Adjustable Poultry Feeder Stand for Cleaner Feeding Height

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing poultry feeder and drinker apparatuses on flat surfaces lead to messy environments due to food and water contamination from poop and bedding, and are unsuitable for varying bird sizes as they cannot be adjusted in height.

Innovation Solution

A height-adjustable stand with a platform and elevating mechanism that securely holds feeders and drinkers, elevating them off the ground to prevent contamination and accommodate different bird sizes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If feeder and drinker apparatuses are placed on flat surfaces at ground level, then they are easily accessible to chicks, but food and water become contaminated with poop and bedding

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAccessibility of food and waterVSAvoidContamination of food and water

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dimensionality change by elevating the feeder and drinker from the ground level (2D plane) to an elevated platform (3D space). This vertical dimension separation allows birds to access food and water while preventing contact with contaminated surfaces below, thus resolving the contradiction between accessibility and contamination prevention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The stand acts as an intermediary structure between the ground (source of contamination) and the feeder/drinker (source of food and water). By introducing this intermediate platform, the patent creates a physical barrier that prevents direct contact between food/water and contaminants, solving the contamination issue while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If feeder and drinker apparatuses are kept at ground level, then they are suitable for day-old chicks, but become too low for growing chickens who scratch litter into food and water

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveSuitability for different bird sizesVSAvoidContamination from litter scratching

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamics by making the stand height adjustable. The elevating mechanism allows the platform height to be changed dynamically according to the birds' growth stage. This enables the same stand to serve both day-old chicks (lower height) and growing chickens (higher height), resolving the adaptability contradiction while preventing litter scratching contamination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the vertical position parameter of the feeder and drinker based on bird size and age. The adjustable height mechanism allows the system to adapt the critical parameter of elevation to match different developmental stages, thereby maintaining suitability across various bird sizes while preventing contamination from litter scratching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed-height stand is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate growing chickens that require height adjustment

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAccommodation of growing chickensVSAvoidStructure of the stand

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability by introducing a dynamic elevating mechanism. This mechanism adds the necessary complexity to enable height adjustment while maintaining an otherwise simple stand structure. The dynamic component allows the stand to accommodate growing chickens through adjustable height, balancing structural simplicity with functional adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Ease of manufacture

If feeder and drinker apparatuses are placed directly on the floor, then assembly is simple, but cleaning becomes difficult due to contact with poop and bedding

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAssembly simplicityVSAvoidCleaning ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dimensionality change by elevating the feeder and drinker off the ground level to a separate platform. This vertical separation creates a clear distinction between the clean food/water zone and the contaminated ground zone, making cleaning much easier while maintaining assembly simplicity. The elevated structure allows for easier access to cleaning areas without compromising manufacturing ease.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12532870B2Height adjustable stand for poultry feeders and drinkers

Publication Date: 2026.01.27 RENTACOOP LLC

AI summary

A height-adjustable stand for holding a feeder and/or drinker apparatus is disclosed. The stand includes a platform that includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface embodies channels, each extending partially towards a center of the platform from an edge of the top surface of the platform. The stand further includes clips, each slidably configured into the corresponding channel. The clips are slidably operable to secure the feeders and/or drinker apparatus mounted on the top surface of the platform. The stand further includes an elevating mechanism operationally attached to the bottom surface of the platform. The elevating mechanism is configured to selectively elevate the platform to a desired height off a surface or floor.