright barrier and held by end frames. The horizontal floor or deck is of sufficient lateral width (outwardly from the stack) so that the animal which is feeding cannot reach through the upright barrier for eating unless it is standing on the deck. The barrier module is securely held by the animal itself as it eats so that the barrier cannot be dislodged.

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Inventors: Anderson, Joseph A. (Jamestown, ND, US)

Application Number: 845316
Filing Date: 1977-10-25
Publication_date: 1979-04-10
Assignee: Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc. (Jamestown, ND)
Primary Class(es): 119/60
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US Patent Ref:

2813509	Nov, 1957	Bruno	119/61.
3030920	Apr, 1962	Hibbert	119/60.
3782333	Jan, 1974	Feterl	119/58.
4009687	Mar, 1977	Korthals	119/60.

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Primary Examiner: Eskovitz, Jay N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Westman; Nickolas E.