US886252A - Feed-bag. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR. 28, 1.9.08.

G. RODRIGUpZ. FEED BAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21,1907.

.f No. 886,252,

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GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, ori oAsTaoyItLEjoALIroRNi/i Be it knownth'atl, GEORGE'RODRIGUEL a' l citizen of -thellnited Statesf residing at Castroville, inthe ,eo'nntyotMonterey and State California, have' .in vent'ed new and useful 'Improvements 1n Feed-Bags,-j of i which the following is a*'specificationvv n The invention -relats to improvementl inleed bags, comprehending speeilicallyt 1a means-for .connecting'lthe feed bag to :the

head of the-animal. t'

maintained -WiA The mainobjeotoff the r-)riesent invention l revision o ifa simple-dorm of .eonnece' tion w "erebyj the feed bag. ..ma`y lhe readilyA attached to or detachedfro'ni thehead of thei animal and inthe .use ofwhieh thelevelof the 1 food* within'ithe bag Lis"automatie'ally con.venifen't reaolr`- or"v the, I

tailswill .be described in the followings ecisaid rigid section ficat'ion, referente lbeing' had partiell r y to the ace oinpanyini` drawings' inzwhiehze; I

. Figure the construction' and applieation'of my ini-' lprovedieed bag.v

the same; with thebag proper in vertical sec-' `2 'an elevation of' tion. tion7 partly iii-elevation, of one of' the oonnesting posts. isa perspective view 'of he head strap.'. f I

Referring .partie'ul'arlyto the drawings, my

improved feed-hagf] comprises an upper'sertion 2 and a lower section 3, the formerbeing a cylindriealfbody of readily com ressihle' fabrie,. a s canvas and the like! -arid t e latter being a cylindrical -body ot' more rigid fabric, as leather.

'lhe section 3, hereinafter termedv the rigid section, is provided ivith a bottom 4 above which is secured aronioal guide 5 serving to direct the food toward the'oenter of the 'bou tom and vpievent the aceumulation of said food at the juncture of the bottoni and the side wall. "lhe -up er section 2, hereinafter termed the eollapsi le seetion, is secured' at its lower end Within the upper open end of. the rigid seetion, pbreferahly hylstitehing 6, eing,' if desired,4 formed with a series of Ventilating openings 77 arraniffed at` any desired point in the side wall'. .'l e resent invention is direeted'moreparticula-r y, to the means forsupporting the bag from the head of theeanimal, saidnieans oom-A prising tsl'isead strap 7 and duplicate supportlng pos specactig'n of Letters -Patei1t. Applicatio md-march 21,l 1997*.' Serin Nesta-,632;

j The head strap "/Teompris-es The `invention in the preierredform of "de-jf 1 is a perspective View,- illustrating.

\ quantity is then placed in the bag,

FEED-Bae.

'' Patented Aprnas; 190s.

*f with 4an intereonneet1ng'means,

and-ey'e-openings. 'I 1j' The', posts 8 are of duplicateconstruction., "each comprising a eylindr'ieal body il,

. closed at the. upper "end'bya plug 12,' ar-` eonneotion' With the body,-.andffor1ned beyond thefbody witl1"an` eye/Bte engage one of the hooks-Miletthel 'A stem 1'.4 is mounted Within 'the b`o'fdy,'.'passingtnr ough .anopening in the' Alower end of the bodyand beingterniinally ranged Yfor t threaded head strap.

` as .to normally. maintain the v-,disk' lielad ofthe thai et-ma is'. "omtfi'riiilf 1.8,;n refer- *Meta-.i111 'ein desi-'eek v l Vd uplica-te-strap sections 9, terxninallyprovided hooks" l0l andI y as a buckle saldhead'and encircling the' steinis ari- ;ing.edv f respeetive ends 'Q which 7 5` vided onits outer surface andatdiametrio-f ally opposed points with rings-19, said rings being vvarranged immediately adjacent the upper edge of the' section. The rigidseetion 3 is similarly providedwthjringsfO, resp'etively alinedwith the rin the 'section' 25 yadiaeent' edge of the latter.

1""ln securing theobagin place, the posts S are first secured infplace by engaging each s. l9-andseeured to i t e bottom lor lo'vver l post with thealinedrmgs 19 and 20, the

former engagingthe clip 18, and the latter engaging the .hoolr'li Food in desired the head strap 9 positioned over the head of the ani mal, and the hooks l() of said straps engaged' by the eyes i3 of said posts. ln this position the Weight of the foodof the bag will depress the stems 14 against the tension olf' the. spring 17, the partsheing ofsuch relative weight and strength as to normally maintain the :level of the food-within reach of the aniinalsv lips. As the food is eon'siimed the springs aet to draw upward upon therigid section of the bag, thus automatically maintaining the lfood level at the desired height. As the rigid section moves upward the section' 2 Will collapse or fold, as illustrated in Fig. 1, thereby notifying the 'attendant of the condition ofthe food Within the ba Owing to the speci c construction described, the supporting member'of the bag may be readily detached and formed in a small packa e when not desired for use, the collapsib e section 21 of the bag also providing for the ready folding of said section within the ri lid section, thereby providing a feed bag W ich may be conveniently carried or stored in small s ace when not in use.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLett/ers Patent, is'z- A feed bag comprising a ri id section, a col-'- f lapsible section connected t erewith, spring supports for said bag, comprising telescoping members, the spring of each of said supports tending to telescope said members, one end of one of saidmembers being connected to. the

lower end "bf the rigid section, the other of said members being connected intermediate its ends to the u er end of the collapsible section, the normafy distended )ositions o f the sections serving to maintain t e members eX- tended, the member connected to the collapsible section being directly supported from the head of 4the animal, whereby as the feed is exhausted from the bag the rigid section is graduallyl moved pward toward the mouth of the animal, the connection of the supporting member with the collapsible section and headof thefanimal serving to maintain the upper portion of the collapsible section in 'fixed reltaion to the head of the animal and thereby collapsing said section in the move- .ment of the rigid section.

In testimony whereof, I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE 'RODRIGUEZ'.

Witnesses:

CHAs. A.v MILLER, ,lALo GUERRERO.v

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