US1250744A - Feeder. - Google Patents

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. To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that I, 'WILIJIAM WIL'soN, a citizen of the United States, residin'g at Rawson, in the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Feeder, of which the following is "a specification. i

The subject of this inventionis a feeder designed I principally for feeding hogs though the same may be used, by slight modifications as a chicken feeder, and the objects of the invention are first, to provide a feeder in which the feed'will be preserved from waste and kept in clean condition only small quantities of feed being delivered, second, to provide a feeder which is actuated by the feeding animals or fowl to deliver small quantit es of feed, third, to. provide adjustable feeding mechanism for delivering different kinds of feed, fourth, to provide means for catching the scattered seed so that the same may be readily accessible to the feeding animal, fifth to provide a simple and efficient feeder.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects inview, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of the parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. It being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

One practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation'of a feeder constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference The feeder consists of a substantially rectangular structure composed of two end pieces constructed of uprights 1 which are mortised in and rise from the sills 2. Boards 3 are nailed or otherwise secured to the uprights 1. A triangular piece 4 may be secured to each end with its base resting on the sill 2.

The end pieces are bound together by longitudinal side boards 5 the ends of which rest between uprights l and members 6 to Specification of was iatent, pat nt d Df 19' which inembersthe ends of boards 5 are secured by nailing or otherwise. The members 6 are'secured to. the boards 3 of the ends by bolts or otherwise. r A top or roof is provided for thefstructure and thisroof comprises cross beams 7 which "are preferably formedas shown and upon which are secured the longitudinal roof boards The 'roof may be finished by securing thereon asheet of tin 9. 7 The roof is secured on the structureat one side, by bolts 10 which .pass through apertures formed in the roof beams 7"a nd theuprights while attheother side, hooks 11 secured to the roof beains"T'e'ngage screw eyes secured to the uprlghts.

Secured to each side, immediately below the boards 5 and extending longitudinally of the structure, is an inwardly and down wardly inclined board 12 which is supported in its inclined position by a triangular strip or block 13. A bolt may be passed through each end of the strips 12, the supporting blocks and the uprights 1 for the purpose of binding the parts in place.

Jointed to the lower edge of each inclined board 12 by means of hinges 14 is a gate or door 14 which extends throughout the length of the structure and the downward movement of which is limited by an adjustable block 15. A block 15 is secured to each end piece of the structure in a position to contact the door 14. A bolt 15 is preferably used for'binding the blockin place on the end and the block is slotted to render it adjustable on the bolt.

Extending through each side of the structure with its ends supported on the sills 2 is a trough composed of an outwardly inclined board 17 and an inwardly inclined board 18 which rests upon and is supported by the triangular blocks 4. The contacting i edges of the inclined boards 12 of these two troughs may be secured together by nailing or otherwise. 7 V

A strip 19 extends longitudinally throughout each board 18 to which it is suitably secured and on this strip are spaced stops 20 which contact the lower edge of aboard 16 which extends along each door 14 and is secured thereto by hinges 16. This board 16 is comparatively light and serves to keep chickens and other fowl from access to the feed.

Partitions 21 and 22 may be secured within the structure if it is desired to divide it 0E s'o'that feed of difi'erent characters may be used in different sections.

In practice the device i's used as-follows-z The hooks 11' are unlocked and the top swung back on the bolts 10 as pivots. may thus be placed in the bin and the gates or doors regulated by moving the stops or blocks 15 to the desired points. I gravitate past the edge of door '14 and come to rest against. the strip 19., The hinged board or strip 16 Will prevent chickens from securing this feed When the hogsdesire food they may easily lift theboard l6and eat the feed resting above the. strip 19. During. this time they Will necessarily movethe door 145, which motionwvvill cansevfeed tolfiovv down totake the place of. that eatein I F eed which is scattered by; the hogswill be caught in the lower troughs and, may, be consumed by the hogs. p

Having thus described the v invention,, Wha-t Copies of this patentmay be obtained for Feed Feed Will,

is claimed as neW and sought by Letters Patent, is o 1=. feeder, comprising a bin, a door partially closing the bottom of the bin, a trough V beneath the door, a feed retaining strip on the trough, and means hinged to the door for-normally closing the space between the door and. strip,

2. A feeder comprising a bin, a swinging door partially closing the bottom ofthe bin, a trough beneath the ClOOlT H- t'eedretaining strip on. the trough a strip hinged to the door; and normally overlying, the feed re nv e cents eacfi, by, addressing the m m a e rrateptp; Washtngton',p. Q.

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