US1048724A - Silo. - Google Patents

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i L N /C// i y t /10` Ell/e nz'rf UNITED .STATES PATENT onirica HARRY o. Monnow, or WHITE HALL, ILLINOIS, `ASSIGNOR TO ILLINOIS SILO COM- PANY, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

. SILO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Deo. 31. 1912.

Application led Ma'rch 7, 1912..v Serial No. 682,140,

To all whom it magjconce'rn:

Be-'it known that I, HARRY C. Monnow,

f a citizen ot' the' United States, residing at Ihite Hall, iin the county of Greene and State of Illinois,jhave invented certain new and usefuliImprovements in Silos, of which the following is a specification.

.provements, butwithout any root thereon.

' the adjustable element for tying usual way in which .every Fig. 2 is anjenlarged sectional detail of a portionof the silo mechanism taken onthe 'line 2 of- Fig. '1, lookingin the direction of` the arrow. rFig'is a perspectiveview of the ends of the non-continuous bands together, as lmore fully hereinafter-set forth; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of a portion of the mechanism ,taken on the line 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the-direction of the arrow, -with the door mechanism omitted. In the art to which this invention relates it is well known that many attempts have been made tofimprove the construction -of silos, all` of which have givenmore or less satisfaction, but none of whichy has as yet given complete satisfaction. The principal objection to the constructions heretofore made are that4 practically all such structures when 'made of wood in va cylindricalstavelike structure-#resembling more or less huge casks, tun's, or v,ats'-are provided with continuous hoops or bands which entirely and completely encircle the silo. The-objection to the use of these continuous encircling bands, hoops, or similar elements', is that they tend to constrict the structure and to' collapse the same at or near the door open` ing. In order to counteract these object1ons, it has heretofore been necessary to provide two additional elements that add to the eX- jense of making the silos: first,- tol strengthen the structure at or near the door opening by reinforcing the same in the door opening Ais strengthened, viz., by providing a reinforc which @will be more in frame composed of two or more planks or cards against which the doors maylaout,

and, second, to provide braces across the door opening `to prevent the collapsing of the same., As stated, these additional elc ments are more or less expensive the first instance, and also more or less eX- pensive to construct and place in operative condition. j

The principal object of thisl invention therefre is to provide a structure in which the objectionable constricting and collapsing features are. entirely eliminated; all ot fully vhereinafter set forth and appreciated by those skilled in the art. i

Inconstructing a silo in .accordance with these improvements I plrefer to make it in the usual manner by forming the main circular body portion of a plurality of staves or similar elements 0,-asv shown particularly in Fig. l. These staves are matched, that is,

,tongued and grooved together, as yshown at d, throughout their entire lengtln'as is usual and well known to those skilled in the art. To hold the structure rigidly in desired position land in condition to form veither asilo or granary, I provide a plurality ofno'ncontinuous bands/e, which have their free ends arranged yopposite the door opening f. To anchor these non-continuous bands in position, brackets g are provided, vwhich have in-turned lips g and which are' securedby means of bolts t tothe strips orfstaves c' arranged at' each side of the'door.A opening. The nonlcontinuousbands are provided with threaded end portions eV and with .lck'nuts' e2 adjustably securedl thereon and which,`as will be seen, act to anchor orhold the noncontinuous bands firmly therein. It will be seenfrom an' examination of Figs. 1 and 4:v

that the non-continuous bands not only eliminate all constricting effect, but have a tendthat is, they tend to develop the structure into a flat plane. In order to prevent this, as well as to firmly secure the non-contir'iu-l ous bands in position, I provide an adjust.- able bar i, and slot or perforate the angular ends thereof and then. engage it with each of the free ends of each of the non-continuous bands, as shown in the drawings. This bnr is 4adjustably held in position by means of threaded nuts 7c. Practically the only action this i adjustable bar has is to prevent the nonefntnuous hands` from straightening the to make in ency to unroll or straighten the silo body- I structure out, and by this means, and this means only, the structure is firmly held in operative position.

To complete the structure I provide, as is usual in silos, a plurality 'of doors m, which are held in position against the innersides of the staves c at each side of the door opening by means of a spring-shaped hook p, as shown in Fig. l. I also provide a Weather strip of felt or cushioning material 7' between the edges of the door and the door opening, to protect thecontents of the silo, that is, to keep out dirt and moisture. Han- 'dles t are also provided for said doo'rs, as

shown in Figs, 1 and 2, sov that the handling thereof may be facilitated.

From the foregoing description of construction and operation it will be seen that I have entirely eliminated the two serious objections of constricting and collapsing, and, consequently, the two elements of reinforcing and bracing, all of which Will be understood "and appreciated by those skilled 'in the art.

I claim r- A silo having its side Wall composed of4 out-turned notched ends engaging the ends of said bands between the nuts thereon.

In testimony whereof, I

my name.

n HARRY C. MORE-OW. Witnesses:

C. B. STAHL,

`H. W. GALHULY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent Washington, D. C.

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