US1212142A

US1212142A - Slidable feeding-trough.

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Publication number: US1212142A
Application number: US7222916A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Mccollough
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-01-15
Filing date: 1916-01-15
Publication date: 1917-01-09
Anticipated expiration: 1934-01-09

Description

W. A. MCCOLLOUGH.

sLmABLE moms THOUGH.

AFPLiCATION FILED MW. l5; 1916.

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SLIDABLE FEEDINGr-TROUGH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

Application filed January 1.5, 1916. Serial No. 72,229.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. McCon- LOUGH, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Webster City, Hamilton y county, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Slidable Feeding-Trough, of which the following is a specification.

The Object of this invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement whereby a trough is mounted in and carried by a feeding rack and is also slidable relative to said rack, whereby it kmay be removed from the rack for cleaning and fillmg.

My invention'consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the trough slightly withdrawn relative to the rack. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the trough and rack in position for use. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the trough detached from the rack. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the trough, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a detail bottom plan showing a portion of the supporting frame for the trough. Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation showing the pivotal connection of the trough to its supporting frame.

In the construction of the device as shown the rack is formed with' angle iron track members 10, 11 extending lengthwise at its opposite sides above spaced cross bars 12. Marginal bars 13, 14 extend lengthwise of the rack above the track members 10, 11, and an apex bar 15 extends lengthwise of the rack above said marginal bars and on the median line of the device. Partition bars 16, 17 extend upwardly and inwardly from the marginal bars 13, 14 respectively and are fixed at their upper ends to and support the apex bar 15. Some of the partition bars, 16a, 17a, extend downwardly from the marginal bars 13, 14, to and are fixed to the track members 10, 11, and serve to support said marginal bars. The partition bars 16, are arranged in staggered relation to the partition bars 17, so that the upper portions of the bars 16 are arranged midway on the apex bar 15 between the ends of the bars 17. The marginal bars 13, 14 are turned outwardly at one end at right angles to form lugs 13a, 14a, and the apex bar 15 is turned upwardly at its, adjacent end to form a lug 15a, and said lugs are apertured and adapted for attachment to the inner face of a wall or partition such as 1S, to hold the rack firmly in position within the inclosure of which said wall or partition forms a part. The wall or partition 18 preferably is formed with an aperture 19 corresponding approximately in dimensions to the cross-section of a trough about to be described. The track members 10, 11 preferably are extended beyond the vertical plane of the lugs 13, 14a, '15% and project out through the aperture 19 of the partition 18.

A sheet metal trough 20 is provided, preferably semi-circular in cross-section, and is of such size as to be received 'readily within the lower portion of the rack above described, its top extending approximately to the marginal bars 13, 14.

Runners

21, 22 are spaced apart and extend lengthwise beneath the trough 20, and are adapted to slide on the track members 10, 11. The

runners

21, 22 are rigidly connected by cross-bars 23, to which they are braced by oblique braces 24. Curved frames 25, corresponding to the curvature of the trough 20, are mounted on and rise from the cross-bars 23, and on one side said frames extend clear to the top of the trough and are formed with eyes 25a. Cleats 26 are fixed to the bottom of the trough, and extend on one side to the top of the trough and are formed with eyes 26a pivotally connected to the eyes 25a by means of bolts 28. Thus the trough is hinged to its supporting frame on which it normally rests, and may be turned laterally through an angle, when withdrawn from the feeding rack, for the purpose of cleaning the trough. When the trough is in upright position on its frame it may be mounted in the feeding rack by endwise sliding movement of the

runners

21, 22 on the tracks 10, 11, and said runners preferably are slightly upturned at one end, as shown in Fig. 3, to facilitate such movement. At the opposite end the

runners

21, 22 are extended, are turned upwardly and twisted a quarter turn, and a yoke-shaped handle 27 is pivoted to their extremities, for convenience in manual sliding of the trough.

In practical use the device is employed for feeding swine, and the advantages in the construction and arrangement of the rack for this purpose will be readily understood.

The rack is preferably secured to the wall of the pen or building, and the trough may be removed by endwise sliding movement through the aperture 19, cleaned by inverting, filled, and returned to position, without the attendant entering the inclosure. After feeding, the trough may be removed from the rack and from the pen, this preventing the animals from gettting it filled with litter.

I claim as my invention- 1. A device of the class described, comprising a skeleton rack adapted to be mounted in an inclosure and y'adjacent oney wall thereof, said wall having an aperture at and registering with one end of said rack, means for securing Said rack to said wall on each side of and above said aperture, said rack being formed with a supporting track ada ted to project through said aperture, an a trough 'slidingly `mounted in said track and adapted for lengthwise movement through the aperture of said wall, one end of said trough normally closing said aperture Copies of this patent may be obtained for against the passage of swine when said trough is in closed position in said rack.

Q..A device of the class described, comprising a skeleton rack adapted to be mounted in v an inclosure and adjacent one wall thereof, said wall having an aperture at and registering with one end of said rack, said rack being formed with spaced tracks eX tending along its bottom and projecting through the aperture of said wall, and a trough formed with runners slidably mounted on said tracks for lengthwise movement through said aperture, said runners being extended outwardly and upwardly through said aperture and provided with a handle on their outer ends, said trough normally closing said aperture in the wall.

Signed by me at Webster City, Iowa, in

the presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM A. MCCOLLGUGH.

Witnesses:

R. E. MOORE, E. E. MASON.

ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.