US1552846A

US1552846A - Hog oiler

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Publication number: US1552846A
Application number: US726728A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kunath Robert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-07-18
Filing date: 1924-07-18
Publication date: 1925-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 1942-09-08

Description

Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED. 1 S11-Ares ROBERT KUNAJTH, or minnen-son, sourir DAKOTA.

Hoe 01min.

`Appliance inedxuiy 1s, i924. serial No. 726,728.

To all whom t mayr conce/m.' t

Be it known that I,\Ronnifr KuNA'rm'a citizen ofthe United States, 'and resident 'of Jefferson, 4in the county-lof Union and State of South lDakota,have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in fHog `Qilers, of which the following is a specification.

"My invention relatesto hog oilersfland it is mypurp'osejto` provide an oiler whichi's of simple, durable and inexpensive construe-'- tion,` mail: M:1 It -is rmy purpose to profvide *an-l oiler of simple design' which will Vserveto distribute oil to f'hogs offvario'us sizesyandhtospread the oil over a majority of the surface of the hogs back. 1-

11 1 f' y Another object `is-to provide' @together withy such A an oiler, means for forcing all of the hogs passing lunder "it to receive oil', `irrey spective of their size. l llw I A stil-l further object is'fto provide anoiler which :has `a` lmaxiinum capacity and yet is cheap of constructionV 1 Y A still further object-is to provide certain novel yfeatures lof* constructionf wherein ineansj is provided forV conveying -the oill from the interiori ofthe oileI; vwhich serves as a container, to the/exterior there0f,from whence it may be distributed lteihogs;v

With these and otheriobjects' in 'u view, my,

invention consists in the "construction, ar

rangement and combination 1 of the various parts of my device`,whereby t-hefobjectscontemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed, out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,{

in which: 1

"Fig 14 is a l longitudinallvertical section throughthebody ofd my oiler, the support ing` posts being-shownin elevation;` Y

Fig. 2 is a vert1eal"}transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1K3 l r Fig. Sjis a transverse sectional' viewv through arunway, inlwhichnmy oiler is installed.`

`Llisa detailsectional view ofthe Fig. i adjusting' mechanism carried by one fof fthe supporting posts,I takenionfhel'ine of"V Figi. l l Fig. 5 view throughfone of thel-oil-transm1tting ducts, illustrating a slightly` linoditfied form Vthereof -A In order 'to achievethe -'main purpose ofVA is a 4`detaillongitudinal sectional my invention, which is the distributing of oilto hogs of various sizes, I have concei'ved the 4idea providing an under surface againstwhich the hog might rub. The surface is inclined so that the smaller hogs bringthe ,oil in direct contact ,with the backV frointlie spine to a point quite lowoneach side o f the back ofthe animal. It is more essential that the oilbe distributed to the animal there than tothe lower Iportions of' the side because the hair is thicker there, andnsome" of the excess oil will gradually work down onto the belly of the `animal aflter the hoghas been in contactv `with the oi er. f if Some oilers have been designed utilizing the idea of `distributing the oil `to the hog from-above, but all of theseuse a cylinder, the lower surface of which is practically horizontal. f f 5 fl/Vithltheadvantage ofthe inclined surface `in mind 4I have evolved the conical`- shaped lcontainer, which, when inuse," is positioned* so that the under surface is inclinedfat a substantial angle. i'

are designedA to. receive a pipe, 15, to serve.

as an axle; The container is pinned or otherwise secured to the pipe, `15. Y At its lower end the pipe, 15, ris journaled in the` bearing, 16, which` has. the downwardlyeX-` te'nclingbifurcatedv arm, `17, embracing and pivoted by means of a bolt, 19, to thepost, 18." At its other end the` pipe, 15, isre c'eived'betweena post, 20, and a yoke, 21, in sucha manner that it` may slide vertically. Registering holes, 22 and 23, in the yoke and post respective are designed to receive a :piiror spike, 211, in order to `support the pipeflfin anyof its adjusted positions. lin "order to convey oil to theinteriorV of the e5v i-I vhave used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally the lateral portion of the container an elbow, 25, may be threaded onto the end of the pipe, 15, wherein a funnel may be inserted for guiding `oil into the pipe, 15. The openings, 26, in the lower fend of the pipe allow escape of the oil from the pipe into the interior of the container.

It is essential that means be provided for conducting the oil from the interior of the container to the outer surface thereof in sufficient quantities as will be `used without wasting any of the oil. It will be understood from the foregoing descriptionthat the container is rotatably mounted. I have provided the oil ducts, 27, extending from a point near the base of the cone to a .point spaced somewhat below the apexqthereo'pf.

, The ducts, 27, may be cast integrally with the 'container 'or may be .formed of a channel of sheet metal solderedl or welded thereto.

In the side, 10, of the container, within the ducts, 27, at their ends adjacent the base, 11, are the valve openings, 28, in which are received the ball valves, 29. width 'of the duct, 27 is such that the ball valve is F imprisoned against movement longitudinally of 'the duct, but will drop suiiiciently, when the duct has rotated to a position near the bottom` of `the container, to allow the oil to enter the duct through the valveopening,28. As the vcontainer is rotated, the valve will run back to its seat in order to prevent the oil escaping back i'nto the con tainer, and when the duct has moved to, a position where the valve end is above the other end, the oil will run to that end and be discharged; through the openings, 30, onto the surface of the container, From thence it will be Vseen that the loil will spread toward the apex yof the cone'and down'- t wardly along thesides to the under surface thereof.` 'Ihe oil is thus distributed from a point near the top of the cone, vfrom whence it may spread so as to cover ay maximum portion of the surface underneath the container. A ,n Y

In order to aid in the distribution of the oil and to more effectively convey it to the back of the hog, the outer surface ofthe container is provided .with bu-rlap or other fabric covering, 31, which may beheld in place by wirewrapping, 32.

The arms, 17, supporting the lower end of Vthe shaft, 15, are-extended rearwardly to a point where suiiicient distance is provided between the base, 11, and the post, 18, that the ordinary `hog will not be caught therebetween as he attempts to pass under ythat f Such a runway is shown in Fig. 3, in which the posts, 20, form a vportion of a fence Qhaving 'the rails, 33. On the other side a fencing, 341, maybe provided. The post, 20,

is inclined in order to incline the axis of a gate, 35, which is hinged theretoat 36. By thus inelining the gate, 35, 'it will tend to swing to a position where it is copla-nar with the axle, 15. As the hogs pass through the runway they will nose the gate aside and Athe gate will 'tend 'to urge them against the eilen, the end of the gate offering the least resistance to pressure.

Sor-ne changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention withoutvdepart'ing from the real spi-rit andpurpose of my invention, and it `is -my'intention to cover by my claims any modified -forIns of `structure or use of mechanicalequiva-lents which may 'be reasonably `included within their scope.

1-. JIn a 4hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical container, the under surface thereof being inclined lfrom the horizontah'a hollow axle for the container adapted to trans'- In-it-oi'lvto the interior of the container, and means vfor conducting the oil :in smaillv'quantities from the interior fto the exterior of the container.

2. In a hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical container, the -under surface Ithe'reof being inclined from the horizontal, a hollow 'axle -for the `container adapted to transmit oil to the interior of the container, and o-il ducts -on the 4lateral portion of the container, extending vfrom a 4position near the base thereof to a point spaced from the apex thereof, the ends cfthe duct-s near the A base thereof, being in communication 'with the interior of the container, land the 'other ends of the -duct's being in communication with the exteriorv of 4the container?.

3. In -a hog oifler, a rotatably mounted con-ical container, the lunder surface thereof being inclined from the horizontal, means for transmitting -oil to the ,interior thereof, and oil duets fon the lateral ,portion of the container extending'from a position Nnear the base Ythereof yto aA point spaced from the apex' thereof, the 4ends of the 'ducts near vthev base thereof being in communication with the interior -of the container, the other ends of the 4ducts being in communication with the exterior Y'of the container.

4'. In a hog oiler, -a rotatably mounted conical container, the under'surfa'ce thereof being inclined from the horizontal, means for conducting oilfrom the interior to the exterior thereof as the container is rotated, a gate under the container shaped to `conformg-to VVthe contour Vof the .under portion of the container `and mounted yto -swingfaway from the container, and means for returning" the .gate to l.position under #the container.

5, In 'a hog'oiler, 'a rotatably mounted container, fthe under surface-thereof being inclined from the horizontal, oil ductsl on the lateral portion of :the container, the ends of the ducts which are lowerrnost when under the container being in communication with the interior of the container, and the other ends being in communication with 5 mthe exterior thereof.

6. In a hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical oil distributor, the under portion thereof bein inclined from the horizontal, and means for mounting the distributor so as to allow hogs to contact with the lower surface thereof.

7. In a hog oiler, a combined oil distributor and container having a central axle mounted at oneend in a bearing having a 5 pivotal mounting, and at its other end in vertically adjustable relation to a Supporting standard. y

8. In a hog oiler, a combined oil distributor and container having a central aXle mounted at one end in a bearing having a pivotal mounting, and at its other end in vertically adjustable relation to a supporting standard, said central axle being hollow and having communication with the interior of the container to allow filling thereof through said axle.

Signed at Jefferson, in the county of Union and State of South Dakota, this 7th day of July, 1924.

ROBERT KUNATI-I.