US1489563A - Hen's nest - Google Patents

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Aprilr8, 1924. 1,489,563

H. A. WAHLBORG HEN S NEST Filed Oct. 12 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 gmmkoz RH. Wa/a Zia/g- April 8, 1924.

I 1,489,563 H. A. WAHLBORG HENS NEST Filed Oct. 12 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 gwuzntoc T all whom it may concern:

Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES HERMAN A. WAHLBORG, 0F ELLIS, KANSAS.

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Application filed October 12, 1922. Serial No. 594,060.

Be it known that I, HERMAN A. WAHL- BORG, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ellis, in the county of Ellis'and State of'Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hens Nests, of

which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improvement in nests for laying hens and the object of the invention is to provide a nest with a plurality of compartments, one for each hen and having a common receptacle for the eggs in which they collect immediately they have been laid in each compartment.

Another object of the invention is to con struct a hens nest in the form of a cabinet with suitable ventilation and individual doors for each compartment making it pos sible to close some of the compartments, while others are leftopen.

Still another object of the invention is to attach said-common receptacle to the cabinet in such a manner that it can easily be in-' spected without disturbing any of the hens and that this receptacle may be emptied irrespective of the open or closed compartments of the cabinet.

In the accompanying drawings one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and Fig. 1 shows a perspective View of a hens nest; I

thereof; V v

gig. 3 a section along line 33 of Fig. 2, an 7 Fig. 4: a perspective view of some of the details. r

In the drawings reference numeral 10 represents the side walls of a hens nest,

Y which is built in the shape of a cabinet;

reference numeral 11 is the rear wall and numeral 12 the front wall thereof. These walls are united in the usual manner as by riveting or soldering at the four corners. The top edges of the walls are on one level and have a flanged band13 running along the four sides thereof. This flanged 'band has a Z-shaped cross section with an upright flange set inward as regards the side, front and rear walls of the cabinet and providing a seat as at 14 for the roof 15, which is removable, so that'the inside o-fthe cabinet can easily be inspected and cleaned. 7

The roof 15 has a triangular shaped eave 16 at each end and longitudinal runners 17 Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section at the front and rear rigidly'secured-as by riveting or soldering. These caves and runners are connected with the forwardly in clined roof portion 18 and the rearwardly inclined second roof portion 19. The second 7 roof portion is wider than the forward roof portion and projects a considerable distance over the same as at 20 to'provide a drip edge. This projecting part of the rear roof portion 19 is supported by means of an upstanding wall 21 rising from the forward roof portion 18 being rigidly connected to the projecting portion 20 as at 22. At intervals there are formed small windows 23 in the upright 21 by slitting the latter and bending the lip 24 formed in this manner and securing the latter to theunderside of the rear roof portion 19 as at 25. In this manner the necessary ventilation for the hens nest is pro-vided. At 26 are shown a pair of handles for lifting thefroof ofl the the cabinet. The runners 17 and the eaves 16 are spaced sufiiciently apart to fit closely over the upright inside flange 13 at the top of the cabinet in this manner holding roof from slipping off the latter.

The cabinetis firmly secured to a base 27, which is preferably formed out of angle .iron running along the back and'side walls The'middleportion of the front wall 12;

is cut away as at 29 fo'rthe' purpose of accommodating the receptacle for theeggs. This receptacle consists of a drawer 30 having a handle 31 in the middle thereof. A slanting bottom 32, which is higher at the rear end of the drawer, consists preferably of a sheet metal plate bent upwardly in the rear to form a rear wall 33 and in front to form a front wall 34, which is accord ngly higher than'the rear wall 33, the top edges;

of both being at the same level. This botthe r H tom plate is preferably flanged at the sides as'at 35 in Fig. 2 and united to the plate sides 36 to complete the tray or drawer 30..

A pair'of angles 37 secured to'tlie rearwall 11 and base 27 form guides for the drawer 30 and extend some distance forwardly beyond the front wall 12'of the cabinetin order to accommodatethe drawer 30, whichis longer than the distance between the front and rear walls of the cabinet as best seen in Figs. 1 and 3. The interior, that is to say, the bottom and sides as well as front and rear portions of the drawer 30 are all lined by some suitable padding 38 to prevent the breaking of the eggs, when theycollect in the drawer, the latter being longer, asalready described, than the cabinet. A lid 39 hinged as at 40- on the front wall 12 is furnished to close the projecting partofthe drawer 30. This lid'39 is preferablymade of sheet metal with depending flanges 41 covering-partlythe sides of the drawer. and has a transparent center portion 42 of glass or mica, so that the front end of the drawer may be inspected without lifting the lid or pullingout the drawer.

In the drawings the cabinet is shown with three compartments, but it is evident, that any number of such compartments may be provided according to the requirements and number of hens, for which it is intended to be used. These compartments are formed by internal partitions 43 running between the front and rear walls of the cabinet and extendingup under the roof as at 44 so as to completely divide thecompartments from each other. These partitions 43 a1'c preferably made of. mesh fabric in order to facilitatethe circulation'of air through the cabinet. Each of these compartmentshas a separate bottom 45 preferably made of sheet metaland-firmly united to the walls of the cabinet as at 46 as well as to the partitions as at 47. Each bottom is made in the shape of an inverted pyramidic frustum, in the center of which is provided an aperture 48 of a size large enough to permit an egg to drop through the same. This aperture is closed by'imeans of a shutter 49 havinga disk 50, a little: larger in diameter than the aperture 48 formedin each bottom 45. This diskhas a hinge portion 52 suspended on a journal 53 in the hinge leaf 54 whichis se cured as at 55 on the underside of each bottom 45. The free end of the arm 51' carries a weight 56 adapted to close the aperture 48 by swinging the disk 50 inposition under the same. This weight is so selected, that a slight pressure on the top :of the (USA will swing the latter out of its closedposition; in this manner direct-lyan eggis laid in one of thecompartments, it will roll down the slopingsides of the bottom and disappear through the aperture 48 as its weight will be sufficient to swing. the disk 50 ofthe shutter .49 out of the way. Each bottom 45 is lined with a padding-57 inv the same manneras the drawer 30 and he p ding 58.

Neartheaperture i48in the bottom of each compartment is. provided a small studof the disk- 50also carries a pador spike 59 intended to carrya dummy egg 60, which has a suitable socket for the spike 59. In this manner the dummy egg 60 will remain in position in the bottom 45 and not roll down the inclined bottom or fall through the aperture 48.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, a short chute 61 is provided under the aperture 48 of each of the side compartments. These chutes 61 are also madeofsheet metal and supported under theirresp'ective bottoms 45 as at 62 and on the angle irons 37 as at 63. These chutes 61 are channel shaped and have an inclinedwbottom with its lowest point over the angle iron-37 the edge of which is cut away to the width of the chute, as is also the side wall 36 of the tray to form an entrancev into the latter, see Figures 2 and 3. It will nowbe evident that an egg laid in one of thesidenests will fallthroughthe aperture 48 thereof swinging the shutter 49. out of the way and drop onto the bottom of the chute 61, whereupon it will roll down the same passing through the side entrance of the guide angle 37 into theupper end of the tray or drawer 30. As the bottom of the tray is also inclinedinwar'dly, the'egg will continueits course until it reaches the frontwall of the tray or drawer 30. In order to prevent the breaking of the. egg these chutes 61 are also padded-has. at 64 so that there is no chance of the eggs beingbroken because they always fall orroll on the soft padding provided for thisrpurpose- The middle compartment has no such chute. 61 as its-aperture 48 is situated directly above the rear end of the bottom of I the tray or drawer 30.

A door opening 65-.isfurnished for each compartment inthe-front wall 12 of the cabinet and at the lower side of each opening. is a downwardly swinging door. 66

hinged as at 67. Each door has a handle 68 of band=irou having a bottom arm 69 pro jecting at right angles from the doo1 66 when-the latter is closed. This arm 69 serves as a support for the door, when the latter is open as. seento the right of Fig. 1, so that it will form a landing for the hen entering. or leaving one of the compartments. -A small latch: 70 is. provided for.

each door, so that the'latter maybe closed when so desired.

The padding used in the nests may be made of any suitable. material such as oilcloth, canvas, felt or manufactured straw,

the kindused inrthe manufacture of straw:

hats. Itisevidentthat besides this more or lessipermanent padding, loose straw, or; ex.

net of sheetunetalasmhasbeen described above, itis evident that other material such as wood-or artificialboard may be used or,

. WVhen these eggs are to be removed, all that is needed is to pull out the drawer 30 by the handle 31 when they may easily be reached by hand. Directly these eggs have been removed from the drawer, the latter should be returned into closed position in order to receive other eggs laid in the nest.

When cleaning the cabinet, the drawer 3O should be removed entirely and the door 66 opened and the roof 15 lifted off. The interior of the cabinet will in this manner be exposed and the underside thereof can also be reached by tilting the cabinet backwards.

This cabinet also provides a safe-guard against rats, mice or other unwelcome visitors, as there is no possibility for them to enter the cabinet, when the drawer and doors are closed and the roof in position. To make doubly sure, however, the ventilators 23 may be covered by wire mesh.

Some of the advantages in using this hens nest will here be enumerated.

As the eggs are carried into the common receptacle directly after being laid, they may be immediately collected, which insures the freshness of the eggs, particularly as they do not remain in the nest exposed to the heat from the body of the hens. For the same reason, the eggs will be found in a clean, unsoiled condition, which avoids the washing of them before marketing. This washing is a very tedious work and often causes the breakage of some of the eggs.

This cabinet for laying hens is very economical, because all breakage caused by the hens stepping on the eggs, is avoided. From actual test, it has been found that of 300 eggs laid in one of these cabinets, all were collected unbroken, not one being cracked or soiled.

To summarize, it may accordingly be stated, that this cabinet produces fresh and clean eggs and is very economical, as it prevents loss from the breakage of the eggs and saves labor and time, as all cleaning and washing is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hens nest in the form of a cabinet having side walls, front and rear walls, a detachable roof and a slanting bottom with an aperture in its lowest part, a balanced shutter for said aperture, a slidable drawer beneath said aperture and protruding beyond said front wall, a suitable padding provided for said bottom, shutter and drawer, said front wall having a door opening, a door hinged at the underside of said opening, adapted to furnish a landing when open, and a centrally located, flat faced. handle constituting a support for said door in open position. p

2. A hens nest in the form of a cabinet having'side walls, front and rear walls, a detachable roof and a bottom with an aperture, a balanced shutter for said aperture, a slidable drawer beneath said aperture, a

suitable padding provided for said bottom,

shutter and drawer, said front wall having a door opening, a. door hinged at the underside of said opening, adapted to furnish a I landing when open, a handle constitutinga support for said door in open position, the length of said drawer being greater than the distance between the front and rear walls of the cabinet, whereby a portion of the drawer will protrude beyond the front wall when in closed position, and a transparent lid covering said protruding portion of the drawer. 1 1 V 3. A hens nest in the form of a cabinet having side walls, front and rear walls, a detachable roof, partitions connecting the front and rear walls of the cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, a bottom for each compartment in the shape of an inverted pyramidic frustum provided with a central aperture, a balanced shutter for each aperture and a slidable drawer beneath said compartments and chutes leading from said apertures to said drawer.

4:. .A hens nest in the form of a cabinet having side walls, front and rear walls, a detachable roof, partitions connecting the front and rear walls of the cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartments,

a bottom for each compartment in the shape of an inverted pyramidic frustum provided with a central aperture, a balanced shutter for each aperture and a slidable drawerbeneath said compartments, chutes leading from said apertures to said drawer, the length of said drawer being greater than the distance between said front and rear walls of the cabinet, a transparent, lid hinged to said front wall and adapted to cover the exposed portion of the drawer. V

5. A hens nest in the form of a cabinet having side walls, front and rear walls, a

detachable roof, partitions connecting the front and rear walls of the cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, a bottom for each compartment in the shape of an inverted pyramidic frustumprovided with a central aperture, a balanced shutter for each aperture, a slidable drawer beneath said compartments, chutes leading from said apertures to said drawer, the length of said drawer being greater than the dislit) tance between said front and rearwalls of the cabinet, a transparentlid hinged to said front wall and adapted to cover the exposed portion of the drawer, and'guiding members for said drawer secured in the lower portion of the cabinet, and provided with entrances registering with. said chutes.

6. A hens nest in the formiof a cabinet having side walls, front and rear walls, a detachable root, partitions connecting the front and rear walls of the cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartment-s, a bottom for each compartment in the shape of an inverted pyramidie frustum provided with a central aperture, a balanced shutter for each aperture, a slidable drawer beneath said compartments, chutes leading from said apertures to said drawer, the length of said drawer being greater than the distance between said front and rear walls of the cabinet, atransparent lid hinged to said front wall and adapted to cover the exposed portion of the drawer, guiding members for said drawer secured in the lower portion of the cabinet, and the toppart of said walls of the cabinet being provided with a rabbetfurnishing a seat for said roof.

7. Ahens nest init-he form of a cabinet having side walls, frontwand rearwalls, a detachable'roof; partitions connecting the frontand rear walls" of the cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, a bottom for each compartment in the shape of an inverted pyramidic frustump-rovided with a central aperture, a balanced shutter for each aperture; a slidable drawer beneath said compartments, chutes leading from said apertures to said drawer, the length of said drawervbeing greater than-the distaneebetween said front and rear walls of the cabinet, a transparent lid hinged to said front wall and adapted to cover' the ex-v posed POI'tlOH Of the, drawer, guiding'mem bers for said drawer: secured in the-lower portion of thecabinet and provided with entrances registering with said chutes,rthe to-pjpart of said walls of the cabinet being provided witha rabbet furnishing a. seat for said: roof, and ventilators being furnished insaid roof. 7

In testimony whereoli I aflix my signal ture.

HERMAN A. lVAH'LBORG; [1,. s.l.

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