US658365A - Hog or cattle holding rack. - Google Patents

Description

Patented Sept. 25, |900.

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(Application med Sept. 18, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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HMI W Mlm MED 1 JAMES W. HARDY, OF BEVINGTON, IOWA,

HOG OR CATTLE HOLDING RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 658,365, dated. September 25, 1900;

Application filed September 18, 1899. Serial No. 730,905. (No model.)

Z'o allai/hom it may con/cern:

Be it known that 1, J AMES W. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bevington, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improve ment in Hog and Oattle Holding Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a new and useful construction of rack or stock for holding hogs, calves, or other cattle for veterinary purposes.

One object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient construction of rack which can be easily set up or taken apart and one which can be adjusted to suit various-sized stock.

A still further object is to provide a device of the character described which can be ap'- plied to the running-gear of a wagon in order that the same may be transported from place to place easily and readily.

With these objects in View my invention consists in the peculiar construction of the various parts and in their novel combination and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a View showing a rack constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal central section of Fig. 1.

In order to make and use my invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings, in which 3 represents the bolsters, positioned upon the running-gear of a wagon of well-known type, having the standards 4; at each end thereof, adapted to receive and hold the rack proper. This rack consists of a bottom having transverse cleats or sills 5 arranged upon the bottom thereof. Side rails 6 are arranged along each side of the bottom 5, to which are secured a series of standards or uprights 7, said standards being arranged in parallel order opposite each other and are connected at their upper ends by means of the top pieces 8 in any suitable manner. The

forward end of this rack is closed by means of a gate comprising a lower section 9, secured to the end standards, and an upper section l0, arranged between the end standards, and the supplemental standards 11, arranged adjacent thereto, thereby providing a guideway in which the upper section 10 can slide, such section being moved down by means of the rope 12, passing over the pulley 13 and under the pulley 14, and thence over the pulley 15, positioned on one of the top bars to one side of the longitudinal center of the upper section of the gate, and thence eX- tending downwardly, so that by pulling upon the.rope the gate-section 10 can be held securely against the animals neck. The gatesection 10 is normally held in a raised position by means of the cords 1G, secured thereto at 17, and, after passing through the suspended pulleys 1S, secured to the Weights 19.

20 is an adjustable partition held against a rearward displacement by means of the extensions 22, which engage with a pin on each side of the rack, projecting inwardly from one of the side bars 23, secured to the standards or uprights 7. This gate 2O can be raised to admit the animals one at a time by pulling upon the ropes or cords 24, secured thereto at 25 and extending over the pulleys 26 and 27. It is obvious that by disengaging the forward extensions of the bar 21 from the pin the distance of the gate and partition can be varied to accommodate the structure to different-sized animals.

The rear end of the rack is closed by a gate 28, secured thereto in any suitable manner, but detachable, so that the same can be used as a chute for loading the rack, it being understood the carrying capacity of the rack is only limited by its size.

While I have described in detailiwhat to me appears to be the very best means of accomplishing the result it is desired to attain, I do not abandon the right to make such slight changes and alterations as would properly come within the scope of my invention, but hold that such changes as would vbe appareni to the ordinary mechanic could be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention,

Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A rack of the kind described, comprising the bottom, the side standards and'sup'- plemental standards, the upper and lower gate-sections, the rope for closing the upper section, weighted cords connected to the upwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure bybrace-bar 21, provided with the notched side IOO pel` section for normally holding it inn raised same, of a pin secured to each side of the position, a partition, rack-bars extending forrack Which-the rack-bars are adapted to en- 1o wardly from the ends of the saine, and a. pin gage, substantially as described.

on each side of the rack to engage the rack- JAMES W HARDY 5 bars, substantially as described.

2. In a. rack of the character described the Witnesses: combination with a partition and rack-bars H. D. HARRELL,

extending forwardly from the ends of the ROBERT CLELAND.

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