IL37352A - Machine for treating chicken coops - Google Patents

Description

between which extend in the horizontal and in parallel to the said cross bars on which are fixedly provided shovel like a drive being provided for the said According to a further feature of the invention the scoops on one cross bar are staggered against these of a vicinal cross The invention will now be described with reference to the annexed drawing showing the new apparatus in 1 in a lateral while 2 is a frontal view is a view of one of the discs and the shovel like The chassis 1 is constituted by a horizontally disposed frame built up of angle iron or the like from vhich frame extend downwardly tvo oppositely disposed vertical bars at the end of vhich wheels 3 are A push handle 4 permits handling and directing of the Preferably the vertical bars 2 are telescoping as indicated in the so as to be able to shorten or lengthen in order to put greater or less weight on these front of the vertical bars 2 and wheels there extend dovnvardly from the chassis frame 1 vertical bars 5 vhich are at the tvo opposite sides the frame At the lover end of the bars 5 are provided bearings in vhich is a shaft To this shaft are keyed tvo discs Between the tvo oppositely disposed discs 7 are provided cross bars 8 to vhich a number of bucket or shovel like 9 is The scoops have tvo side indicated by the letter a and a bottom Thus at front and rear the structures are The bottom extends from the rear edge of the side to near front leaving an opening As can be seen from 2 and 3 the shovel like scoops 9 have their lowermost or bottom b somewhat above the periphery of the On the frame 1 there is provided a motor vhich may be either an electric or internal combustion From the shaft of the motor and a attached thereto a drive is provided to the shaft a reduction gear being provided in the customary manner vithin the motor or attached to In use the apparatus is placed on the floor of chicken enclosure and the motor is As a consequence the shaft is slowly rotated the scoops 9 scooping up the lifting it and dropping it from the rear side of the shovel like scoops after having travelled through a certain When the scoops 9 come down towards the ground first the forward edges of their side walls a touch the into the layer of and fowl excrements and then scoop up the loosened As has already been the scoops on one bar 8 are staggered against those in a vicinal and thus the whole width of the area between two discs 7 is fully treated by the turning of the disc 7 and it is ensured that no dust remains undisturbed the As can be seen in the drawings the lower edge of the bottom b of a scoop is somewhat distant from the periphery of the disc 7 so that the or where there is a concrete slab the is not damaged or disturbed by of the The whole apparatus is propelled by the turning ment of the discs 7 and the attendant has only to direct the apparatus during its which he can easily do by holding it to straight direction by means of the handle bars The attendant of exert a braking effect by holding the handle and permitting the apparatus to go forward at a very slow This is of great importance since otherwise the apparatus might just travel over a surface of more or less hardened mixture of and The desired effect is further enhanced by the the discs slide on the ground and the progress is much less than the total of the discs circumferences a full Thus the edge cuts into the layer on the ground and effectively breaks it The wheels 3 are not positively driven and thus also act as so that the apparatus proceeds at a very low speed which ensures that the thole of the dust layer is soooped up and turned over and no remains undisturbed on the The lower edge of scoops 9 exerts leverage and assist in propelling the at the same breaking up the layer on the In many especially where the mixture of excrements and has solidified and has a solid outer it is advisable to make in the discs as indicated by dotted lines in Moreover a wight 10 can be placed on frame to keep the apparatus down and have the discs cut into the layer on the insufficientOCRQuality

Claims (2)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS»

1« An apparatus for turning over a layer of saw-dust or the like spread on the groundf comprising a wheeled chassis incorporating a turnable, horizontal shaft on which are keyed two oppositely disposed discs which contact the ground when the apparatus rests on its wheels between which discs extend in the horizontal and in parallel to the said shaft* cross bars on which are ixedly provided shovel like scoops* a drive being provided for the said shaft.

2. The apparatus claimed in Claim 1* characterized thereby that the scoops on one cross bar are staggered against those of an adjacent cross bar. 3» The apparatus claimed in Claims 1 and 2» characterized thereby that the scoops have a bottom which does not extend over the whole area between two opposite walls of a scoop. ¾· Apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. \