Claims
- 1. A shield apparatus attached to a trigger drinker watering unit with a trigger pin and a base portion, comprising:
- a partially open shield surrounding said trigger pin such that said trigger pin is protected from inadvertent lateral activation by an animal;
- said partially open shield surrounding said trigger pin and extending radially outward from said base portion of said trigger drinker water unit;
- said partially open shield having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- said bottom portion of said partially open shield located below or level with a bottom portion of said trigger pin when said trigger pin is in a substantially open position; and
- a connection means for attaching said shield apparatus to said trigger drinker watering unit.
- 2. The shield apparatus of claim 1 wherein said shield apparatus is conical with said bottom portion having a greater diameter then said top portion.
- 3. The shield apparatus of claim 2 wherein said bottom portion extends slightly below said trigger pin.
- 4. The shield apparatus of claim 2 wherein at least two struts connect said top portion to said bottom portion.
- 5. The shield apparatus of claim 4 wherein at least five struts connect said top portion to said bottom portion without substantially obstructing the animals view of the trigger pin.
- 6. The shield apparatus of claim 1 wherein said shield apparatus is ultrasonically welded to said trigger drinker unit.
- 7. The shield apparatus of claim 1 wherein said trigger drinker unit is attached to a chicken cage distant from a feeding unit.
- 8. A training device attached to a trigger drinker watering unit for teaching birds to drink from below said trigger drinker watering unit, comprising:
- a trigger drinker watering unit with a trigger pin and a shield means for surrounding said trigger pin;
- said shield means prevents lateral access to said trigger pin which teaches said birds to activate said trigger pin by pushing upward; and
- said shield means is substantially open to allow said birds to view said trigger pin from the side.
- 9. The training device of claim 8 wherein said shield means includes a bottom portion having a greater diameter than a top portion to provide a larger opening in said bottom portion thereby teaching said birds to activate said pin from below the drinker.
- 10. The training device of claim 8 wherein said shield means is substantially conical.
- 11. The training device of claim 10 wherein said shield means is substantially conical with a bottom portion having a greater diameter than a top portion.
- 12. The training device of claim 10 wherein a plurality of struts connect a top portion to a bottom portion of said shield means.
- 13. The training device of claim 12 wherein said shield means is integrally formed with said drinker unit.
- 14. The training device of claim 8 wherein said shield means is integrally formed with said drinker unit.
- 15. A method of training birds to drink from a trigger watering unit, comprising the steps of:
- exposing a droplet of water glistening on a bottom portion of a drinking pin in view of birds through a partially open shield; and
- said partially open shield forcing said birds to activate said drinking pin substantially upwardly.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/149,404, filed Jan. 28, 1988 now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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