Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laying nest provided with an improved ejection system
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Application No.: US16644226Application Date: 2018-08-03
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Publication No.: US11553696B2Publication Date: 2023-01-17
- Inventor: Fausto Martoni
- Applicant: VALLI S.P.A.
- Applicant Address: IT Galeata
- Assignee: VALLI S.P.A.
- Current Assignee: VALLI S.P.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Galeata
- Agency: Howson & Howson LLP
- Priority: IT102017000099022 20170905
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/055868 WO 20180803
- International Announcement: WO2019/048948 WO 20190314
- Main IPC: A01K31/00
- IPC: A01K31/00 ; A01K31/16 ; A01K1/015 ; A01K31/22 ; A01K45/00

Abstract:
A laying nest is provided with an improved ejection system, in which the risk of expelling eggs together with the hens is suppressed. The floor of the laying nest can rotate in both directions. Thanks to this arrangement, at first it can be rotated in a first direction for inclining it towards the egg collection area and ensuring that all the laid eggs are removed; next, it can be rotated in a second, opposite direction for inclining it towards the hen coop and thus expelling the hens from the laying nest. In a preferred embodiment, the driving arrangement of the ejection system of the laying nest is entirely arranged below the floor of the laying nest, so as to not occupy room in the laying nest and to be protected from manures and dirt that may be present in the laying nest.
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