US1860232A - Method of assembling poultry coops - Google Patents

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May 24, 1,932. o. F, CARPENTER METHOD OF ASSEMBLING OULTRY -COOPS Filed July 15, 1951 3 Sheets-.Sheet l o. F. CARPENTER 1,860,232

METHOD OF ASSEMBLING POULTRY COOPS May 24, 1932.

Filed July 15. 1951 5 Sheets-'sheep 2 May 24, 1932. o. F. CARPENTER METHOD OF ASSEMBLING POULTRY GOOPS 5 sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 15, 1951 gmc/nto@ Ose F Uarfenef Patented May 214, 1932 osE F. CARPENTER, or enreairuroon,` Vine-Inria" 'METHOD `or' .AssEMBLING roUtTitYoooP-s 4applicanni .mea Juiyris, 1931. serial 110.5505973.

This invention relates -to amethod of as# sembling a poultry coop vwherein the manu' facture of all of the parts of the coop, except setting it up, are completed ina factory provided with extensive machinery, equip-A ment and expertmechanics, so that such parts of the coop may then be shipped-in ex-l tremely compact form andiat a minimum 'oftransportation expense to be readily assembled by a novice or inexpert person vat the destination Where the coop is to be used. 4

In orderV to understand `and appreciate the merit and importance of this invention, itshould here be explained fthatcoops must not only be Vstrong and Well made according` to the specifications insisted upon by the carriers, but they must be extremely cheap in price. This! is true to Vsuch an extent that most of the coops must bemanufactured Within a limited radius from the 'point' of use. A coop set up rea-,dy foruselconsumes so much cubicfeet of space that theV freight charge for transporting coops forany con-f siderable distanceV makes the cost excessive.v

Consequently the manufacturers ,equippedV to make the best coops,l although they may' meet local competition, are unabletofship ltheir coops any great distance because of freight tariffs7 with the result that many sections of the country are eitherA equipped With" a very poor grade of coopl or `they must suffer from an excessivecost for coops Ain Which to ship their poultryto the market.`

VThis invention is sought to overcome the di'hiculties outlined above.` .The setting up or'rassembling of a complete coop at the facV tory is really the Work of an extremely eX- pert coop maker. Y past has vbeen done in factories wherein the `method of procedure is to'lconstruot the'top,H

this beingthe portion 4ordinarily provided With the door; rods, round`incross-section,

are then driven into holeslformed in the side and end rails of the' top,` after Whiohthe side and 'end rails, respectivelygof thebottonnare then driven onto the opposite`ends of the rods by use ofvvhat is knownas the touch system for feelingand guiding the V rods into the holes as the driving operation progu'esses.V After the tophas `been connect-V All of this Work in the ed to the sidev and end rails of. the lbottom by means ofthe'vertical rods as just 'de-'5 scribed, awplurality the bottom rails to form a flooring. .y

` The foregoing is the generally recognized conventional method of assembling a coop at the factory completejand ready-for shipp 'i `of boards are nailedjto'44 ment and use. The bottom or ooringis al- Ways put on last'.` y 1 .u

`In my invention, land ingorder toprepare the various parts of acoopV as completely as it may be done at the factory and Lat tfhe I sameltime have 'theseparts sov 'they may he Y transported ydisassembled and yet be assembled byfxone unskilled in that line ofwork,

"it has become'necessary tol reverse Ventirely the method of procedure, so that, generally j i stated, the bottom Vorflo'or"portion isfcom# pleted first and the 'assembly process starts with the bottom andends With the top instead of startingevvith the top and ending i -Wit'h the bottom portion, inaccordance with Coops lprior to my present invention. -Anther advantage of using my l"method the 01d and' recognizedmethod*oflniildingv of assembly, whereby theL bottom `is ,entirely l completedfirst, fis' that by thus nailingthe floor boards to the bottom frame, an ordinary nailing *machine With cleating attaclunent` maybe used to bend over and securely cleat the nails'to the frame softhatthe floor boards f V cannot be removed without leaving evidence of such removal., VAt,".therpresent Ytifmeshippers are `"greatly Aannoyedbecause flooring Aof @oops is 'ordinarily notcleated i' and Vhandlers of poultry sometimes pry :loose a Hoor board,- f remove some of the poultry `from the coop,

and .replace the board WithoutV leaving 4any u `evidence of tampering.` In vthis. vvay"myl method of assembling a coop'really-resultss in a stronger and Il lforel'securecoop than that-.fi-

customarily noWproduced'bymost coop factories. 'A

with .are fregoiagfand .athe-bajate view, the invention consists of thenew'andf improved.'n'1ethd hereinafterfmoraspeei- Y cally described, 'of assemblinga poultryflcoop,

but itis to befunderstood` thatchang'efsyvay o i.

riations- -rand modicationsmay be resorted Ylo to V'Without departing from the scope of the inventionas claimed. The drawings illustrate various'stages in the assembling of a 'coop in conformity With the method which Vcomprises my invention.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts through the several 'views` Figurel is the rst step in the assembling of the coop, and illustrating also the building ofsuch a coop with reinforcingnii'ddle side and end- 'f Figure 2 is a perspectiveview illustrating 'tion adjacent the top ofthe raised to Ya pos ,vertical rods which kformgthe walls, and which kconstitutes the second-step Y of the 2g method. f

Y side rails@ A "Figure 5 isV afperspectiveiof 'the fourth step Y wherein the endftoprails, separated from the side Atop rails, are Vdriven into engagements with the end vertical rods `by bending theseY Y' V.rods outward slightly and proceeding as illustrated in Figure 3 of thedrawings.'

Figure Gis a perspectiveof the coop show'-v ing the iifthst'ep of the method whereinlthe end top rails, after engagement with the end vertical rods, are moved toward each. other. andinto'enga'gement with ytheend's, of th'e'side topf rails as shown.

Figure 7 is japerspectiveillustrating the` f finishedcoop and show ing-V thevsixth step of the method which comprises locking'thejcorners together by `means ofverticalicornerrods andy nails driven transversely therethrough to/bind thev unit together.

Figure 8 is afragmentary perspeetive view 'i of .the bottom `and rail. i

Figure is a detail in sectionof .a topside railfillustrating how` the transverse rods o thetop and the verticalgrodsl are inserted linto Vthe rail. V c;

Referring Vto the drawings, the bottom is generallyjidentiiied bythe numeral'1, and

V, inerls v Y "x-jfThe rbottom 1 comprises side rails 5,4formed YWitheajplurality'ofspiaced, holes '-illedupart, Way transversely therethrough Vthroughout th-e'top 2, the vertical sidewalls by thevnumeralfS-andthe ve'rticaljend walls byfnu thelen'gth'nof the; rail, -and. formedY With a bifurcation at opposite lends thereof. End

i -vrailsf areisimilarly'drilled but with yatenon Y Satits endsadapt'edto.engage with thebifurcation (rtatthel ends Yof the sidefrails.

H "o1es19- are drilled through the' bifurcation a perspective'view illustrating the reinforcing *middle* side i and end rails openings `made up as and tenon so as to register when the vside and end rails areengaged. The floor 10Y is then nailed securely to the sidev and end rails so that the holes drilled in said rails will be eX- posed. The Work of thus forming the bottom is performed at the factory.

The top 2 is formed-of side rails 11 with 1` bifurcations12 atthe endsy as in the case of Y the bottoinvsi'de rails. End rails 13r are tenoned as Vat 14 to engage with the bifurcation 12 of the vside rails.- 'Thefend rails are formed with slots 18 therethrough adapted to receive tenons 16 formed Vupon the ends of reinforcing rails 17. Said reinforcing rails 17 are formed wi'th holes 18 transversely therethrough spaced aparts'oasto register with ing .through the 'holes in the rails 17, and snugly driven into the openings 19 of each 19 drilled transversely in theside rails111. Transversely of ihe'top 2 and pass- Y lof the side rails11, are aplurality of rods 20V i v`extending entirely across the top member of the coop eXcepting-.only the center thereof wherein is left an opening. ink which a pivoted or hinged door21 ismounted for ready access: tothe coop. `Horizontally along Vthe undersideof the side andend rails 11-and 13 are. drilled a pluralityA ofopenings spaced' apart to register withr the .openings drilled inA the .side and end ,bottomv rails v5 vand 7, respectively.'

rf'llheend top railsv 13rare fitted engagei mentrwith ythe side/top rails 11 and therein- I forcing. top rails'l?, whereupon lioles22 are drilled through the bifurcated and teno'n ends Oftlfieengagedrails. The lend top v rails are thusfleft in a condition to be readily remov-V able,V fromengagement `with the Y side top c railswhen -it is desired to assemble the coop. A plurality. of rods 23, round in cross-secf tion, areypreparedjfor'thevsides, vends, anc l corners.Y For that especially strong and rigid, reinforcing `middle side rails 2 4; and reinforcingmiddle end rails 24;" are j provided with spaced holes drilledftransversely therethrough adapted to register with the openings in the bottom and Ytop side and' end railsvv respectively. These' reinforcing middle ,side jrails are provided type ofcoopithat is'tobe made l V vwitha cutaway portion -attlie inner part-of theirend edges, as at25 adaptedtoy engage i 'with ,the ends of the reinforcingmiddle end rails tofforrn alocl; against movement of the reinforcing railswith respect, tovea'ch other.

The; reinforcing rails are ofless lengthfrthan theother rails. Y f

In shipping the variouslparts formedand heretofore described,Vv the sideand end middle reinforcing rails QiandQi, to-

gethei'with thejvertical rods23 are placed* withinthe recessV formed bythe sidefand end A .i

rails of the bottom The top, Aformed as previously described, istneirsuperpesedV upon theV bottom, wfo rinedjasj previously described,

. in height, as compared with a height of labout thirteen :inches which is the displacement thus Vmaking ja receptacle, extremely com; pact land less than'iztwo-i-and `one-half inches measurement of "acompleted coopready for In assembling the 4coop,.pre-formed in the manner and to the extent heretofore `described,'iand the .steps of .which constitute the invention claimed herein, I irst superimposeV the sid-e and end middle'reinforcing ra-ilsf2'4: and 24C upon the side and end bottom rails Vand 7 respectively, asshown in Figure 2 of the drawings. I thereupon drive the rods 23 individually through the `holes in thereinforcing .middle rails 24A and 24 and into the openings 9' formed inthe side land end lbottom rails,- these rods thus assuming a vertical positio It should be here `explained that some `coops are made without the reinforcing middle The method here described applies as .well to coops thatQare'assembled,

rails `24 and 24.

without the middlereinforcing rail as those with it. When these reinforcing railsV `are not used the steps describing its use are simply eliminatedfrom the `method of 'assern bling.

The next step is to through the reinforcing rods are slightly greater Vin circumference than the rods, the sliding of the reinforcing rail on the rodsis not difficult. Howeven' the openings inthe bottom rails as well as the' top rails formV a snugit for the vertical rods. Therefore when these rods are driven by,means -ofja mallet or hammer within the openings, they tend-to hold fastfand are not displaced by moving the middle reinforcing rail upward'-k ly with respect to theverti'cal rods. if

Since the openingsin 'the 'topY side rails f register with thefholes in the middle reinforcing rails, `the movement of the latter toward the top of thevertical rods automatically positions the upper ends of therodsso that there is no difficulty in having the ends of the rods register with the holes in the side and end'rails 'of the top so that by usingthe Vset block 26 against whichtopound to avoid splitting Vthe rail, engagement fof' the top withfthevertical rods is easilyV and quickly Y accomplished. However, before the topnis thus driven into engagement with Athe vertical side rails, the end rails 13 Vof the top have Y previously been removed. Y Otherwise itis `not possible to attach the top to theside and -end vertical rods. f .n p y The end rails 213 are then driven intoen` gagement with thel vertical endrods 23 by bendingvthese rods outward slightly to avoid engagement with the ends of the top i2 While the end rails are thusbeingsecured to the raise the middle reinev forcing rails on the rods to4 apointadjacent the tops of the vertical rodsasill-ustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. Since the 'holes' vertical end rods. Whe'nthe end top rails V have been thus secured, thel naturalV spring tension of thel rods ltends to lforce theend of the coop lthus formed'into engagement with the bifurcatedends l2. of the .side top railsfm Y and the tenons 16 of thereinforcing top rails', 1

as shown by Figure 6.v 1 p n lThe next step inthe methodfis to move to a middle position the'middle reinforcingrails 24 and 24'? in which position they'areheldby means of a few nails driven VIAtransversely the' corner rods, respectively.

iVhatIclaim is f v '1. In' amethod of assembling a poultry coop `of "t-hattype including a bottom having its upper `face provided with 'end interengaging side andendrails and' atop having fend e linterengaging 'side and end rails detachably connectedttogether,` said rails .havingspacedpmeans for receiving wall forming rodsg'driving wall; forming rods ,into said means of the rails on saidgbottomi to formtheside Vand end walls of the coop, disconnecting theend rails `driving one of -the'topside rails Aupon the rods forming one side wall, driving the lother. l top side frail upon the rods forming the other side walL-then successively driving the to endrails upon the rods formingtheendwalls Y* of, the 'top' fromthe siderails. ofthe llatter,

ofithe coop whilesuchrods -are-sprungbut-` wardly and'thenf successively` connecting the end top railsto the ends ofthe top vside rails.

2. 'In a method yof:"assembling Va poultry fcoop of thattype including a bottom ifhav# ing its upperfalce provided'with end nterf "Y l engaging iside and end vrails anda top have" j Y ingend interengaging side and end rails de?. tach-ably connectedtogether,fsaid rails having spacedL .meansf for receiving wall forming rods, driving wallv forming frofds into said means ofthe rails oli-said `bottom toriorm the,` side and `end Vwalls. of theco'op. .disconnecting the end rails of the top from the sideirailsofj the latter, driving one ofthe vtop side'rails upon the rods forming one side walflzydriving L the other top side rai-lupon the rods forming" Y the'othergside wall,then :successively Idriving thetop Aand rails upon-the .rods forming the `end. walls of thefcoopwhile such rods are sprung outwardly, thenfsuccessively connect ing, the end toprails to the ends of {thetop side rails,'andthenlfsecuring corner-posts to 1 the` interengaging endsof the top'rails `and to theinterengaging ends of lthebottom rails;

In almethodof assembling ap'oulftry Y' cooplof that typeincluding a bottom having its upper face provided l`with end interevrigag'-v Y sa ,he end Walls While suchrods are sprung V.ce

ing side and. end.rails,av top` having end interen gagin gside and end rails detachably con'- nectedtogetherand reinforcing rails'for each lofthe Walls of the coop, Asaid rails having means for receivingwallformingrods, posi'- "tionin'glthev reinforcing `rails upon Athe side L landV` end rails on saidbottom, driving vWall forming rods through said reinforcing' rails and into the meansof the-sideV and end rails o-n saidbottom to form the side and end Walls i offthe coop, shiftingthe vreinforcing rails. i

upwardly onfsaidldriven rods to a position adjacentthe upper ends thereof, disconnectingtheV end rails of the top fromthe side vrails of rthe' latter, driving one of the top' side rails upon the rods'forming one side Wall, driving the: other top vside rail uponthe rods forming the other side Wall, then successively driving the top end rrailsupon therods forming outwardly, thenv successively 'connecting the i end top rails to the ends of the side rails, and then shifting 4the reinforcing rails toa position substantiallyA centrally ofsaid Walls.

i If) Y rhln amethod" of assembling a poultry* Y y.jcoopot r.that type including abottoin havingv each of the Walls of thecoop, said rails'hav-v Y ing meansV for receivingV Wall'forming rods,

Y positioning the reinforcing railsuponthe side Y and. end rails on`r said. bottom, 4driving Wall Y Y upper face provided With yendinterengag-l ing sidefand endrail'sfa top'having endint-erengaging. sideV kand end rai-ls detachably connectedtogether and reinforcing rails for forming rods through said reinforcing'rails and into the means of thesideandend rails i Y on said bottom to form thesideia'nd end Walls fof thelco'op, vshiftingithe 'reinforcing' rails upwardly lon said driven rods toa position adjacent the -upperrend's thereof, disconnectingfthe end railsof the top fromthe side rails Yof the latter, driving one of the topside rails Y Y upon the rods forming one'side Wall, driving theother top side rail upon therods forming the other side Wall, then successively driving i theftop'endlrailsupon the rodsforming the Y end Wallsyvhi-le suchV rods are sprung out-y Y Wardlyqthen successively;connectingthe end topv rails lto ythe ends `of the/side-rails, and

V- 'A then shifting' the reinforcing rails Vto; afposi-A Vtion substantially centrally of said Walls, and

` then securingcorner posts to the interengagends of thebottoin rails.`

i' -oifsaid bottom to-V form the sideiand end rails ofthe topV from the side rails of thelatte-r, successively driving the iside rails ofthe top" trails,

upon the rods forming the side Walls"v of the coop, successively ldriving the-rend rails of'v the top upon the rods forming the end 'Walls f Vofthe coop'wliile such rods'are sprung out- Wardly, successively securing rthe end rails ofthe top to the side rails of the latter, uti-1 lizing the reinforcing rails asgu'ides-during f Y the driving vofthe rods init-othe vrailsffo'nY said bottom and when driving the rails of the top #upon said rods, and then "positioning said reinforcing rails`A substantially i, centrally of the Walls of the coop. f

' 6. In amethod Vof assembling a'cpoultry coop'ofthat-type includingfa.bottomhaving i its upperface provided vvithv "side'f'a'nd end reinforcing rails 'for' each of the Walls` of the a top havingside andfendrailsfand p coop, the rails beingV provide'dwith spaced i means for receiving Wall forming rods, driv@ ing Wall forming rods intov saidmeans of the rails on said bottom to form the side and end rails of the top fromV the sideirails of the latter, successivelyy driving the side rails of c the top upon'the rods forming the sidewalls of the coop, successively driving t-he end rails of the top upon the rods Vforming thefend vvalls ofthe/coopfvvhile such'rods-are sprung outwardly, successively securing the endrails y of theetop to theside Walls of the latter, uti

li'zing the reinforcinggrails as guides during lthe ldriving of the rods into the rails onsaid bottoinand' When driving the rails ofthe top upon said rods,fand then positioning said re-` inforcing rails substantially YcentrallyY of` the Walls lof the coop, and thensecuring corner posts to the ends ofthe top' and bottom rails.

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7.' In a' method of assembling a poultry coop of thatvtype including abottoin having rails anda top having side Yand end rails, saidlrails having spaced means for receiving Wall forming rods,'drivin'g vWall forming rods VVitsupper face'providedWith side and'end Y into said means of the railsl on saidfb'ottoin to `form thesideiand end rails ofthe coop,

disconnecting theend railsjof the 'atop from Y the side rails of the flatter, successively.` drivi-y Y ing vthe, side Vrailsfofthe top upon ,the rods a Y forming the side Walls, successively driving c the top lend rails upon the lrods:forming-the endl walls ofthe'coop Wliile' ;suchi rods are sprung outwardly, and then connectingthe c top end rails to the top side rails.

8l In a method of assembling V into said means of the rails onsaidbottom to fform'the sideand end rails ofi-'the coop, 1"' disconnectingthe endrails lof'v the topfrom the side rails of vthe latter, successively driv: Y' ing the siderails'Y vof the top uponftheY rods forming thes'ide walls, successively ldriving the top'end Vrailsnpon-the rods forming tliej i l VVpoultry c Y v VVcoop of that 4type including a bottom having.V yits upperface provided with sidefand end rails anda top having side and end rail'swsaid p rails having spaced Imeans for .receivingwall formingV rods,- driving'1-wall formingjrods i Y end Walls'of the coop-While such rods Vare .sprung outwardly,

and Vthen connecting fthe Securmg Comer POSS t0 15h@` ends of said fop andV bottom rails.V

' ,In testimony whereof, I Vix my sigriarre' *Y d hereto.

QSE GARPENTYER'.`y

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