US1564324A

US1564324A - Sanitary chicken roost

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Publication number: US1564324A
Application number: US17973A
Authority: US
Inventors: William F Christopher
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-03-24
Filing date: 1925-03-24
Publication date: 1925-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 1942-12-08

Description

w. F. CHRISTOPHER SANITARY CHICKEN ROOST 7 Dec. 8. 1925. 1,564,324"

Filed March 24, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 8 1925- 1,564,324 w. F. CHRISTOPHER SANITARY CHICKEN RQOST 3 Sheets-Sheet .3

Filed March 24, 1925 Patented Dec. 8, 1925 UNITED STATES WILLIAM F. CHRISTOPHER, OF LA FORTE CITY, IOWA.

SANITARY CHICKEN BOOST.

Application filed March 24, 1925. Serial No. 17,973.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM F. CHRIs'ro- PHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Porte City, in the county of Black Hawk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Chicken Roosts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The present invention relates to chicken roosts, and aims to provide a roost structure which is sanitary, being provided with disinfecting means, and which may be conveniently cleaned.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a novel perch including mean for holding a disinfectant or insecticide so that parasites are destroyed or kept away, and

the perch being composed of a novel assemblage of elements for the intended purposes. Another object is the provision of novel means for cleaning the dropping board and for applying disinfectant or insecticide thereto for purpose of sanitation.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of perches and dropping board cleaning means which may be actuated conveniently for simultaneously disinfecting the perches and dropping board.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as

hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made, within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is aside elevation of the improved chicken roost structure within a chicken house, portions being broken away and shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure, portions being broken away and the house being shown in horizontal section.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2 with the board cleaning. means in operation. a

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section of, one of the perches.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the scraper and disinfectant tank.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of said scraper an tank, portions being broken away, and portions shown in section on the line 66 of F ig. 5. i

V Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the trough of one of the perches, a portion being broken away. 7 1

The roost structure is enclosed in a chicken house 9, and a suitable number of perches are provided. Each perch includes a trough 10 having the end plates or members 11 which are secured to a pair of inclined bars or supports 12 of the roost frame. of wood or, other suitable material is'disposed snugly in the trough 10 with its upper portion above the trough, and said trough is concaved transversely to snugly fit the rod, thereby enabling the claws of the chickens to obtain holds around the rod 13 and trough 10. The roller or rod 13 is' mounted ona shaft 14 which is journaled through the supports or bars 12, the end plates 11 of the trough having notches 15 in their upper edges in which the shaft 14 is seatedfor rotation, and the rod 13 seats frictionally in the trough to prevent said rod from rotating too freely. The rod 13 is of sufficiently small diameter so as to provide a convenient perch for the chickens, and the trough 10 assists in supporting the rod against depression under the weight of the chickens thereon, especially if the perch is long. Y

The perch has provision for holding a disinfectant or. insecticide. Thus, the trough 10 is provided at its bottom with a downwardly offset portion 16 forming a groove or channel to hold the liquid disinfectant, and a wick or filler 17 of absorbent material is provided in said groove for holding the disinfectant and applying it to the surface of the rod 13 at the bottom thereof. Thus, when the rod is'rotated its circumference will be coated with a film of disinfectant. The disinfectant on the perches and fumes given off will serve to destroy or drive away parasites that infest the chickens at night.

The rods "13 of all of the perches ma be rotated simultaneously. Thus, each sha t 1 1 has a bevel gear 18 at one end, and said gears mesh with'bevelgears 19 on a shaft 20 at the outer side of and parallel with the-cor responding bar 12, said bar having bearings 20- in which the shaft 20 is journaled for bars 12 near the lower ends thereof. The shaft 23 has a crank 24 which may be conveniently rotated by hand, 'so that all of the perch rods 13 are r'otated'at the same time, when it is desired to disinfect the perches.

It will be noted that the rods 13 being fitted snugly in the troughs will cover or close the grooves or channels 16-, so as to avoid excessive discharge of disinfect-ant, and when the rods are rotated thin films of disinfectant will be applied to the surfaces thereof so as to be exposed at the topsof the rods.

A dropping board 25 is located below the perches, and slopes rearwardly, with the'rear end extending through or to an opening 26 in the back wall of the house 9, said opening 26 being normally closed by a door or closure 27 which is hinged so as to be swungopen when cleaning the-board'25. A horizontal shaft 28 is mounted for rotation at the lower end of the board 25, with. the-shaft 23 1c cated at the upper end of said board. Sprocket wheels 29 are secured on said shafts near the opposite ends thereof, and

' endless sprocket "chains 30 pass around said sprocket wheels and are located'below the ends of the perches or at the side edges of the board 25. The chains 30car1flv a scraper 31 for cleaning the board 25, although it will be understood that two or more scrapers may be used if desired. The scraper 31 comprises an angle iron as shown, having the upper flange 32 with its ends protruding and secured on links of the chain 30, as at 33, with the other flange 34: providing a scraper blade to move over the upper surface of the board 25. Thus, when thecrank "24 is totated in the proper direction the scraper 31 is moved rearwardly across the board 25 to scrape the droppings rearwardly and discharge them through the opening 26, the door 27 having been opened for that purpose. At the same time, the rods 13 0f the perches are rotated, so thatboth the cleaning means and perches are operated simultaneously. This provides for a saving in time and labor, and it is alsopossible to operate theshaft 23 by an electric motor or other prime mover if desired.

At the same time that the scraper 31 moves over the board 25, disinfectant is applied to said board. Thus, an elongated disinfectant tank or reservoir 35 is carried by the scraper 31, said tank being embraced by bands 36 having their terminals overlapping and secured to the flange or blade 34-, as at 37. The tank 35 has a removable cap or closure 38 to enable the tank to befi'lled with scraper is moved rearwardly across the .board' 25, as "seen in Fig. 1, thereby inverting the scraper and tank, and the apertures 39 of the tank will therefore be at the top so as to avoid further discharge of disinfectant while the cleaning means is normally idle.

hen the scraper is operated so as to move it above the board 25, the tank 35 being moved with the scraper will be turned over, as the scraper moves from below to a posit-ion above the board, and the disinfectant will immediately drip from the tank as long as the scraper is operated above the board 25. This provides for the automatic discharge ofthe disinfectant from the tank 35 when the scraperis operated over the board, and the automatic shut off of the discharge when the scraper is moved out of the way under the board.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1- 1. A roost structure comprising perches, a dropping board below said perches, a scraper, and means for mounting the scraper for "circuitous movement over and under said board.

2. A roost structure comprising perches, a dropping board below said perches, sprocket wheels mounted at opposite ends of said board, sprocket chain's passing around said wheels, and a scraper carried by said chains to move over and under the board.

3. A roost structure comprising perches, a dropping board below them, a scraper, means for mounting the scraper for movement over the board and to a position out of the way, and disinfectant applying means carried by the scraper and arranged todischarge disinfectant to said board when the scraper is moved over the board and to stop the discharge of disinfectant when the scraper is moved to said out of the way position.

4;. A roost structure comprising perches, a dropping board below them, a scraper, means for mounting said scraper for movement over the board, and a disinfectant tank carried bythe scraper and having discharge apertures for the drippingjof the disinfectant behind the scraper.

5. A roost structure comprising perches, a dropping board below them, ascraper, a disinfectant tank movable with the scraper having discharge apertures, and means for mounting said scraper and tank to move the scraper over said board with said apertures of the tank lowermost and for moving the scraper and tank out of the way andinverting the tank with the apertures thereof uppermost.

6. A roost structure comprising perches,

a dropping board below them, sprocket wheels at opposite ends of the board, sprocket chains passing around said sprocket wheels, a scraper carried by said chains to move over and below the board, and a disinfectant tank carried by the scraper having discharge apertures located lowermost when the scraper is above the board and located uppermost with the tank inverted when the scraper is moved below the board.

7. A perch comprising a transversely concaved trough, a rotatable rod in said trough, the edge portions of the trough fitting the rod, the trough having a downwardly offset portion along the bottom thereof forming a groove, and an absorbent wick fitted in said groove and bearing upwardly against the bottom of the rod.

8. A roost structure comprising rotary perch rods, a dropping board below sald 0 rods, disinfectant holding means below the rods and contacting therewith to apply disinfectant to said rods when rotated, a scraper movable over said board, and operating means connected to said scraper and rods for 2