US2300772A

US2300772A - Beehive

Info

Publication number: US2300772A
Application number: US389055A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert E Borland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1941-04-17
Filing date: 1941-04-17
Publication date: 1942-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 1959-11-03

Description

Nov. 3, 1942.

R. E. BORLAND 2,300,772-

BEEHIVE' Filed A ril 17, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I "a l/ 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 R..E. BORLAND BEEHIVE Filed April 17, 1941 Nov. 3, 1942 Patented Nov. 3;, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BEEHIVE Robert E. Borland, Blairsville, Pa. Application April 17, 1941, Serial No. 389,055

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bee hives, and more especially to the body and frame construction.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved bee hive construction that will save valuable time in removing and replacing the frames.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel bee hive construction that will render the operation of removing and replacing the frames much easier and reduce the danger of crushing bees to a minimum.

A still further object of my invention is to practically eliminate the danger of accidentally dropping a frame in removing or replacing same, and permit the ready examination or inspection of the frames at any time merely by raising one end of the latter.

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of my invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of a bee hive embodying my improvements.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2, and the remaining views are details of various features of my invention.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention, and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, A designates the bee hive body and B the frames.

The body A comprises the inner and outer end pieces or members I and 2 and the corresponding side members 3 and 4, of surfaced lumber of the desired thickness, or other suitable material, dovetailed together at the four corners, as shown. The horizontal dimensions of the bee hive may be of any desired length and width and the height of the hive standard, or of greater or less depth.

In carrying out my invention, the upper edge of the inner end piece I is grooved or rabbetted, as at 5, in the usual way, and a metal strip 6 nailed or otherwise fastened, as at 1, to the edge of such grooved portion, to provide a support for the extensions at the free ends of the top bars 9 of the frames B. The outer ends of the frames B are equipped with the plates l0, preferably constructed from sheet metal, pressed out in one piece into proper form and fastened in place by nails H. The upper outer corners of the plates ID are provided with the outwardly projecting ears [2, formed with the diagonal slots l3, to receive and pivot on the hinge rod 14. The hinge rod l4 extends between opposite sides of the hive body A, with its opposite ends resting in the slotted portions l5, of the angular metal bearing brackets l6, nailed or otherwise secured to the side members of the hive. The end piece 2 is suitably grooved along its upper inner edge to accommodate the hinge rod I 4 and ears l2.

A Wooden block ll of rectangular oblong form, is secured to the inner face of the end piece I, as shown. This block is formed with a straight outer face l8, a straight bottom edge i9 and an inner face 20 curved in the arc of a circle, whose theoretical center is the hinge rod l4. Narrow wooden strips 2!, approximately of an inch in thickness, are arranged in vertical relation between the outer face I8 of the wooden-block l1 and the inner surface of the end piece I of the hive, to provide vertical spaces 22 for bee-ways and ventilation. The bottom edge [9 of the block I! is disposed approximately of an inch above the bottom of the hive.

The frames B are constructed to permit hinging, installing of horizontal foundation Wires 23 and wax foundations, and attention is invited to the fact that the outer edges 24 of the inner end pieces 25 of said frames are curved to conform to the curvature of the inner face 20 of the block l1. The inner edges 26 of the end piece 25 are made straight to provide additional thickness at the center of the latter. This serves as a brace when the foundation wire is tightened and prevents possible flattening of the curvature and consequent sagging.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood, without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principles or sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bee hive comprising a body portion composed of side and end members, a transverse hinge rod extending between opposite side members of the body portion adjacent the upper edge 55 of the outer end member, a plurality of frames tened to the inner end member of the bee hive and narrow strips arranged vertically between the innerface of the inner end member of the bee hive and the outer face of the rectangular block to provide vertical spaces for bee-ways and ventilation.

ROBERT E. BORLAND.