US1056146A

US1056146A - Crate.

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Publication number: US1056146A
Application number: US58818810A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hugh Brown
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-10-20
Filing date: 1910-10-20
Publication date: 1913-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 1930-03-18

Description

CRATE.

APPLIVGATION FILED 00120, 1910.

merma Mar. 18, 1913.

H. BROWN.

CRATE.

APPLIGATION ULEB 001". 20, 1010A l 11,656,146. Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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APEJLIOATIUN NLRB om'. en, 1910 1,056,146, i -ateuted Mar. 18, 1913.

SSHEIITSV SHEET 3 vertical section, relier. eje a, line oireeonefzen of the United States, residing at iie `cityof Batle Creek, county or Calhoun State of 'Michigam have invented certain new and useful improvements in Crates, oi"- Awhich the following is e specification. This. invention relates to improvemens in crates.

The main objects of liis inven'eion are, first, .foprovide e crate which may mafie of considerable size and of light ze;eieriei,l

and, at the same time, oe very sirong and durable and capable of withstanding rack ing strains'and oiher sii-rains in which i' woud be subjected when used as a. shipping crate. Second,to provide an improved craie which is adapted to be shipped from ilie fac toryl in the, knock-down and. easily and quickly set up by the user. Third. to pro vide an 'improved crate adapted for use as a'. poultry crate mijn imprevecl doors, which can be easily manipulated end whieii een be opened when anoher crete or object is resfring upon and pareially covering the nop of the crate, or when objecis are against 'die endsof the crabe. Fourth, to provide in poultrj,y crate an improved ee. 'trough support therefor.

' Further objects, anni objecs releing te .structural details, Wili clenitel; @appear fromthe oetailec descripion to oilew.

I accomplish -tbeobjeets of my invention by the devices an means escribeci in the following speciealion. The siruciure escribedc'onstitutes one effective emboimen of m invention. A

Ot er embodimens would be e vised by those skilled in the The invention is clearly deiie end. pointed out in the claims. n

A structure constiiung en effective e referredl embodiment of lle eaiures o' 3 invention is clearly iiueirete in lle accom4 panying drawing, iormirig per: chie specification, in Whichiu Figure l is a'perspeeiive View 015:' in? provedcrate set up minis the floors eiose. F ig. 2de :i detail pian View, snowing Nie er: rangement of the door". Eig. 3 is rieten ngto line of Fig. 2, snor/ing sirne tural details. Fig. is e efseil pien View of the top, bottom and side Welle -o lie te in their hoek-.down exeederi goeigiove. 5 is a detail perspective, showing fue opposite side 03": the crate from thai. shown in i i the arrangement of the side door and eleieils of the feed trough sueport. Fig. 6 is ai deail perspective, showing grleiaile of the feed Lrough smupcrt.

P a cieieil Jian, showing tlieuletch o, ore of the top core n Lhe drasvings, the sectional views are siren flocking in direction of the .little arrows et the eri/is of the Seeon lines, and. similar numerals oie reference refer to simi- 'lar pars lerougliout the several views.

ier'erring to lille drawing, provide liot tem, rop and side Walls, die bottom Wall being 'preierabiy soid,-ti1:i is, it is meile up oi boards placed edge Lo edge, wbiie the toi) and sirle Wells are mode up of slaiis or specec pieces.v The bottom boards or pieces 'l are provided Wih cross o' ces at their ends, :md where lie crate isof considerable es shown ille drawings, 'with interi'n te cross pier; The side Wall pieces provided .vili end cross ieces .5 anfl inerniediaie Cross pieces 6. Tie iop Walls preferabiy formed or sections, ne top eis Z being' orovided wih end cross nieces rnieoiziie cross pieces 9. emi and inermediai-e cross pieces are ranged in elineieen, :is clearly shown in The side Wall pieces secure@ io tb r cross pieces by means preferably ocinpr ing bindingwires 1G, which are stepled, il, te be side and cross. pieces. ll'ie lsoiorn, side wail. ansi iop Weil seoiions ere 'ned ogg'e.ier'in the Het, es simu/'n in ,4, if" ese binding wires. 'il' Wibo verhaal ere Secured,

bie srucgure illus ifibeliig provide@ i@ f'fii l' .Lev

i' cle Pip i, the braces f L or oirrnwerdyfwergmg position.

braces are erranged er. elle inner sides of the elats of the end weile enf?, are rigiiy ,a y nailed tneret the nalls not hein illustrated.

` @n the outer sides of the slats ot the end Walls are vertical cleats i7,-see Fig. l. TWhen the crate 'is set np, the top cleats 18 aresecured to the cross.. ypieces ot the top sections, preferablyaeingearranged under the saine as in the structure illustrated. The.

tWeen the edges of the top sections. The,

top doors are arranged to slide'on these top cleats between the ends of the top section cross pieces. This supports the doors in a iane below thetop, so that the doors can he opened when another crate is resting `on and partially coverinv the top.

The dho s preferalry are formed ot' longitudinal slats 19 and cross. cleats or pieces 2O and 21. The inner ends oi the longitudinal slats project over the partition and the inner cleat 21 of each door is arranged on the opposite side of the-partition, the cleat of one door being arranged on the under side o f'its slats, While the cleatof the uppr door is arranged on the upper side oi' its slats,see Fig. 3-so that the doors tele-l,

scope With each other. The intermediate cleats 9 of the-top limit the opening ot the doors. The ends of the door cleats are extended under the adjacent slats7 so that the doors are slidably ret-ained in position thi-ereby.`

preferably provide a latch 22 :tor each door, the latch shown being in the 'lorin ol" a piece or" ivire arranged through the end cleat E20 provided with a laterally-turned engaging portion 23, adaptedto engage over the end piece of one of the Itop sections. 'The latch is also" provided with a stop 24- on its inner end, which engages with the door slat, preventing the engaging end 23 dropping doivn when the door is opened into position to engage the hand ot the person reaching into the crate. The odset Q4 also serves to retain the lautch.

For greater security, when poultry being shipped in the crate, preferably pro. vide7 in addition to these latches, a locking pin 2b, which is arranged through registerA ing holes provided therefor in the longitlrdinal slats of the doors and the central top cleat. also preferably provide my improvedl crate with a feed trough 2G which supported between the horizontal slats of the partition` so that itserves for both coinpartments. The trough is provided with a projection 27 at each end,-see Fig. t5. To provide sockets for these projections, l secure pieces 9.8 and 29fto the partitions which coact with the, vertical end pieces and the recentie slats, as will he obvious. The piece 29 is pivoted at 30, so that it may be swung down to release the trough. .Tl e crate is preferably provided with, door openings at each side of its partition. theseopenings is, in the structure illustrated, a Slat 31 which is slidably arranged under the binding wires to slide between By thus .arranging the parts, I secure a 85 crate which is very strong and rigid land capable ot withstanding severe racking strains, as Well sustaining heavy loads as where other crates or articles lare placed upon it. userfin the knock-down and readily and conveniently' set up. The doors are arranged so that they can be opened, as stated, when objects are resting on the-top of or abutting the ends ot the crate, or the side '95 doors may be utilized conveniently.

l have. illustrated and described my improvements in detail in the 'form in which I have embodied them in practice. I am aware, however, that `they can be consid- 10o erably varied in structural details Without departing from my invention, and I have not attempted to illustrate such variations or modifications, as they will, no doubt, be A to which obvious to those skilled in the art this invention relates. 4

Having thus described my invention, what' I claim as' new and desire to seoureby i Letters Patent is: l

1. In a crate, the combination' of the bot- 110 toni, side and top `vvallv pieces; cross pieces secured thereto to provide bottom, top and side Walls, the securing means comprising' binding Wires whereby said ywalls are secured together in the tint and the Wires Constitute hinge connections for the Walls, the top being `termed in sections, one section being conne :ted to each side wall, the inner of the top sectionsv being spaced` when A the crate iserected, to provide a 'door open- 12'()` ing g' end Walls. for said-crate comprising end wall pieces, cleats for the ends o-said lend Wall pieces, arranged on the inner side there Y of and extending r across the space between-f the inner edges ofthe top Wall. sections, in.

end Wall pieces being adapted to rest `aga 'Jrthe inner sides of the `side Wall crosspieces, diagonally-disposed braces arranged on the inner sides o the end Wall pieces, andrei.

ticallydisposed cleats arranged on the outer Vian The door for 70 The crates may be shipped to the 96 35. sai

:i me, ies

sidesk of ehe end weil pieces; top eieeis er' ranged under the hop cross. pieces, ih-e end i top cleats being arranged on seid end wel] cleats; and e door shdabiy arranged on sind top Cieats between the en'ds of said iop section cross pieces.

`2. iin a crate, the combination of i'he'hot ioni, side and tfp weii pieces i cross pieces secured thereto to provide Waiis, he securing means comprising binding;lr wires Whereby saidbottoni, side endftop waiis are se-` cured together in the dei and the Wires oonf-stitute hinge connections for the Wai1s,- ihe :top Wall being formed in sections, one sec- "'rion being connected to each .side Weil, the

inner edges of the top sections being spaced fwhen he Crete is erected io provide e 'door opening; end Walls; iop cieats extending across the space between the inner edges of thetop sections io provide e rigid iop; end

e door siidabiy arranged onsaid iop eieais between the ends of sind top seciion cross l pieces.

In e crate, the combination of the hotfoin, eide and. top wail pieces; cross nieces io provide bottom, side and iep weiis, cured ihereto, the securing ineens comprising binding wires whereby the weils nre cured ogeihez in he iini'- and ihe Wires 39 consitute hinge connections for the Wzdis,

the iop being :formed in sertions', one section. being connected io each side weil, the inner edges ofthe top sections' being spaced to rovide n door opening; end wid-is for d) craie 'comprising end wnli pieees cleats for the ends oi'said end wad pieees.; ni'- ranged on the inner side thereof, ihe end -Waii pieces being adapted io resi against the inner sides of Idie side i 'all cross pieces, ver- 4-0 ticaily--disposed cleats arranged on the outer sides of the endwail pieces to engage the hop;- and top cleats secured to the top' cross pieces end extending icross the sparebetween tneedges of' the iop seeiions, the vertended :it each 'side under the top to pro` vide retaining slides for the top.

5. A crei-e hai/ing e partition therein; a top for seid crate having e-door opening therein et each side of said partition; doors for seid openings comprising s1atsthe iii- =ner ends of ihe slats being extended beyond vhe seid partition; and cleats for. the seid ldoor slats, the cient for he inner end of each door being arranged 4on the opposite side o ihe pei'ition and beingextended ai.

slides die iop.v

ii. in n crnte'the eon'ibinntlon of the boteaeh end under the top to proiide retaining fiom? iop end side weil pieces, the top being orn'ledoseetions, ihe Ainner edges of the iop sections 'being speced to provide n 'door opening; cleais extendedv across seid door opening; and n door, said cleats being disposed io siidzibly support the door in e pizinbelow the top of ihe crate, said door eompiising longitudinal siate and cross pieces extended under ,the adje'cent iop to provide retaining slides for the top slats.'

in witness whereo'i have hereunto set my hand end seni in. the presence of two w itneeses,

HUGH BROWN. [Le] Witnesses.

BURRHT HAMiUi'oN 'Renn L. HAMILTON.