US1519818A - Chicken roost - Google Patents

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J. E. BLOW CHICKEN noos'r Filed March 2'7 1924 Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH E. BLOW), OF LA CYGNE, KANSAS.

CHIGKEN BOOST.

Application filed March 27, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. Brow, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at La Cygne, in the county of Linn and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chicken Boosts, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a chicken roost which may be mechanically operated for the purpose of disinfecting the same.

My invention consists broadly in mounting upon a suitable frame-work a series of roosts which are connected at each end to an endless propeller and means for moving said roost through the propellers through a disinfecting solution in a tank at one end of the frame-work.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chicken roost embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view at one end of the machine.

The frame for my improved roost comprises standards 1 connected near the bottom by means of cross pieces 2 and near the top by cross pieces 3. The cross pieces 3 support longitudinally extending slideways, or stringers, 4t, 5 and 6, the stringers 4 and 6 being secured at the side of the machine, while the stringer 5 is in the center of the machine. These stringers. as will be seen from the drawing, have their ends downwardly beveled as at 7. Tie pieces 8 are secured to the standards 1 a predetermined distance below the slideways 4t and 6.

A disinfecting tank 9 is secured to one end of the machine in which the shaft 10 revolves, said shaft being mounted in brackets 11 secured to two end standards 1, there being an operating crank 12 on the end of the shaft 10. This shaft 10 has secured to it at each end within the tank sprocket wheels 13. 14 are brackets secured to the end standards 1 in which is mounted a shaft 15 in vertical alignment with the shaft 10, said shaft 15 having secured to it at each end sprocket wheels 16. Sprocket wheels 17 are secured in suitable brackets to the end standards 1. At the other end of the machine brackets 18 are secured to the end standards 1 in which is mounted a shaft 19 having on each end sprocket wheels 20. All of the sprocket wheels at each side of the machine are in Serial No. 702,342.

alignment with the slideways a and the stringers 8.

A roost is mounted on this machine and comprises endless chains 21 and 22 which are in driving relation with the sprocket wheels heretofore described, and these chains are supported between the ends of the frame by means of the slideways i and 6, and the stringers 8. These chains are connected by means of the roosts bars 23 whereby when the crank 12 is operated the chains are driven by the sprockets 13 thereby drawing the roost bars 23 into and through the disinfectant. material contained in tank 9, from which it will be seen that each roost bar 23, as well as the chains, are thoroughly disinfected, besides which the disinfectant drops from the chain and roosts on to the framework of the machine as the roosts are being drawn back to their operative position, shown in Figure 1. The standards 1 projecting above the slideways 4t and 6 prevent the roosts and chains from moving transversely of the frame. The stringers 8 support the weight of the chain between the ends of the frame and thus prevent them from sagging. The bevel 7 at the end of each of the members 4, 5, 6 and 8, permit the chains and roosts to easily engage the sprocket wheels 16 and 20 and eliminate the possibility of any abrupt turn for the chains.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the details of construction, within the scope of the appended claims. without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, roost, slideways and supports on the top of said frame, a disinfecting tank attached to said frame, a shaft in said tank, sprocket wheels on said shaft, sprocket wheels secured to said frame above said tank, and sprocket wheels secured to the other end of said frame, sprocket chains mounted on said wheels and roosts secured to said chains.

2. In a chicken roost. a frame, stringers secured near the top of said frame and having downwardly bevelled ends extending at each end. beyond the ends of the frame and constituting roost supports, a pair of sprocket idler wheels at each end of the frame, a tank at one end of the frame, an operating shaft in said tank sprocket wheels on said shaft, a pair of endless chains in driving relation with said sprocket Wheels and a series of roosts'extending transverse- 1y of the frame and connected to said chains, said stringers functioning to support the chains and roosts.

3. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, slideways extending lengthwise of and beyond the ends of said frame, stops extending above said slideways, a disinfectant tank secured to one end of the frame, sprocket wheels in said tank and on the ends of said frame, sprocket chains mounted on said sprocket Wheels, and roosts connecting said chains and extending transversely of the frame, said chains and the ends of the roosts resting on said slideways when the roosts are in operative position.

4. In a chicken roost, the combination with a frame, slideways extending lengthwise of and beyond the ends of said frame, stops extending above said slideways, a disinfectant tank secured to one end of the frame, sprocket Wheels in said tank and on the ends of said frame, sprocket chains mounted on said sprocket wheels, and roosts connecting said chains and extending transversely of the frame, said chains and the ends of the roosts resting on said slideways when the roosts are in operative position, and additional slideways secured to; the frame below the first named slidewaysfor said chains and roosts.

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