US1638712A - Sanitary heated hog house - Google Patents

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Aug. 9, 1927.

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Patented Aug. 9, 19a. imam UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES V. SHORT, F DES MOINES, IOWA.

SANITARY HEATED HOG HOUSE.

Application filed March 4, 1927. Serial No. 172,861.

The primary object of this invention is Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the platto provide an. improved construction and. form which is supported within the central arrangement for a hog house and particupolygonal space.

larly to provide improved means for divid- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the ing the interior of the house into a plumain partitions. 60

rality of pens, each communicating with a In the construction of the structure smaller pen within a central polygonal space shown, a housing of any suitable size and for the little pigs only, which space is pro shape may be employed but I prefer to use vided with heating means. a building having a substantially circular 10 A further object of this invention is to side wall 10 with a floor 11 and a substan- 65 provide improved means for subdividing the tially conical roof 12 provided with a ventiinterior of a hog house into a plurality of lator 13. The building may be mounted on pens for far-rowing purposes by means of skids 14- if desired as shown in Fig. 1 so a minimum number of partition members that it may readily be moved to various lo-- which also cooperate to provide a central, cations for use. The house so formed may 70 polygonal space arranged. to communicate be provided with any suitable number of with each of the main pens and within doors 15 and windows 16, the doors and winwhich an improved means is provided for (lows preferably corresponding in number separating the little pigs of the various and location with the main pens of the litters. building as hereinafter described. 75

A further object of the invention is to I have provided removable means for diprovide improved means for supporting the viding the interior of the hog house into a heating means in the central polygonal plurality of pens. each arranged to receive space. a sow and her litter at and following the 2 A further object is to provide improved time of farrowing and also to form a central means for connecting a plurality of partipolygonal space, the number of whose sides tion members so arranged as to form a plucorresponds with the number of main pens. rality of main pens corresponding in num- The main partitions have a peculiar arber with the partitions, said partitions also rangement whereby a given number of such 30 being arranged soas to form a central polygpartitions serves to subdivide the interior onal space, the number of whose sides corof the building into an equal number of responds with the number of partitions and main pens and also to form the central main pens. polygonal space of a corresponding number With these and other objects in view, my of sides, said central space being also subdi- 35 invention consist in the construction, arvided into a corresponding number of small .0 rangement and combination of elements pens to receive the little pigs only from the hereinafter set forth, pointed out in the main pens with which they respectively claims and indicated by the accompanying communicate.

drawing in which- Each of the main partitions is constructed 4 Fig. 1 IS an exterlor view of a hog house substantially as shown 1n Fig. 7 and prefembodying my improvements. erably there are SIX of these partitions each Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on an endesignated generally by the numeral 17. larged scale on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and Each partitionv 17 is formed of a number; illustrating particularly the arrangement of of spaced boards 18 extending the full partitions to form a plurality of main pens length of the partition and connected by 190 and a central polygonal space. vertical cross members 19 and 20 at their Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 ends and a vertical cross board 21 between of Fig. 2 on a further enlarged scale and their ends but nearer the cross board 20 than also illustrating the means for dividing the to the board 19. Arranged below the longicentral polygonal space. tudinal boards 18 is a board 22 which ex- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the suptends only from the cross board 19 to the port for the heating means. intermediate cross board 21 thereby leaving Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a relatively low opening beneath one end the assembly of perforated partitions for portion of the lowermost board 18 which I dividing the central polygonal space. have designated by the numeral 23. Each 119 partition 17 is arranged with one end abutti ng and det'achably connected to the interior of the Wall 10 and with its opposite end abuttingthe next successive partition 17 at a point adjacent its intermediate cross'niem- I V n n 1 her ill as clearly shown in Fla. 2. Each partition may also be provi'dedwith diagronal braces 24. extending; between the cross members 19 and 21.

It is evident that wl'iere -m'ore than four partitions 17 i are used; they will engage eachother at oblique angles to formmain pens of;irregul-a-r shape, each having an outer wall formed by a segment-of the wall 10 and two innerovalls;=one1'formed by the full. length ofone partition 1'Z- and the other tormedby a ,portioiroigthe length'ot the next succeedina partitionin' the se'r ie's.-; It is also apparent that this arrangement. of the partitions will torn). a-central-polygon all space havinga number of sides :corresponding' to the n-umbciiof partitions and each side coi'nposed o'l a'pm'tionof o'ne of the partitions. ln other words,thesides oi the .centu-d polygonal space are termed by those-portions ot'fthe partition 17 l'ietween the cross members 29 and 2151an-d-access is had to such c'ontral polygonal space by means of the opening- 23'ozt eziclr;partition. As hereshown lthereis a hook--25 fastened to.the outer uppe ac'orneriot each partition 1? which isladapted to engage the eye of an eye bolt -526- extending tlrrough thezwall' 10 ot the building. A pivotedibutton' 27 may be mounted on the wall 10 to engage the upper-side of the gate: or the hook-25 and prevent acridental displacement therc'o't when the .parti ti one a re assembled. hen the partitions are; all: assembled their inner endportions engage and support each other in such mannerthat stable structure is med but additional ineans'maybe provised for connecting themat the corners of the central polygonal; space; it desired. I .haveshown' each partition 17 provided with a clout: on its: inner face, against which the inner end of another partition 17 may engage tapreiventf s'uclt' inner end being accidentally;tnroyedi inwardly of the central polygonal space. 4

The central polygonahspace is subdivided into pluralityot small pensyeach corninunicatinp; throng-h an.;ope'ning 23 with one of the brain-poise andin'Fig. 5'31 haveillus trated in detail the nieiinsior subdividing this centralpolygonal space. I have pro- .vid'ed a plurality ot' sheet metal partitions 29 inithis -ins'ta-1ice six in 'numher each formed-- at its outer ,end with a-fla'ngeflO adapted; to-be at-taehedto one of the main partitibns'; 1 I by i-nfeans ofbolts, screws, or the like. Each partition 29' isbent at an an-gleiat its inner end as forin aninnerend wall: 31 jn iichwall is fiorniedwwit hiian attaehing flange 32 at its end which is adapted torontact with and be attached to the next succeeding partition 25) ot the series. as by means of stove bolts or the like. The inner end walls 31 cooperate to form a polygonal space similar to thecentral polygonal spare hcreinbeitororeferred to and arranged coucentrically thereof and this smaller innrrn'rost, space. is designed to receive the support for the heating means. The support is shown particularly in Fig. eland it Will]- prises an angle iron rim 33 ot' a shape corresponding to and adapted to be received with-- in the innermost polygonal space, said rim having a plurality of supporting lcns 31- adapted to rest on the floor. The rim 31-) i supported at about the level of the tops of the inner end walls 81 and a pan 35. shown in Fig. 3, is adapted to be mounted thereon. Mounted in the pan 35 is a suitable heating means such as a brooder stove 36' adapted to supply heat to the central polygonal S--.I)2l'('(1 and suspended above said stove is a. conic: l hover 37 ot common Form which may be adjustable vertically by its suspemling; means il'nlicatrd by the yoke 38 and rope 39. When the partition niienrbcrs it a re rigidly secured to the main nnrtition members by the attaching flanges 30. and to each other by the attaching flanges 32 of the inner end malls, a rigid structure is provided which suitably divides the central polygonal-space into aqpluralityr of small pens for the-little pigs and also forms the innermost space for the support for the heating means. The inner partitions 99 may be provided with perforations -l0 if desired but the inner end walls 31 EllCllHPGliOlfli'O. This arrangement provides for ventilation of all the inner pens: and also tor. uniform distribution oi? artificial and body heat throughout said pens.

There is also a platform il (see Fig. (3), supported Within the central polygonal space which-platform is similar-in size and shape to the interior of said space and is provided with acentral open ing tor the stove The upper margin of the platform &1 engages the inner tacos or certain portions of the main partition 1'? and is supported by cleats 13. carried thereby. The platform a l is also formed-with a plurality of slots 44 .extentline outwardly from its central opening- A rod -11!) ,has one end portion,extending through a slot -14: and is provided with meanslti tor engaging the lower fuceloit the latitorin. The rods 45 extend upwardly and outwardly as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and at their upper ends are formed with hooksl7 which detaohably engage in the eyes of eye bolts 48 extending through the partitions 17 and also ashore shown through the cleats Q8.- In this manner the platform-41 is rigidly supported by thosee aort'ions of tlieniain partitions 17 which enclose and form the central polygonal space and the platform serves to make more rigid the central structure formed by said partitions and to bind. the partitions together. lhe platform ll preferably is arranged a material and considerable distance above the tops of the partitions 29 so that heat from the stove may radiate without interference to all of the central pens;

llach oi' the main pens is adapted to re ceive a sow and her litter and the little pigs may pass i'rcely through the openings 93 to the inner pens where they will. be protected from injury by the mother and also receive heat from the stove 36. [is the openings 23 to the inner pens open off from the narrow pointed ends oi the main pens, it is dithcult for the mother to lie across and block said openings. The peculiar shape of the main pens, as provided by the particular arrange ment of the main partitions here shown and described, is also of advantage in economy of space and maximum length of the sides of said main pens in providing accommodations for the larger animals which would not be possible unless the inner ends of the main. pens lapped upon or extended past the central polygonal space.

The interior structure including the main partitions and the platform, heating means and inner partitions 29, may be readily removed at times when the building is desired for use as an ordinary hog house,

My new and improved arrangement provides for a minimum number of main partitions as only one main partition is required for each of the main pens 'to be provided.

This greatly decreases the amount of material needed as well as the labor necessary in assembling and disassembling and also facilitates storage and transportation. The peculiar arrangement of the inner partitions 29 makes it easy to take them apart and to nest them together for storage and transportation. By making the inner partitions and the stove support of metal, I have lessened the fire hazard and added to the safety of the structure.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hog house comprising an outer wall and a plurality of partition members each having one end abutting the outer wall and the other end abutting an intermediate portion of the next succeeding partition of the series whereby ttl form a plurality of main pens and also to form a central polygonal space each side of which consists of a portion of one of said partitions.

2. A hog house comprising an outer wall and a plurality of partition members each having one end abutting the outer wall and the other end abutting an intermediate portion of the next succeeding partition of the series whereby to form a plurality of main pens and also to form a central polygonal space each side of which consists of a portion oil. one of said partitions, each of said partitions being termed with a relatively low opening affording access from one of said main pens to said central polygonal space.

3,13 hog house comprising an outer wall and a plurality of partition inei'nbors each having one end abutting the outer wall and the other end abutting an intermediate por tion. of the next succeeding partition of the series whereby to term a plurality ot main pens and also to Form a central polygonal space each side oi which consists of a portion of one of said partitions, partition means tor-dividing said central polygonal space into a plurality of relatively small pens, and an opening through each oi said main partitions affording communication between one of the main pens and one of the small central pens.

41. In a hog house, a plurality of main partition members arranged to form a central polygonal space, each. of said partitions being extended at one end only into contact with the wall ot' the house whereby to torn: a plurality of main pens, separate partitions arranged at angles to the first named partitions and dividing the central polygoruil space into a plurality of relatively small pens, each of said small pens being adjacent to and extending at an angle from the inner end portion of one of the main pens and communicating therewith.

5. In a hog house, a plurality of main partitions arranged to form a central polygonal space, each of said partitions being we tended at one end only into contact with the wall of the house whereby to form a plurality of main pens, a plurality of partitions dividing the central space into a corresponding number of relatively small pens each communicating; with one of the main pens, and a platform supported on said main partitions and spaced above the upper margins of said inner pens.

6. In a hog house, a plurality of main partitions arranged to form a central polygonal space, each. of said partitions being extended at one end only into contact with the wall of the house whereby to form a plurality of main pens, a plurality of par titions dividing the central space into a corresponding number of relatively small pens each communicating with one of the main pens, a plattorm supported on said main partitions and spaced above the upper margins of said inner pens, and :1V heating means supported at the center of said polygonal space independently of the inner partitions thereof,

7. In a hog house, a plurality of partitions forming a corresponding number of main pens and also forming a central poly onal space, a plurality of metallic partitions each connected at one end to one of the main partitions enduhnving its opposite end portion bent laterally to form an inner mill adapted to engage tlr'e next-sueceeding; partition: of theseries, evheater support: m ranged loosely Within the central space formed by ethe inner end Walls, and n brooder stove mounted on said support and adapted to provide heat for said central polygonal space.

' 8. In a hog house,mplurality'of partitions forming a corresponding number of main pens and nl solorni-ing-a central. polyg-- onel space, a plura-lityiof metallicpartitions each connected at one end to, one of the main-partitions and having its opposite end portion bent laterally to form an: inner wull adapted toengage the next succeeding. partition of the series, a heater support arranged loosely, within the central space forinedby the inner end walls, a. broader stove DIOHIltGduOI]. said support and adapted to provide heat for said central polygonal space, and an annular latform surrounding said stove at a point z ove the upper edges of Said metallic partitions and supported against the inner faces of said main partitions,

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