US1476453A

US1476453A - Beehive

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Publication number: US1476453A
Application number: US570929A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mckay Herbert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-06-26
Filing date: 1922-06-26
Publication date: 1923-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1940-12-04

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Dec. 4, 1923. 1,476,453

H. MCKAY BEEHIVE I Filed June 26, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 JO 3m a fl 13 u 2 f/ ykr/- l2 1 i? l FIM al j l "H ezmwfay 1,476,453 H. McKAY Busarv Find June ze. 1922 s sheets-sheenl s Patented Dec.A 4, 19273..

UNITED stares 1 Y '1,476,455 PATENT oeEFicE.

'HERBERT MCKAY, or Monson, Wasnriveron.

BEEHIVE.

vAppuawion'fixed June 2s, 1922. semi No. 520,929.

To all ywhom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I', 'HERBERT MoKAY, a citizen of the United States of America', and

resident of the cit-y ot Monroe, in Snoho-V mish County, State ot lashington, have invented certain 'newand useful improvements in Beehives, of which the following is a specification.

M y invention comprises an kimprovement in bee hives yand particularly relates to the brood 'chambers and tothe means "for withdrawing the brood trames for inspection.

It is an object ot' my invention to provide means in connection with the hive wherebyy the individual brood frames may `be easily withdrawn from the brood chamber without disturbing the remaining ltrames and withoutA disturbing the cells which are contained in the frame withdrawn.

f A further object is to provide means which willv permit endwise withdrawal lof a :frame from the brood chamber Without injuring bees which fmay be beneathv or in the path-'of the frame as it is withdrawn.

A further object is to provide :trame supporting Ameans `within lthe brood chamberv which are simple 'and convenienttor? engagement of'or disengagement from the frames. My invention comprises-those novel l.parts and combinationsfthereot which are shown in fthe vaccompanying drawings, described in the-specification7 and particularly defined Figure fisa detail perspective tot a Y slightly lmoditied portion z ot the trame? supporting means.`

IFigure 6 is `avvertical sectionthrough the rear hive wall, showing tramesupporting means -otra modified construction.

:It isi my. intention to. employ :parts .which f will ieo'torm to the standard dimensions employ, tar asi possible,l `fstfandard :equipl v andproportion ".othives now 'in use. and to ment in my hive. Ihave shown', therefore, a standard hive comprising abrood chamber 9 having atront wall y99, a'bottom 91 and side walls 92. Above this brood cham-v ber f9 and suitablyv secured thereon is a vsuper-box which :forms the surplus honey storage chamber. This is designate-d in general bythe numeral 93 and iiorms no .part ot the present invention. A top `94 covers'rthe honey chamberl93, or is seated directlyupon the brood chamber 9 when the super-.130x923 is removed.

vWithin the brood chamber '.9 .are a plurality o-standardbrood trames 8. `These may be supported in anysuitable manner at f one end, preferablyfthe frontend. I :have

shown a metallic track 95 secured .upon a ledge 96 rabbeted from. theupper Aportion ofthe front Vwall 90'. Uponpthis'traclr95 rest thef forwardly .projecting ends -81 '.of'the frames 8. Suitable spacers SQinay-begprovided to. space thel st'ramev from the inside of. the -tront' wall 90,.this being shownas ka staple driven. into the frame 8. The'frames themselves are alsok spaced .from each other byspacers 83.'.- Asisuchdetailsftormno part of the. present invention'they. are `:not 1 described .in `more detail, and any 'suitable or standard device mayV be i employed.

Itis my desire .to avoid the necessity -ot lifting out ythe/brood tramesk 8 -froifn :abovetrom "time totime. The .trames .must .beinspected at. regular` intervals, :and lwith l most hives nowinl use it is `necessary to lift' v ottn the superfbox 93 and `tovflit't the iframes 8 directly-out ot the lbrood chamberf9. This results in considerable disturbance yto the rey mainder l'of the brood trames and :disturbs the bees. It fis-also '.ditticult to Areplacethe trames'properly. I propose .to provide removable rearwall 97 for the brood. chamber and'to. provide means whereby the rear end ot. the trames l8 may lbe supported ireleasably to permit endwise withdrawal ofthe-.frames through the openingV left by removing the' rearHwall'197.- l l v n.1 have shownfthe'irear `wall 'i 97 as'havinga ledge 98 atf'i'ts upper. fportion, @thisleavingl a recess "through which "passes fa shaft l transversely ofthe hive. .Theshaft Y l passesthrough fthesideKV walls 92 and is provided therein with meansto Aprevent; Vits rotation. 'I l have i shown jthef shaft asprovided withv squaredy ends `l0 which pass through similarly squared fhole's Vin'vstraps 9.9 secured infth'e side walls/92; f .At lonefend n vided therefor in the rear wall 97. The

shaft 2 is suitably held in place and prevents withdrawal of the wall 97 until it has first been withdrawn.A` It is Jclear that any suitable means for securing the wall 97 in place maybe employed.

Upon the shaftV 1 at intervals I secure a .plurality of nbrackets 3, each comprising a collar and a forwardly-projecting trough 32, preferably integral. These brackets correspond in number to the maximum number of frames 8 which it would be desired to support in the chamber 9. The brackets 3 are rotatable upon the shaft 1 and are spaced thereon by the amount it is desired to space the centers of the frames 8. Means. are provided for securing the brackets against rotation relative to the shaft, these being shown as the set screws 31. The frames 8 are provided at their rear ends with extensions 84 similar to t-he forward extensions 81 and the troughs 32 are madeof a size to receive these ends 84.

Assuming that frames are to be placed within the brood chamber `9 without disturbing the super-boxes 93, the rear wall 97 is first removed by removing the shaft or bolt 2 and by releasing the compression caused by threading Aup theY wing nut 13 on the shaft 1. The frames 8 are then pushed endwise one at a time into the Vchamber 9 and their forward extensions 81 arel lifted upon the track 95. A small skid 85 may be provided projecting downwardly from the ,forward bottom corner of the frames 8. These are shown as staples lying in the plane of movement of the frames, and are intended to ride along the bottom 91. to support the frame above the bottom and to prevent Vitsv crushing bees which may be in its path as it moves in or out of the chamber 9.V

Having v:supported the forward extension 81. ofthe frame upon the track 95 the rearward *extension 82 of the frame is engaged in a trough .32 of one ofl the brackets 3. The bracket is rotated upon the shaft 1 until its trough 32 is approximately horizontal, audit' is then set in this position bymeans oftheiset screw 31. The: frame 8 is then supported fby means ofrits extensions 81 Yandl 84fupon the track 95 and the bracket f respectively.- In this VVmannerit is `spaced properly froml the Ifront and'rear walls and from the bottom of thevbroo/d chamber.

- The rearwall9?y is replaced when all f of the brood frames have vbeen inserted in this accomplished by a reversal of this method of operation, releasing the individual brackets 3 as its frame is to be withdrawn.

llVithdrawal of the brood frames endwise permits the operator to'concentrate on the handling of the frame rather than upon Vits support, for it is supported upon the skid 85, andk he is thus enabled to withdraw it for inspection without disturbing the remainder of the frames. Itwill benoticed that at all points where there is contact between the frames and the hive, metal touches wood. This prevents sealing ofthe frames in place, as the bees will not attempt to seal a joint which contains metal.

In Figure 5 I have showna washer 99 which may be substituted for the straps 99 and which is provided with points y90 to enable it to be driven into the wood of the side walls 92. The squared portion 10 of the shaft 1 is received in the squared opening of the washer 99 to prevent rotation of the shaft. This permits my supporting means to be installed in oldhives with very little work or change in the hives.

In Figure 6 I have shown a modified supporting means for the rear endsV of. the frames 8, which is readily and cheaply adaptable to hives now inuse. Their rearward extensions 84 are received in clips 4 having formed thereon Ya `forwardly projecting hook 41. A bar 5 extends between` the side walls 92 of the hive and is provided with a plurality of depending eyes 51 secured therein. These eyes 51fare spaced, as are the brackets 3, by an amount equal to the spacing between the centers of the frames 8. The frames 8, ,after their forward extensions 81 are supportedupon the track 95, are moved forward-until the hooks' 41 are engaged in the eyes 51. vIn this man ner the forward end of the frame is sup-V ported removably by the eyes 51 andthe bar 5. To maintain theframes in place, and` to prevent accidental disengagement of the `hooks 41 from eyes 51, particularly when the hive is moved about, I secure a flanged bar upon the rear wall 97,'the flange 55 of which projects forwardly to engage thek rear ends vof 'extensions 84 ofv the kframes. As the frames can only be Vwithdrawn by' movement in this direction, the flange 55 effectively prevents disengagement of the frame and itssupporting'means. i

What I claim as my invention is:

. 1. In a beehive, in combination, a removable back walli,- a plurality of frames, a support for the front ends thereof, al second support extending transversely across the rear opening ,and elevated above the floor sufficiently to permit frames topass therebeneath, and individual frame supports for supporting each frame from said lsecond support to permit its endwise withdrawal j therefrom and the rstsupport inde:

pendently'of the other frames when said back wall is removed.

2. In a bee-hive, in combination with a plurality of frames, means for supporting an end of said frames including a transversely extending bar, a plurality of individual supports spaced along said bar, said frames each having means at one end removably engageable with its respective support to suspend the frame therefrom at this end, and to permit its removal independently of the other frames and their supports.

3. In a beehive, in combination, a removable back wall, a plurality of frames, a

' transversely extending hanger support, in-

dividual frame supports carried by the rear end only of each frame and engageable by endwise movement thereof into the hive with said transverse support, said back wall being operable upon its replacement to prevent disengagement of theV individual supports from the transverse supports.

4. In a beehive, in combination with a plurality of frames, a transversely extending bar, a plurality of eyes spaced therealong, and a forwardly faoing frame-supporting hook carried by the rear end of each of said frames and engageable each with its respective eye as said frames are individually slid forward.

5. In a bee-hive, in combination with a plurality of frames slidable thereinto from the rear and a removable 'rear wall, a transversely extending bar, a plurality of eyes secur-ed'therein, forwardly-facing hooks carried by the rear ends of said frames and engageable in said eyes to support this end of the frame, and means operable to lock said hooks and eyes against disengagement while said rear wall is in position in the hive.

6. In a bee-hive a brood chamber having a frame support extending along its front side, a removable rear wall, a bar extending across the rear side of the chamber at an elevation permitting passage of the brood frames from the rear beneath them, and brood frames and means for en.- gaging the rear ends of the Vbrood frames with said bar to support them'in such manner as to permit individual release therefrom.

y 7. In a beehive having an integral front wall and a removable rear wall, in combination, a plurality-of frames slidable thereinto from the rear to contact with the fro-nt wall, a transversely extending b'ar, a forwardly facing hook carried by tIie-rear end-of `each frame and engag-eable with said bar to support this end o-f the frame, and a spacer rib upon the inside of said rear wall engageable with the rear ends of all of said frames to prevent rearward movement thereof.

Signed at Monroe, Snohomish County, VVashingto-n, this 17 th day of June, 1922.

HERBERT MCKY.