US1085954A

US1085954A - Stock-breeding appliance.

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Publication number: US1085954A
Application number: US76137713A
Authority: US
Inventors: Abraham Lincoln Townsend
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-04-15
Filing date: 1913-04-15
Publication date: 1914-02-03
Anticipated expiration: 1931-02-03

Description

A.'L. TOWNSEND.

STOCK BREEDING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED AP R.15 1913. $1,085,954. Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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g Q I ATTO R N EY A. L. TOWNSEND.

STOCK BREEDING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1913,

WITNESSES Patented Feb. 3, 914.

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AT ORNEY To (ZZZ whom it may concern lillg PATENT h l lfifii ABRAHAM LI'NQQLN TOWNSEND, OF EULA, KANSAS.

S'll'JCK-BREEDING APPLIANCE.

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Be it kiiown that I, ABRAHAM L. TOWN- snm), citizen of the United States, residing at 101s, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, have invented enew and useful, Stock-Breeding Appliance, of which. the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in appliances for hreedingstock.

The object 01"- the present invention is to improve the construction of stock breeding appliances and to provide a simple, ll'iEX- pensive and efficient device, designed for taking the pressure off, of young sows and other animals, and to prevent them from being crushed or otherwise injured by o heavy boar or other male animal, 1 i

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention. consists in she conseruczionerid novel combination of hereinafter fully described. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed cu; in she clsirns. hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may he resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of'the invention.

ln the drmvings:--Flgure 1 is a. perspective view of a. stock breeding appliance. constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a sow. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectioiiel View of the same. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view, the legs or standards being in section. i. is a transverse sectional vies: on the line i of 2.- Fig. 5 is a cransverse sections viewoii the line m"- Like ziunie; is of reierenee designate corresponding in u, l the figures of the drawings.

In the fLOCOlnfQd-llylfig fiilfi-WlXWS in which is illustraiced the preferred einoodiment of the invention, the breeding appliance comprises in ics construction arched support or rest 1, curved transversely to arch over the heel: o sow 2, us illustrated in Fig. 1 of ihe drawings, and supported by from; and rear legs or standards arranged in pairs and iiiclined laterally to firmly and securely sustain the Weight of a heavy animal.

lVhile the appliance is shown in the sow .compsnying drawings as applied to a sow, it .is :idapied to e advantageously employed in breeding all of stock, and may he con- Specification of 'Lesters fatexit.

Apylicetion filed April 15, 1918.

Patented Feb. 3 1914.

Serial No. vensw.

structed of any desired size and of any suitable material to meet the conditions or requirements incident to its use. The arched support-or rest is composed of two sections i and 5, constructed of heavy sheet metal or other suitable material and provided eltheir inner faces with transversely disposed hinge elements 6, adopted to stiiien the sections 4 and 5 and having eyes 7 at their inher ends for the reception of pintle rod 8. which also passes through elinedeyes 9 of the upper ends of the legs or standards. The hinge elements preferably consist of. separate bars or pieces, suitably secured to the sections 4 end 5 and curved to conform to the configuration thereof and tapered outweirdly. They are arranged in pairs at the ends of the sections and at suitable points intermediate of the ends thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Thelegs or standards 3', which ere constructed oi angle iron'or other sud-able mate rial, ere-preferably made of metal, as slmwii having two Wings or flanges arranged at right angles; the eyes 9 being formed in one of the higs or flanges of each leg or stand.-

by the legs or standards. The atersl inclins-i-ionor spreading of the front and rear legs maintains their upper portions in contact with the sections of the sugiport or rest and prevents any movement or play of "she ports. The pint-1e rod 8 is preferably oino ed at one end to enable it to be readily passed through 'tlie elincd eyes of the sections i end 5 and the legs or stshderd mid it is provided adjacent to its other with "ri" verse pin 10 or other sdiiable ihesiis d: forming a, stop for engaging she adjacent hinge elemento; The pintle rod forms a hinge connectioii between the sections and also detschabl'y secures the same together and enables the sections with their supporting legs to be readily separated to permit the appliance to he compactly arranged for shipping or storing. The legs are provided at their lower ends with adjustable sections 11, constructed of angle metal and fitting the engulsrly rels-t-ed flanges or webs of the legs, and adapted to he moved lo i ibudinelly thereof to raise and lower the support or rest and. vary the height of the appliance to acconmiodate animals of different sizes.

in practice. when the appliance is saddled on the animal, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the legs with their extensible sections should be one half of an inch shorter than the legs of the animal so as to just clear the supporting surface when the animal is standing erect. The sections 11 are provided with longitudinal slots 12 for the reception of bolts 13, piercing the legs or standards 3 and equipped with tail nuts 14, located at the inner faces of the legs or standards, as clearly illust 'atcd in Fig. i of the d 'awings. The sections 11 of the rear legs or standards are provided at their lower ends with broad feet 11 adapted to prevent the rear legs or standards from sinking into the ground in case the same should be more or less soft. These feet 11, which may be oil any desired construction, are illustrated in the drawings as consisting of flat rectangular plates or pieces, provided with attaching flanges 11 extending vertically from the upper faces of the plates at the inner rear corners thereof and. riveted or otherwise secured to the sections 11. The legs are connected by curved braces 15, arranged in pairs at each side of the appliance and crossed adajacent to the lower outer edges of the sections a and 5 and extending downwardly from the upper ends of the legs or standards to about points midway between the ends of the same. The braces 15, which are preferably constructed of flexible or resilient material, are curved or bowed to conform to the configuration of the animal. The support or rest is also braced by curved logs or arms 16 preferably formed integral with and extending laterally from the upper or inner longitudinal edge of the section 5 and overlapping and fitting against the upper face of the sectiona. The lugs or arms limit the relative swinging movement of the sections and assist in preventing the same from collapsing when the appliance is subjected to an excessive weight. While a pair of lugs or arms 16 is shown, any number may, of course, be employed.

The breeding appliance is harnessed to an animal to retain the latter in proper position. The harness, which may be of any preterrcd construction, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as comprising a. collar 17, a belly band 18 and. a rear stra.) or breaching 19 The collar 17, which is Jilted around the neck of the animal, is adjustable by means of a suitable buckle 20, and it is connected at opposite Sl(QS with the front legs by straps 21, suitably secured at their terminals to the collar and to the said front. legs. One end of the belly band 18 is passed through a slot in the lo portion of the section 4: of the support or rest, and is looped nosaeea as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings, the terminal portion 23 being riveted or otherwise secured to the body portion of the belly band. The belly band, which passes under the animal and connects the sections a and 5, is provided at its other end with a plurality of perforations for engaging a buckled tongue 24; mounted on the section?) adjacent to a slot 25 through which the free end of the belly band passes. The belly band may, of course, be connected to the sec-- tions of the support or rest in any other suit able manner. The rear strap or breeching 19, which is adjustable by means of a buckle .26, passes around the rear portion of the animal and is suitably secured to the rear legs or standards at points intermediate of the ends thereof and approximately in the same plane as the rear ends of the st rips 21, which extend do rnwardly and reaiwvardly from the collar 17 at a slight inclination. The appliance may be equipped with any other suitable means for securing it to an animal and for fctaining the latter in proper position'under the appliance.

The support or rest may be 01": any desired length and it preferably extends from a pointadjaccnt to the neck to within a short distance of the tail of the animal, which is entirely exposed at the rear.

What is claimed. is

1. A breeding appliance of the class described including a support or rest arranged at an elevation and conforming to the configuration of and adapted to extend over the back of an animal and const-itutin an exterior support for another animal, and means for confining an animal beneath the rest or support.

2. A breeding appliance of the class dcscribcd including arest arranged to-extond over the back of an animal and torming an exterior support for an animal, legs supporting the rest and spaced apart to permit an animal to be arranged beneath them, and. means for confining an animal beneath the rest.

A breeding appliance ot-the class described including an arched support or rest. arranged at an elevation and adapted to lit over or saddle the back of an animal and forming an exterior support for an animal, and means for confining an animal beneath the support or rest.

a. it breeding appliance of the class dcscribed including an. arched support ran god to it over the back of an animal and forming an exterior support for another animal and legs or standards connected with the support at opposite sides thereof and spaced apart to receive an animal be tween them.

A breeding appliance of the class described including an arched. support er ranged to fit over the back of an animal lessees forming exterior sngiport for another legs or standards connected with the SllL-Mti; at opposite sides thereof and spaced c an animal. between them, and ahar'oess for securing the appliance on animal for retaining the latter in osition under the ejgpliaiice.

t. including on arched rest selected to or s the heck of an animal on esterior support for another at opposite sides of and snpporth'ig said rest osted c urt. permit the arched rest er the back or an animal, a

'ing flexib e means for connecting ire-zit of on animal; rcsr or breaching strop extending around the heck of the soolicnce, and a belly bend conthe arched support and adopted to esteemr an animal.

7, bl'iix ng appliance oi the classdescribed including rest zidapted to be ac ranged oi the hack of an animal and forming exterior support for another animal and composed of separate sections hinged to on supporting means con- 8. A o c of the class describe idagoted to extend over the nnsl and forming on exterior sup' oort another animal and divided longitudinally into tWo sections, which hinged together, supporting with the outer portions or" 5 and an arm extending from one is and overlapping; the other to movement thereof.

iug appliance of the clsss de sCllb lfilll lin a rest adapted to extend over the r ct animal and forming on exterio for another animal and composed longitudinal sections having supporting legs and provided with eyes, and a ion tudinal pintle passing through eyes hing'ing the sections together.

l0. DY scribed l" rest 01 on animal and forming an exterior sup port for another 1&1 and composed two longitudinal sections, legs having curved upper portions supporting the sections and breeding appliance of the class de-r provided with eyes, and means passing scribed including a support, arranged to fit over the hack oi an animal endcohstituting an exterior support for another animal composed of transversely curved sections provided at their lower faces with hinge elements, lcgshaving curved upper-portions secured to the lower faces of the said sections and provided with eyes, and a pintle rod passing through the hinge elements and the eyes of the said legs;

12. A breeding appliance of the class described including a rest adapted to be arranged over the back of an animal and forming an exterior support for another animal spaced legs supporting the rest, and flexible moons secured to the legs'for confining an animal heneath the rest.

13. A breeding appliance of the class described including e rest adapted to be arranged over the hack of an animal and forming an exterior support for another animal, legs supporting the rest and having adjustable sections for varying their length, and. means for securing the apparatus to an animal. 1'

1s. A breeding egipliance of theclass described including on arched rest adapted to be arranged over the back off on animal and forming an exterior support for another amino-Al legs having curved upper port-ions secured to the said rest, and braces connecting the legs and curved to conform to the configuration of an animal.

15. A breeding appliance including a rest or support arranged at an elevation and adopted to extend over the back of an animal and forming an exterior support for another animal, and front and rear legs or standards supporting the rest, the rear legs or standards bein provided with relatively broad feet adapted to prevent the said rear legs or standards from sinking into the ground.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing own, It have hereto aiiixed my signw ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN TOWNSEND.

Witnesses Fri-moss Wilson,

C G. AUsHERMAN.