US1629719A - Panel for animal pens - Google Patents

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May 24, 1927.

R. B. LOUDEN PANEL FOR ANIMAL PENS Original Filed Oct. 17. 1924 f-NN A\\\\\ \a Q F/G. Z

lnvenfar Patented May 24, 1927..

UNITE-D. STATES 1,629,719 ATENro Fic-e.

ROBERT B. LOUDEN, or FAIRFIELID, Iowa.

PANEL FOR ANIMAL PENS.

Original application filed October 17, 1924, Serial No. 744,142. Divided and this application filed February i 28, 1927. Serial No. 171,484. a

My invention relates to partially completed panels to be used in the construction of an it consists of an upper hor1-,

mal pens; and Zontally disposed tubularniember and a series of vertically disposed fillers having their upper ends pressed tightly into holes in the lower side of the member, and their lower ends pressed tightly into holes in a temporary supportingmember adapted to be placed in the foundationfor the panel when placed-in position for the construction of a pen. Also, of otherfeatures which will be hereafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, Fig. l a side elevation of a panel embodying my invention, the dotted lines representing a'foundation supporting the panel, and also, some additions to be made thereto. l ig. 2' isan line 2- 2 enlarged transverse section on I figure beof'Fig. 1, the-central part of the ing cut away to make it shorter. an enlarged transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig." l the foundation shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 being shown by full lines in this figure. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views which will be hereafter explained.

Referringto the 'drawings,-A represents the horizontally disposed tubular member, which is usually called the top rail, and in which the upper ends of the vertically disposed iillers B are inserted. O is the temporary supporting member for the lower ends of the fillers B, which, along with it, are placed in the foundation to support the panel in upright position. This foundation is preferably in the form of a concrete curb D shown by dotted lines in Fig. l-and' full lines in Fig. 8. E and F, in dotted lines, represent posts having their lower ends inserted in the foundation D, said posts having their upper ends connected to the ends.

of the member A when the panel is set in place, as will be explained later on.

The fillers B, which are preferably of tubular material, are cut the proper length to reach from the uppermember A into the foundation D. The ends of the fillers are beveled on theirflouter edges, as

2, for easy initial'entrance into the holes in the toprail A, and also into the holes in the temporary supporting member G, which holes should be the exact tapered or shown in Fig.

Fig.- 3 is to the ends of the fillers until their upper ends will. be approximately in contact with the outer wall of the member A and their 1 lower ends will pass entirely through the holes in the member G, as shown in Fig. 2.

lVhen the parts A, B and C are press ed together in this manner, they will-form a strong structurezwhich can be transported from the place where it is made to the place where it is to be used in the construction of an animal pen with little or no liability of becoming disarranged in handling. To

complete the panel for the construction'of a pen, posts, shown'by dotted. lines E and F, arelconnectedto the ends ofthe member A by couplings, "such .as those; shown by Figs. 4 and 5. Y

The post E may be passed up through the coupling G, as shown in Fig. 4, or it may be arranged to stop below the member A as indicated in Fig. 1; in which case a coupling similar to that shown in Fig. 5 may be used, but in either case the coupling should be provided w th a clamping portion on the inner side (not shown) set at right the top rail of the panel (not shown), set at right angles to that shown in Fig. l, to form that-side of the pen.

When two or more pens are joined together with a partition between them, a cou- 'angles to the portion in which the end of themember A is inserted sons to connect i pling like H in Fig. 5- is generally {used on I the central postindicated by dotted lines F. and connecting the pens, the end of the top rail A of the panel in' Fig. lbeing inserted in one end of the coupling and the end of the top. rail A of the adjoining panel, being inserted in the other end of the cou pling. This coupling should also, like the coupling G,'have a clamping memberon its".

inner side, (not shown), set at right angles to connect the top TLll Of the partition panel,

and preferably this clamping member should be centrally located on the'coupling.

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The couplings above mentioned are well known in the art and need not be further described. When the panel is set in place and the lower ends of the fillers Bare inserted in the concrete curb D, or in whatever foundation used to support the panel, there is no further need or the temporary support D. This support, however, is generally made of alight strip of lumber which it removed would be of no further value, and the easiest and safest way to dispose of it isqto leave it on the ends of the fillers, o

and insert it also in the concrete foundation, as most plainly shown in Fig.

The plan of pen herein destrihed is known as curb construction because the lower ends or the fillers 'B, as well as the lower ends of the posts between the panel, have to be inserted in the foundation supporting the panehfwhich is generally a concrete curb likethat shown in, Fig. l he construction is'extremely simple, is easily and cheaply made and the pen constructed in this way will be strong and durable What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 7 1. In partially completed panels for animal pens, the combination ol a horizontally disposedtubular top member having a se ries of spaced apart holes in, the wall of its lower side, a series otrvertically disposed fillers corresponding with the number of holes in the top member, and a bottom temporary support ng member having a series ot spaced apart holes corresponding with the holes in the top member, the holes in both members being the same size as the diameter ot the fillers, or a shade smaller, the ends of the fillers being tapered orybeveled for easy initial entrance into the holes in the members, and said top and bottom members being t'igl'itly pressed on to the ends 2! In partially completed panels for animal pens, the combination of ahorizontally CliSPOSQO. tubular top member *having a series of spaced apart holes in the wall of its lower side, a series 'o't vertically disposed fillers corresponding with the number of holes in the top member, a bottom temporary supporting member having a series of spaced apart holes corresponding with the,

holes in the top 1nember,tl1e holes-in both members bElIlQ the 8311138126 as the diameter of the fillers, or-a shade smaller, the vends of r the fillers being tapered or beveledfor easy through the holes in the bottom member, and

means to connect the ends i the panel to the ends of achomrng panels to form an animal pen or pens. r 7

ROBERT B. LOUDEN.

initial entrance into the holes in the mem-

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