US985201A

US985201A - Medicine-distributer for stock.

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Publication number: US985201A
Application number: US55311610A
Authority: US
Inventors: George L Owens
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-04-02
Filing date: 1910-04-02
Publication date: 1911-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 1928-02-28

Description

G. L. OWENS.

MEDICINE DISTRIBUTER r012 STOCK.

APPLICATION TILED-APB. 2,1910.

Patented Feb 28, 1911.

1v 10 t 1 4 C D t ad GEORGE L. OWENS, '2 VlLLISCA, IOWA.

MEDICINE-DISTRIBUTER FOB STOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Application filed April 2. 1910. Serial No. 553.116.

1 To all wit-om, it may concern:

Be. it. known tliat Gsoucn L. tlwnxs. a citizen of the United States. residing at Villisca. in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medicine-Distributers for Stock. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a medicine distributcr for stock and more particularly for hogs. and has for its object to provide a pass downward through awedge-shaped chamber. as the material is consumed or removed from the feeding pan.

\Vhile the device is particularly useful for reliably (listrihutin; medicines to stock. it is obvious that it could he used to advantagefor feeding poultry sheep and other like domestic animals.

The invention also has reference to a provision of parts which maybe conveniently manufimtured and maybe readily assembled.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the drawing. it being understood that changes in form. size. proportion awl minor details may he made within the scope of the claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a medicine distributer embodying, my invention. Fig. '2 is a vertical sectional view of the device.

Referring; now to the drawing for a more particular description. numeral 1 indicates an upright annular supporting wall of a suitable height. the lower edge of said wall being seated on platform 2. -\t 3 is indicated an annular base-plate and the flat middleportion 4 thereof is adapted to have a seating-upon platform 2, the portion 5 of the base-plate being f( rmed inclincdly with refcrcnce to portion 4 and extending outwardly and upwardly to the upper part of wall 1, and preferably terminating in a roll 6 to cover the upper part of said wall. The inclined annular portion 570i the base-plate pro rides a feeding-pan and when the device used the material therein, on account of the inclination or pitch mentioned. will normally remain at the lmttom of the. pan. On account of the rolled terminal of inclined portion 5. it rovides a smooth and finished appearance.

l provide a container or receptacle 7.11m same having. an open top 8. and formed with a downwardly convergent annular wall 9. the lower terminal thereof being indicated at H The container is maintained'in a position adjacent to and elevated above. baseportion 4 by means of a plurality of radizlll. \'-tli.-'p'n. ct'l brackets 11. These brackets may have any suitable length, and extend hmgitudinally of and parallel with wall 9; they preferably are mounted upon the inner side of the wall and are each formed with a lower portion 12 adapted to have a seating radially upon inclined portion 5 of the baseplate. and inclined portions 12 of the brackets are extended and are adapted to pass' over roll o of the pan and are each provided with an angular terminal 13 which may be rttlli't'tl to the platform as by keepers 14.

thus described. receptacle 7 is provided with a rigid mounting upon the platform and by reason oi: a series of rivets plainly shown in the drawing, the brackets are secured to the wall 9 of the container, to the feeding part and to the supporting wall.

I provide the distributing device 15, and the same may be cone shaped: its bottom is adapted to have a seating upon the fiat portion 4. of the base-plate 2%. at the middle and below terminal 10 of the receptacle; and when as=cmhlinp the parts member 15, after the rcceptacl and brackets thereon have been secured. will he maintained in its normal position. since brackets 11 are provided-with inwardly curved portions 16 overhanging the depressed portion of the pan and adapted to have bearings upon the lower part of said member 15.

At 17 is indicated a cover which has a portion 18 extended beyond wall 9 and adapted to overhang the feeding pan, thereby' forming a water-shed. Upon the inner side of cover 17 are provided flanges or brackets 19 for engaging the inner side of. wall 9.

It will be noted that by reason of the construction as described. a downwardly convergent. annular containing chamber 20 is provided intermediate the upwardly con- -tion; a cone-shaped 'Yel'g't'llt wall of member 15 and the downand the base-plate and this is a desired resalt or the reason that only so much of the K material will be exposed within the pan as ma be required for feeding purposes. Also it will be noted that by means of the construction. the lower terminal of the receptaele may be maintained in a fixed posi- 3 hon at an altitude above the l'iottoin of the l pan and outwardly of the wall of member said terminal being in a plane below 5 roll 6.

\Yhile the device i.- particularly adapted for the feeding of granulated or powdered medicine to stock it is; underetood of course that it may be used to advantage for stock feeding 1n general. 7

Having described my invention, \vha b- I;

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s.- 7 1. A medicine distributer for steek, cemprieing an annnlarly Formed feeding pan having an annular, deiressed middle porlistribuling member disposed centrally of the feeding pan; a plurality of brackets dispo= ed radially of and secured .npon'the bottom of the pan, said brackets havinginwardly-projactingportions overhanging the depressed annular middle portion of said pan adapted to r make eontaet with the cone-shaped diet ribun mg member, and provided with support-1 ing'arms inclined uniformly upward and outwardtherefrom; a casing having a wall formed downwaidly-convergent in a degree corresponding to the pitch of and mounted upon said supporting arn s, its lower terminal being disposed adjacent to and above the base of said distributing member, the

priaing. in combination with a platform, an annular reinforcing hand disposed edgewise upon the. platform; an annular plate having a peripheral roll seated upon said band and 3 formed with a dc )ressed middle portion; a eone-rhaped inenner (llspmed centrally of said annular plate; a plurality of brackets disposed radially of and secured upon said annular plate and extending over said peripheral roll for a mounting upon said re- 5 iniorein; band and said platform. said bra -hob baring inwardly curred portions (Wei-hanging the depressed annular middle. portion of mid annular plate adapted to have bearing: upon the wall of .-aid cone- Shaped member. and provided with supportingeirms extending upwardly and inclined .ou t wardly uniformly from said inwardly eurifed portions; and an uprightannular I i l convergent in a degree corresponding totlui pitch of and mounted upon said upwardly extending. mitwarally inclined :apporting arms. the lower terminal of mid casing being dispmed adj-aeent to the feeding pan and the cone-shaped member, the bearings upon the wall of the cone-shaped member of the inwardl curved portions of said brawl:- :ets operating to secure said cone-shaped 1 member upon the depressed middle portion l of said annular plate.

l' In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE L. OWENS.

. \Yitneees:

M. L. l\ .inns'rnon', F. E. Suaxn.

A lnedizine distributer for stock, comeasing baring a wall formed dounwardly