US1815467A - Sanitary poultry and pet stock manure disposal base - Google Patents

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July 21, 1931. l cRAlG 1,815,467

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANUBE DISPOSAL BASE Filed July 1, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor E. b. CRAIG July 21, 1931;

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASE Filed July 1, 1930 3 Sheetg-Sheet 2 Allorney July2l, 193 1. I EDCRMG 1,815,467

SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASE Fil ed Ju1y l, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ogz d A llomey Patented July '21 1931 A mrso STATES PATENT orrics EDMOND D. CRAIG, OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR T BESSIE CLIFTON CRAIG, 0F

' SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SANITARY POULTRY AND PET STOCK MANURE DISPOSAL BASE Application filed July 1, 1930. Serial No. 465,229.

The present invention relates to a base for cages, casings, and like confinement devices for poultry, pets, stock and the like and the prime objectbf the invention resides in the a provision of a base having means for receiving the droppings and the like whereby these may be disposed of in a sanitary manner and with ease. 4

A still further very important object of the w invention resides in the provision of a base of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, compact and convenient in its arrangement of parts, easy to manipulate, thorough- 165 1y efficient and reliable in use and operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Another very important feature of the invention resides in the combination of a foraminous or perforated floor through which droppings, etc., may pass and beneath which floor is disposed a removable sheet of suitable material upon which the droppings come to rest, the invention still further including means for facilitating the removal of a used sheet and the substitution therefor of a clean or fresh sheet.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proso ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of arts as will be hereinafter more fully descri ed and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a base embodying the features of my invention showing a confinement superstructure mounted there- Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof showing the upper part of the superstructure broken off,

' Figure 3 is a top plan view of the base,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical section through the base taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 3. r

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the letter A denotes generally a superstructure mounted on a base denoted generally by the letter B. The super-striicture A may be of any preferred construction such as a cage, casing, or the like. The invention resides in the construction of the base B.v

This base B comprises a bottom 5 with side walls 6 rising therefrom and extending beyond the rear edge thereof. Front and rear walls 7 and 8 respectively are formed between the upper portions of the side wall 6 and terminate in spaced relationto the bottom 5. A sheet of meshed wire or the like 9 is mounted between the sides and the front and rear wall above the bottom The side vwalls 6 beyond the bottom 5 are provided with notches 10 in whichare journalled the ends of a rod 11 through-the core 12 of a roll of paper 14:. v

The paper of this roll 14 is trained under a roller 15 journalled between the sides 6 at the rear edge of the bottom 5 so that the paper may be disposed over the bottom 5 as is clearly illustrated in Figure 5. 16 is mounted on a rod 17 rock-able through openings in the front ends of the side walls 6 and at its bottom edge is formed with teeth 18 to engage the sheet of paper from the roll 14 so as to hold the same flat on the bottom 5 and permit it to be torn off as will be more fully described hereinafter.

On the ends of the rod 17 are cranks 18 receivable in notches 19 and 20 formed on the sidewalls 6. When the cranks are in the notches 19 the panel 16 is disposed as is shown in Figure 5 but when the cranks are sprung out of the notches 19 and moved over the notches 20 then the panel 16 is in a raised position.

The walls 6, 7 and 8 are formed with flanges 21 of double ply formation to receive the edges of the teeth 9 therebetween and these flanges also function as supports for the superstructure A.

From the above detailed description, it will be seen that the droppings and the like will fall through the perforated ormesh sheet 9 onto the paper across the bottom 5. When it is desired to clean out the droppings. then the panel 16 is swung to a raised position as A p and heretofore described and the paper is moved out until a clear surface is presented. Then the panel 16 is lowered and the dirty paper torn off and thrown away.

' It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A base structure o t-the class described comprising a bottom, sides rising from the bottom, a perforated sheet across the sides above the bottom, a roll of paper journalled between the sides so that the paper may be stretched across the bottom, said roll of paper being journalled at one end of the base, a panel hingedly mounted at the other end of the base to engage the paper on the bottom.

2. A. base structure of the class described comprising a bottom, sides rising from the bottom. a perforated sheet across the sides above the bottom, a roll of paper journalled between the sides so that the paper may be stretched across the bottom, said roll of paper being journalled at one a panel hingedly mounted at the other end of the base to engage the paper on the bottom, cranks on the panel to the outside of the base, said base being formed with notches to receive the cranks for holding the panel either in a raised or lowered position.

3. A base of the class described comprising a bottom, side Walls rising from the bottom, front and rear Walls between the side walls and terminating in spaced relation to the bottom, said walls having outwardly directed flanges of two-ply construction, a sheet of foraminous material having its edges between the plies of the flanges, a roll of paper journalled between the ends of the side walls to be trained over the bottom, and

a panel on a rod, said rod being journalled through the sides and having cranks.

4. A base of the class described comprising a bottom, side walls rising from the bottom, front and rear walls between the side walls and terminating in spaced relation to the bottom, said walls having outwardly directed flanges of two-ply construction, a

end of the base,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDMOND D. CRAIG.

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