US856564A

US856564A - Feed-trough for poultry.

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Publication number: US856564A
Application number: US34648906A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Baese
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-12-05
Filing date: 1906-12-05
Publication date: 1907-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 1924-06-11

Description

No. 856,564. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. C. E. BAESE. FEED TROUGH FOR POULTRY.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.5,1906.

UNITED sTA EsPATE-NT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. BAESE, OF WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

FEED-TROUGH FOR POULTRY.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BAESE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of WVill, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Troughs for Poultry; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exac't description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

T his in'ventionhas relation to feedtroughs generally, and more particularly to. feed troughs or hoppers for poultry.

It is the object -of the invention to provide such improvements in the kind of devices mentioned as will tend to prevent the waste I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 5,1906. Serial No. 346,489.

Patented June 11, 1907.

l l l l l of feed, secure cleanliness of the latter in the trough, prevent fowls from roosting upon the trough, and in general to facilitate the presentation,whether of a large or small amount, at a line or point where it may-be readily reached by the fowls. I I

The invention is clearly disclosed in the contrivance portrayed in the annexed drawings, forming a part of this specificatiomin view of which it will first be described with respect to its construction and mode of operation and employment, and then be pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Of the said drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 1 is a transverse section.

Similar numerals of reference designate similar parts or features, as the case may be, wherever they occur.

In the drawings, 10 designates the trough proper, which for the sake of example, merely, may be considered as being four feet in length and six inches wide, andsix inches in depth, though the size may be varied to suit circumstances. The trough is supported at eachend by divergent le s 11 of inverted V shape, the apexes 12 of which extends above the ends of the trough and are provided with bearings, 13 for the trunnions or ins 14 extending from the ends of a longitudinally fluted rail 15 supported longitudinally over the center of the trough. The rail 15 will be supported sufliciently high above ,the top of the trough to permit fowls to easily ass their heads therebetween the rail sides of the trough to eat from the trough, and yet said rail will be arranged on a line sulllciently low to prevent fowls from roosting on the sides ofthe trough. In addition to this the fluted character ofthe rails as well as its bearings in the apexes of the legs will insure its turning so that a fowl cannot balance itself upon the rail asa perch to roost thereon. These the invention tend to keep the food in the features in the construction of trough free from being befouled as would be likely to be done if poultry were allowed to roost or perch upon the sides of the trough. 16 designates a partition in the trough setting oii a box 17 at one end for the reception of chopped meat while the longer or larger portion- 18 of the box is designed for grain feed. Each trough or box is provided with a screen 19 secured on the bottom of the frame 20 which latter fits loosely in the box. The mesh or openings in the screen will be sufficiently large to permit fowls to eat grain or meat food through the-same when the screens are placed on the'top of the food as it is designed they shall be. As the food is peeked away through the meshes of the screen the latter acting as followers will be lowered as the food is lowered and at all times act as a preventive to the waste of the latter.

It will be noted from the description hereinbefore given, that inaddition to reventing waste of food, and cleanliness of the same great economy is subserved in not only preventing absolute waste but keeping the feed at all times in condition so that it may be eaten by the fowls.

What is claimed is 1 A feed-troughfor poultry rovided with a rotary rail supported ,above t e trough, intermediate of the plane of its sides.

2. A trough-feed for poultry provided with a rotary and longitudinally fluted rail supported above the trough intermediate of the plane of its sides.

3. A feed-trough for poultry provided with av screen-like follower adapted to be placed on a rotary rail having journaled ends supported To top of the food in the trough, the openmgs in bearings 111 said apexes. through the screen bemg sulhcien tly large to I In testlmony whereof, I affix my slgnature, l I

permit the towls to peek the food therein presence of two Witnesses.

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4. feed-trough for poultry comprising CHARLES BAESE the trough proper, legs of inverted V form se- Witnesses: cured to the ends thereof, the apeXes of said A. S. HADSALL, legs extending above the top of the box, and M. F. HENNEBRY.