US305609A - Hog-trap - Google Patents

Description

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H. G. LOWER.

HOG TRAP.

N0.'305,609. Patented Sept. 23, 1884.

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HENRYCLINTON LOWER, OF ARCADIA, INDIANA.

HOG-TRAP.

ZBPECIFICATION forming part of Letters lfatent No. 305,609, dated September 23, 1884.

Application filed February 16, 185'4.

To all whom it may cancer/2,:

Be it h nown that I, HENRY CLINTON LOWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arcadia, in the county of Hamilton and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Hog-Trap, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to hog-traps; and it has for its object to provide simple, convenient, and efficient means whereby the operation of ringing the hogs may be performed with ease and without any unnecessary delay or trouble.

To this end it consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail. view of a portion of the hand-lever, illustrating more clearly the means for holding itin the adjusted position. 7

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the trap, comprising the base or floor X, the side rails, B, and the end pieces, 0 C, said parts being arranged in the form of a rectangular .box or casing, "as shown, and provided with suitable legs or strips to raise it above the ground. The rear end of the trap is provided with a sliding door, D, covering an opening or passage, E, through which the hogs pass as they enter the trap, the front end of said trap having an opening, F, directly on a line with the rear opening, E.

H H designate a. pair of jaws,pivoted at their upper ends to the upper partof end piece 0, above the opening F, the inner adjacent edges of the jaws being recessed at Z, so as to conform to theshape of the 110 A bar, I,

ext-ends outward from one side of the end piece C, and is provided with an angle-plate, J, secured to its end, alever, K, being pivoted by a rod, L, between the angle-plate and the bar I, and extending upward above the trap. To the inner face of the lever K is secured a projection, M, which is adapted to engage with the (No model.)

teeth of a notched plate, N, attached to the upper end of end piece 0. A cross-bar, O, is secured over the lower ends of thejaws and holds them in place, said jaws working laterally in the space between the crossbar and the end 0'. An angular plate, P, is securedto the lower end of the jaw H, which projects downward beyond the other jaw, 1-1, a connectingrod, Q, being pivoted in the said plate and connecting atits other end with the lower end of 6,0

the lever K. A similar plate, R, is attached to the jaw H above the cross-bar O, a connecting-rod, S, being pivoted in said plate and connecting at its other end with said lever K,

so that when the lever is operated both jaws will simultaneously open or close as desired. The outer ends of the connecting-rods SQ are provi ded with a series of openings, a a, respeotlvely, screws or bolts 13 to securing the rods to the lever by passing through any one of the openings, so that by withdrawing said bolts and passing them through other openings the length of the connecting-rods will be increased or diminished, as desired, so as to regulate the extent to which the jaws may be 7 opened.

The operation of my invention willbe readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings; The rear door, D, is opened to allow the passage of the hog into the trap, the jaws being spread apart, so as to leave the opening F uncovered. The rear door is then closed and the animal walks toward the opening F, and

when his head has protruded a sufficient distance through said opening, the lever K is operated to cause the closing of the jaws, which will hold the hog by the neck while the ring is being inserted in the usual manner. The projection M, in connection with the notched plate N, 0

held securely while the operator is ringing I00 him. The notched plate enables the jaws to be retained at various distances apart, so asto accommodate the different sizes of the hogs, the recess Z permitting the jaws to fit around the animal and form a tight hold, The jaws will work readily under the operation of the lever, and cannot be pushed out of place,

since the cross-bar O fits overtheir lower ends, as shown.

Other advantages of my construction are apparent; but they need not be particularly pointed out here.

Having described my invention, I claim- As animproveinentin hog-traps, the combination,wit-h the trap having an opening at its front end, of a pair of pivoted jaws, H H, arranged to partly close said opening, the jaw H beinglonger and extending below the other, a cross-bar, 0, adapted to allow the lateral movement of the jaws and yet hold them from working forward, a bar, I, attached to the trap, and provided with an angle-plate, J, a lever, K, pivoted between the bar and the angle-plate, anadjustable connecting-rod, Q, attached to the longer jaw H and to the lower end of the lever K, and an adjustable rod, S, connecting the other jaw, H, to the said lever, a notched plate N, attached to the trap, and a projection, M,secnred to the lever, and adapted to engage with the notches or teeth of said plate, as set forth. In testimony that I elaini the foregoing as my ownI have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY CLINTON LOXVER.

\Vitnesses:

J. W. NEWBY, JACOB CARROLL.

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