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1. A device comprising a rack for feeding a cylindrically-shaped bale to animals, the bale having a length defined by opposing flat ends and a longitudinal axis, the device comprising:
two rigid end supports located at the opposing flat ends of the bale; two horizontal struts running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bale and connectingly holding in place the two rigid end supports; first and second rotating members running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bale on opposing sides of the bale and rotatingly connected to the each of the two rigid end supports at each respective end of each rotating member; a rack defined by:
a plurality of lower arms extending downwardly from each rotating member and under the bale to support the weight of the bale, each lower arm terminating in an end; anda plurality of upward arms, separate from the lower arms, arcuately extending upwardly from each rotating member along a side and over a top of the bale to encapsulate the bale to prevent excess stripping of the bale; wherein the plurality of lower arms are shorter than the plurality of upper arms; wherein rotation of the rotating members in a first, outward direction places the rack in an open condition, with the plurality of upper arms spreading apart to receive a bale; and wherein the weight of the received bale against the lower arms facilitates rotation of the rotating members in a second, inward direction, creating an increasing gap between the ends of the lower arms to permit a remnant of the bale to drop downwardly to ground when the bale has been depleted. |
