Apparatus for processing, storing and distributing feed for livestock

Claim 1

A FEED PROCESSING STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF BINS THEREIN, AND A FLOOR, A FEED SUPPLY HOPPER EXTERIORLY OF SAID ENCLOSURE AT THE OTHER END, A MAIN FEED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SAID FEED SUPPLY HOPPER TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID MIXER, A VERTICAL TUBE OPEN AT ITS TOP AND BOTTOM IN SAID MIXER, A VERTICAL TUBE OPEN AT ITS TOP AND BOTTOM IN SAID MIXER, A SUPPLY AUGER IN SAID TROUGH, A MIXER AUGER IN SAID TUBE, AUXILIARY TROUGHS IN THE BOTTOM OF EACH BIN, AUXILIARY AUGERS IN EACH AUXILIARY TROUGH FOR DIRECTING FEED FROM THE BINS TO SAID MAIN FEED TROUGH, POWER MEANS FOR DRIVING ALL OF SAID AUGERS, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING SAID AUXILIARY AUGERS INDIVIDUALLY FROM SAID DRIVING MEANS, A ROTATABLE CAP ALIGNED WITH SAID TUBE AND THE TOP OF SAID MIXER, A DISCHARGE CHUTE CARRIED BY SAID CAP EXTERIORLY OF SAID MIXER, A SECOND TUBE INTERIORLY OF SAID CAP ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST-MENTIONED TUBE AND SPACED FROM THE OPEN TOP THEREOF INTERIORLY OF SAID MIXER, A SLEEVE SLIDABLE ON SAID SECOND TUBE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID SLEEVE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID TUBES TO RETAIN FEED CARRIED BY SAID MIXER AUGER TO SAID MIXER FOR RECIRCULATION WHEN THE SPACE IS OPEN AND TO CARRY FEED TO THE DISCHARGE CHUTE WHEN SAID SPACE IS CLOSED, A PLURALITY OF GRAVITY CHUTES POSITIONED ABOUT SAID MIXER LEADING TO SAID BINS, A DISCHARGE HOPPER ADJACENT SAID DISCHARGE CHUTE, SAID DISCHARGE CHUTE BEING ROTATABLE BY ROTATION OF SAID CAP TO A POINT OVERLYING A SELECTED GRAVITY CHUTE OR SAID DISCHARGE HOPPER, AND MEANS FOR CARRYING FEED FROM SAID DISCHARGE HOPPER TO FEEDING TROUGHS EXTERIORLY OF SAID ENCLOSURE.