US1388013A

US1388013A - Corncrib and the like

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Publication number: US1388013A
Application number: US307495A
Authority: US
Inventors: Adam Folger
Original assignee: Illinois Wire & Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Illinois Wire & Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1919-06-30
Filing date: 1919-06-30
Publication date: 1921-08-16
Anticipated expiration: 1938-08-16

Description

F. ADAM. CORNCRIB AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30. 1919.

Patented Aug. 16,1921.

corn is storedin bulk, it has a ever, would not 1. stars arser era.

OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS,

VFOLGER ADAM,

. JOLIE'I, rumors, A

CORNORIB AND THE LIKE.

essors. 7

Application The present invention has to do with certain improvements in corn cribs and similar are intended for holding corn and other like products. l/Vhenthe ferment and otherwise readily construction, for example, was one in which the crib itself was slotted or slatted so as to readily admit the air to the outer layers or portions of the bulk of corn. This air, howpenetrate to the central portion of the corn, and this latter would, therefore, soon deteriorate and the fermentation or deterioration would rapidly progress toward the outer layers.

e single figure in the drawing shows in view a corn crib embodying the present invention, portions thereof being broken away so as to more clearly reveal the construction and manner of operation of the present invention.

he corn crib illustrated is built up from slatted fencing comprising longitudinally drawn wires and cross slats, which type of Specification of Letters Patent.

filed J'une so, 1919. Serial No.

Corncribs and the like, of;

tween the .sections and giving 1 andrigidity ASSIGNOR TO ILLINOIS WIRE & MFG. (30., OI? CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

fencing is readily procurable port on of the United States. The outer portion of the corn crib comprisesa circular inclosure- 1 built up from such fencing bent into circular form, and the height of this inclosure can be made as great as desired by ad ing sections one on top of the other, as shownin the drawing. "In the construction layers 2' and 3 are shown.

illustrated, two It will be observed'that when additional secslats, I spondingly improving the connection beadded strength to the entire structure.

In order to' ventilate the interior of the crib, the foll upper edge of the crib, so as to surely reach above the contained corn or other material. This vent is conveniently built outer inclosure, whereby the vent extends some distance above the inclosure.

he air entering the lower end of the vent is enabled to pass out and diffuse through the entire central body portion of the mass of material. T is it is enabled to do because of the slots between the slats. In order to facilitate the entrance of air into the lower portion of the vent, I prefer to set the entire crib on a platform 6 which is set a slight distance above the ground to prothe air can enter through said space and thus reach the lower of the vent, there being a suitable opening in the platform permitting the air to pass from the space beneath the platform to the lower end of the vent.

While I have in this specification men tioned the use of these features of the construction particularly in connection with corn cribs and the like,

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

at almost any still it will be understood that the cribs may be used for the the vent opening in the platform, for the storage of any desired material such as wheat purpose specified. and other forms of grain. Furthermore, 2. A crib for the purpose specified, comwhile I have herein shown and described prising in combination a circular inclosure only a single embodiment of the features of comprising a plurality of vertical separated 35 my invention, being that in which the crib slats, a platform on which said inclosure is and vent are built up from slat fencing, still mounted, means for supporting said plat- I do not limit myself to the use of this parform above the ground on which it stands, ticularly except as I may do so in the claims. there being a vent opening in said platform, I claim: and a vent extending upwardly through the 4 1. A crib for the purpose specified, comcentral portion of the inclosure, said vent prising in combination a circular inclosure comprising a plurality of vertical separated constructed of a plurality of superimposed slats having slots between them for the sections of slat fencing, comprising parallel egress of air into the central portion of the slats and cross stay wires each of said sections inclosure and the lower end of the vent being 4 being circular form and having their ad in communication with the vent opening in joining slat ends interwoven and having the platform, for the purpose specified. their slots standing in a vertical position, a 3. A crib for thepurpose specified, complatform on which said inclosure is mountprising in combination an inclosure, com- 2 ed, means. for supporting said platform prising a plurality of vertical separated 50 above the surface of the ground to provide a slats, a platform on which said inclosure is c ventilation space thereunder, there being a mounted, a vent extending upwardly through vent opening through said platform and a the central portion of the inclosure to an vent extending upwardly through the cenelevation greater than the inclosure, said tral portion of the inclosure, said vent comvent having a plurality of vertical slotted 55 prising a series of superimposed sections of openings and the lower end of the vent being slat fencing comprising parallel slats and in communication with the space beneath cross stay wires and having their slots exthe platform, for the purpose specified. tendingv in a vertical direction, and the lower end of the vent being in communication with FOLGER ADAM.