	US 12,029,201 B2
	Nest box system with movable nest floor and floor movement mechanism with gear reduction
Gustav Lange, Millet (CA); Benjamin Kaiser, Wetaskiwin (CA); Enzo Fiorini, Edmonton (CA); and Martin Kaiser, Wetaskiwin (CA)
Assigned to KAISER IP CORP., Wetaskiwin (CA)
Filed by Kaiser Ag Solutions Ltd., Wetaskiwin (CA)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,185.
Application 17/845,185 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/674,896, filed on Feb. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,917,984.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/151,325, filed on Feb. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0312744 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 31/00 (2006.01); A01K 31/14 (2006.01)

CPC A01K 31/007 (2013.01) [A01K 31/14 (2013.01)]

23 Claims

1. A bird nest box system comprising:

a nesting enclosure having a front opening for a bird to enter and exit the nesting enclosure;

a nest floor that is movable having a front end and a back end;

and a floor movement mechanism that moves the nest floor between a lowered position and a raised position, the nest floor being mounted over the floor movement mechanism, the floor movement mechanism comprising:

a driveshaft;

a gear assembly coupled to the driveshaft and actuatable by rotation of the driveshaft; and

a lift arm coupled to the gear assembly and actuatable by the gear assembly to move the nest floor, the nest floor being rotated toward the front opening by the lift arm by movement to the raised position,

and wherein the gear assembly provides at least one gear reduction between the driveshaft and the lift arm.