US1057348A - Brooder or poultry-house heater. - Google Patents

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G. 'ELKIGELINE E E. J. SEUDEE. BEOODEE 0E PoULTE/' HOUSE HEATER.

APPLIOATION Emi/Enov. e, 1912.

Patented Mar, 25, 1913.

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To eZZ whom may concern.'

Be it known that we, Krom- Linn :ind FRANK J. STUDER, citizens or the United States, and residents of New `Wee`oington, in the county of Crawford and. State of Ohio, lieve invented an Iiniproif'enient in Broeder or Poultry-House Heaters, of which the following is a Specification.

Uur invention relates to heaters, and more particularly e heater adapted for use in connection with brooders or brooder houses and poultry-houses of other characters, our object being to provide ai, simple and inexpensive construction end an arrangement whereby to properly radiate the heat and :it tlie saine time prevent the oWls and :young chicks from direct Contact with the heater itself.

With these and other objects, our invention reeides in the structures,shown in tne accompanying drawing. to Wliicli particu ler reference is inside 1n the following speciitieation5 and in Which- Figure l ie pien vewfwitli the Smoke pipe and its coller removed. Fig. 2 is e central .longitudinal section through the 1neeter as it is used. Fig. 3 ie. e, front elevet/ionu With the Shield in raised position. e is a similar view of :i modified form of ne-eter, and Fig. 5 is :i plan view of the heater illustrated in Eig, 4f.

Referring now te these gures and petrticulerly to Figs. l to 3 inclusive, We provide e. innin tubular tire-box l, the inner end of which is closed and the outer end of which is secured to Surround the inner portion oi en opening Q formed through one end Weil of e. sand box 3. Ae is clearly indicated in Fig. 2, the height of the send box 3 is oonsiderziblji7 greater than that of 'the lire-bor; Lend its sides and one end :ire spaced from the iire-liox Sous to receive and hold e. quantity of sund, indicated et in Fig. 2, and Which entirely snrrounde the fire-box.'

The Sandbox 3 isopen et its top and base, and has a shield 5 Awhich is hinged to the upper edge of its upertured will and is movable to :ind :troni :L position covering tlie opening 2 sind its door G which is hinged 'to said end wall of the sund box at one Side of the opening. The deor G muy be moved to control the 4drai't by first raising' the hood or shield 5, lie latter being loivered upon the door in order to prevent the ioWle or young chicks from approaching the fire-lier.

-fit the inner end of tlie tirelmx rifles zi tower ,Lipe Si, the letter of which extends 'opi ,ily through the eend in use and through 'tli house or other structure wither' f .ien the heater ie placed. Coller of eoriderably greater diameter than tile onde@ iiue or Smoke pipe 8 ie edzipted renne seine or rut-lier the hottest portion thereof nearest the heater, tlie lower portion ot which collar may be pressed into the eend, which willA thus form Support and mehr tain it n epeced relation with ltile "y This coller furthe/i.' serves to protest fowls or chicks from direet Contact will. the highly heated portions the structure.

ln aceordenee itli the form of our inm ventien illustrated iii Fi i sind the ireebozf l() Uvelieped a eoininr i1 7 at its ende through ti o openings in tne will ll. of the sund oon or freine l2, the letter being provided with doors 13 and l.' controlling tlieee openings rind with single shield l5 o' suiiioient Width to cover liotli on@ l doors. This Structure ie euiie eliiclrenlioueee where inereai sirible7 :and except :for two if, openings,-

tlie fireelioi: and e ereeeed heating capacity inel creased eend space Within tlireend l operation is identically eiroiler Wi Structure described in Connection with l to 3.

We Gleim :w l. A heater for breoiler or chicken i'io'oeee and the like, compri ingr nre-box; liaaiiine; e. nei sind draft openixne door 'for seid opening, en outiet- 'tine 'ire sand Ybor. having conne@ roundinfi the iirefooi;5 :and totlae seid eend bon und m. over 'the tire-box openi u .A i.

2. A lieeter for broeder or eiiicl-en lioueee and the like, comprieingr :i Firebox imvioi" i. fuel and draft opening, :i door for Said opel ing, an, outlet flue for the fnielrox7 e. eend loo); having connection with sind surround ing the fire-box end consisting: of :i freine fin-ming' :i support for Sand packed, around the fire-box, which frame is of substzintinliy' greater height than the .tire-lion? find a. sliield l'iingred to the upper edq'e of :i 'porliiimmf the freine and .inovaiile down 'Imfdljv to cover the seid. 'egbox opening :imi ite door.

A lieder for oi'oodei or chicken houwe and tlie like, comprising :i sund boi-4 con ssting of an open frame having an aperture ing upwardly from the re-b0x Within the at one side,4 a fige-box vthinhthe frame havsand boX.

in an open en secure to t e frame to surrond the said aperture, a'door hinged to irggILINE the frame at one side of its aperture, a

shield hinged to the frame above the aper- -Witnessesz l ture and adapted to cover both the aperture A. A. DE ROCHE,

and its said door, and an outlet ue extend`- WM. KAHLER.

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