US1962395A - Mask for fowls - Google Patents

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June 12, 1934. J JONES 1,962,395

MASK FOR FOWLS Filed Jan. 7. 1953 f A? 7/ I I2 M .z I I Patented June 12, 1934 PATENT OFFICE MASK FOR FOWLS Jacob Jones, Woodinville, Wash.

Application January 7, 1933, Serial No.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a mask or shield which is adapted to be worn by a fowl so asto prevent fighting or disturbance of other fowl by thefowl without interfering with the freedom in eating, breathing or the like of the fowl.

An object of this invention is to provide a mask or guard which is so constructed that it can be readily worn on the beak of the fowl in a position to prevent the fowl from injuring other fowl positioned directly in front thereof and which is so constructed that it will not be unduly cumbersome in the wearing or will not cause soreness resulting in serious injury to the fowl.

A'further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is adapted to engage the beak of the fowl at the rear portion of the beak and to be fastened to the beak by means extending through the breather openings in the rear portion of the beak.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention-wil1 in part be de scribed and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present 5 preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1, is a detail side elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention showing the device in mounted position on the beak of a fowl.

Figure 2 is a detail rear elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail top plan view of the device.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the views the letter H designates the head of a fowl provided with a beak B and in the present instance, this fowl is shown as a chicken or the like. a In order to prevent the fowl or chicken from fighting and also to quiet nervous hens of the type which lays eggs regularly, I have provided a mask or guard, generally designated 'as 10, which comprises two complementary plates 11 and 12, which are pivoted together, as at 13.

The upper edges of these plates 11 and 12 are curved and the inner edges of the plates 11 and 12 overlap eachother and are cut out, as at 14, so as to permit the receiving of the beak B therein.

This mask or shield 10 is adapted to be positioned at a point closely adjacent the forward portion of the head H and at the rear of the beak B, andeach plate 11 and 12 is provided REISSUED with a rearwardly extending lug 15 which is disposed at substantially a right angle to the plane of the plates and which is adapted to closely lie against the side of the beak B.

Each lug 15 is provided with an aperture 16 therethrough and a securing means in the form of a pin 17 is adapted'to extend through the alined holes 16 and also through the breather openings in the beak B. The pin 17 is adapted to have a head on one end and the opposite end may be suitably bent so that once the shield or mask 10 is positioned on the beak B, it will not be readily lost.

The plates 11 and 12 are constantly urged toward each other by means of an elastic or resjlient member 18 which is positioned above the lugs 15 and in the present instance, this resilient or elastic tightening member 18 is constructed in the form of a piece of rubber which has each end thereof threaded through openings 19 provided in the plates 11 and- 12.

In the use of this device, the mask or shield 10 is initially opened a sufiicient distance to permit the positioning of the beak B within the cut out portion 14 provided between the two plates 11 and 12, and the lugs 15 are positioned with the openings 16 alining with the breather openings in the beak B. The pin or securing member 1'7 is 'then passed through the open- 'ings 16 and may be bent, and one end of the pin 17 may then be bent so that it will not be lost. In this position, the mask or shield 10 is mountedin upstanding position on the beak B and will be maintained in this position so as to prevent the fowl from fighting inasmuch as the fowl cannot see directly ahead of it and in this way, a relatively heavy laying hen may have one of these masks or guard members mounted on its beak and as it cannot see directly ahead of it when it is sitting on the nest, it will remain there quietly. This device may be. worn at all. times by the fowl and due to its extreme lightness of construction and the fact that there are no binding elements connected therewith to prevent the fowl from eating the fowl will soon become accustomed to the wearing of the device.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

l. A mask for fowl comprising two plates, means for pivoting the plates together, means for securing the plates on the beak of a fowl in upstanding'position, and'yleldable means constantly urging the plates together.

2. A mask as set forthmpmprising a relatively flat guard having a beak receiving opening, a

forwardly extending lug on-each side of the 4. A mask as set forth comprising two flat members having a cut out irmer edge portion to receive the upper portion of a. beak, means above the cut out portion of each member to pivotally secure the members together, yieldable means engaging each member to constantly urge the members toward each other and into contacting relation with a beak, an apertured lug carried by each member and extending at a right angle to the member and engag ing against the side of the beak, and a securing means extending through the aperture of each lug and through the beak to maintain the members in upstanding relation to the beak and forwardly of the eyes of the fowl to prevent forward vision of the fowl.

' JACOB JONES.

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