US1915875A - Material stacking and ventilating device - Google Patents

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June 27, 1933. W, USHAUSER 1,915,875

MATERIAL STACKING AND VENTILATING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1952 s sheets-sheet 2 Bymofz ltorney June 27, 1933. w. TlsHAUsER MATERIAL STACKING AND VENTILATING DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 26 1932 v Inventor Wr/fe f" ZXY/70mm# s `ltorney Patented June Y27, s 7 i y I Y 'UNETED 'STA-TES PATENT OFFICE y i i watrnnmsnausnaors'r.nnrnivacamronma i i MATERIAL 'smexnve ANDvENmLATrNG'nE'vIcE Appelation-meaapril vze, 1932. '-ser'iai No. 6073658.

This vinvention relates to a novel sectional" appropriate diameter and proportion. For stacking yand 'Ventilating device which is example the lower section maybe about three especially, .but not necessarily,y adapted Ito feet high7 the intermediate sections about facilitate stacking of hay, while at the same tWo feet, the top sections about one foot to time affording ameans of protection as to faciliate assembling and fdisassembling, as the hay stack and surrounding property. Well as to expedite handling during the time It is amatter of common knowledge that ofrshipping. The lower section lcomprises hay stacks left to. dry for curing purposes upper andlower ring like bands 10 and 11 in the fielder barns are subject to detrimental as well as an intermediate band 127 these? 1G eifects'and frequently are self destructive being of corresponding portions and diamdue to uncontrollable spontaneous combuseter., and the circumferentially'spaced perf. tion. As a matter of: fact, a haystack is frependicularsupright 13 being riveted or other-,- quently a're hazard, particularly when lowise attached thereto, the lower ends of the cated within'the vicinity of barns and wood upright are bent laterally outward to proen out-building, orin the lbarns themselves. vide-supporting feet 14 and these are aper- 65 The purpose of thepresent invention is to tured to accommodate stakes or suitable anprovide a suitably designed sectional upchOIing members 15. Y right which functions asa core'and ventilat- The upper section 9 comprises a series of ing structure around which .the hay may be two' or more ring like bands. In the form Y conveniently and expeditiously built into off the Vinvention illustrated -I have shown 70 stack form'while it is keptv free` from firel by three of thesev bands distinguished by the nueective ventilation.` y f 1nerals'16,f17 and 18 respectively. A circum- The specific construction employed for ac'-V ferentially spaced strap or strip 19for1ning conplishing the desired results ywill'become the uprights are fastened thereto' in'such a more readily apparent from the following manner that they terminate vflush with the 7 description and drawings. f` yupper edge of the upper ring 16 and having In the drawings i a their low-er end portion 20 extending below Figure 1 is an elevational Vview showing the lower edge of the ring 18 so as to slip thedevice located in a conventional hay down'over the ring lOto interlock the vtwo stack. y 1 f sections detachably together. This allowsv Figure 2 is a vertical sectional elevational the ring 18 to sit down firmly on the ringlO. viewv thereof removed from theistac-k. Y Usable in connection with either one'or Figure 3 is a horizontal cross section on both of the vsections 8 and 9 is a' closure the` line 3-3 of Figure 1". s in the form of a cap 21 whichl comprises la Figure is a sect'on taken approximately ring 22 of a diameter corresponding to the on the plane of the line t-t of Figure 1.4 `ring like band. The numerals23 and 24 des- Figure 5 is a detail elevationaly view of ignate upper andlower disks pinned together one of the ventilator sections, at their Acentral portions indicated at 25 and Figure 6 is a top plan viewvof the closing havin@ the inturned portions 26, the mein- 40 cap. bers 2% are inthe form of L-shaped straps 90 Figure 7 is a perspective view of a duplex whose horizontal portions are fastened to the retaining clip serving' as a fastener between disks 23 and 24 and whose vertical portions superposed sections of the device as seen in are riveted to the ring 22 and extended below Figure it. p the lower edge of the ring so as to engage The device is made up of two or more subover the adjacent top ring of the companion 95 stantially duplicate Vsections one of which sections 8" or 9 as the case may be. When one may be distinguished as a lower or base secsection only is used for short stacks, such asy tion 8, the other one of which may be disfor example the section A then the top is tinguished as the superposed upper section 9. attached to the ring 10 whereaswhen two These are of all metal construction and of sections are employed the cap is applied l1D0 to the ring 16 as shown in the drawings.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the ventilator is in the nature of an open work post adapted to be centrally i located in the haystack as shown in Figure r and clogging it.

When using two or more sections as seen in the drawings it may be well to provide supplemental means for fastening the sections together and this means may be in the nature of a simple duplex fastener of the type illustrated in Figure 7. This comprises a pair of duplicate bendable metal bars 28 fastened together by a tie cord or wire 29 to facilitate maintenance and guard against accidental loss. rlhese straps are formed of bendable metal so that they may be placed around the rings 10 and 18 as shown in Figure 4. The opposite ends are bent into the form of hooks 30 and 31 thereby facilitating application and removal and insuring a greater rigidity to guard against displacement of the sections of the device after it is assembled in a hay stack.

It is manifest that a device constructed in accordance with the principles of this in- .vention is simple, effective, capable of expeditious installation and handling either during the time of transportation or erection.

It is understood that the invention serves not only as a convenient means in the field for stacking hay but is also advantageous for use within barns and similar buildings. In fact, several of these devices may be installed lin a barn with reasonable assurance against fire hazards.

It is'thought that the description taken in 'connection with the drawings will enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new Iis:

1. A hay stack ventilator and erecting deviceI of the class described comprising a lower section including upper and lower rings of corresponding diameter, a plurality of vertical metal straps attached to the exterior faces of said ring, the upper ends of the straps being iiush with the upper edge of the uppermost ring, the lower ends thereof extending below the lowermost ring and directed laterally outward and apertured for anchoring purposes; and an upper companion section including upper and lower rings together with a plurality of circumferentially spaced vertically extending straps attached to said ring, the rings of said upper section corresponding yin diameter to those of the lower section, and the lower ends of the strap niembers thereof extending below the lowermost ring and fitting down over the upper ring of the lower section and the adjacent rings of said sections being in abutting relationship.

2. A hay stack ventilator and erecting device of the class described comprising a lower section including upper yand lower rings of corresponding diameter, aV plurality of vertical metal straps atached to the 'exterior faces ofsaid ring, the upper ends of the straps being iush with the upper edge of the uppermost ring, the lower ends thereof extending below the lowermost ring and directed laterally outward and apertured for anchoring purposes; and an upper companion section including upper and lower rings together with a plurality of circumferentially spaced vertically extending straps attached to said ring, the rings of said upper section correspending in diameter to those of the lower section, and the lower ends of the strap members thereof extending below the lowermost ring and fitting down over thev upper ring of the lower section and the adjacent rings of said sections being in abutting relationship, and a removable closure comprising a ring adapted to seat on the uppermost ring of the upper section and including depending retaining elements to removably retain the cap in place.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WALTER TISHAUSER.

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