US1780715A - Poultry marker - Google Patents

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Nov.4, 1930. EDOLSO ET AL 1,780,715

POULTRY MARKER Filed Jan. 29, 1930 awe/whoa x2 3 7 A/Tfl. A brian.

Patented Nov. 4, 1930 uni-ran STATES 'ELMER in OLSON, or GRAND Is LANn AND ILL AM pnoaron, or mar nes;

NEBRASKA; SAID OLSON ASSIGNOR TO H. B. HORTON, or was MOINES; IOWA, AND.

' c. mnimon HASTINGS, NEBRASKA POULTRY MARKER f Application filedjffanuary 29, 1930. Serial. no. 424,429.

I ".fThlS invention relates to poultry'markers and moreparticularly to a device by means of-whi'ch an identifying mark may be formed through the membrane of a wing and indel- L -ib1e ink onequivalentfiuid caused to pass into --perforations formed while marking so that ithe chicken or other fowl; will be=permanently marked .for identification purposes.

One object of the invention'is to'provi'de adevice of this character having pivotally "mounted jaws formed with handle extensions 1 so that the .j aws may beeasilyforcedtoward "each other whenthe'marker isin use, azspecial'typevof spring being provided to urge T the jaws apart and thereby allow-the jaws to be easily moved away from each other after amarkingoperation has been-completed.

Another object-of the invention is to so prevented from accidentally slipping out of qpositionfto urge the jaws apart. 5 1-. Another object of'the 'nvention is to produrable and not' liable'to be damaged when acarelessly-handld; v

1 This improved poultry marker is illusv trated in thezaccompanying drawing, wherein aFig-ure 1 1s .a perspective v view of; the

' marker.

, :FigLB is an, enlarged view showing the marker partially in side elevation and par- ''tially ililongitudinal section, and

" With h handles broken off;

'bearing portion 1 2' fromfwhich eXte ndsf'a -1 handle 3Jwhich is curved'longitudinally, as

shown-in'Figurerl, so that the handles may be easily grasped: and pressure'sapplied 'to' force the" handles towards each "other when V'ithem'arker; is in use. ,Tlie bearings or hinge porti0ns2 are substantially circular: in shape and jqare boredv to form? alined i openings throughwhich is passed a bolt tserving as a-pivot pin" for the jaws. 'Side portions of I e'achjaw and handle'engage about the'bear- ;ing ofth'elother jaw,as shown at 5 and 6, and

"these portions serve to guide movements-0f the jaws and also limit their movements when the handles and jaws are swung apart. Each j awis slit longitudinally, as shown at'7, to form side sections 8 and opposed recesses 9" are formed in spaced relation to the free forward ends of the jaws. These recesses form 'tion is unthreaded. Therefore, a bolt'13'may be passedthrough the unthreaded passage of each aw andengaged in the threaded pas-' sage thereof to draw the sections toward each P T T" OFFICE,

sockets tofreceive dies 10,- and 11 and infront other and cau'sethe dies to be firmly gripped Y and secured inthe sockets ofthe jaws I formthe jawsthat companion dies may be a appliedthereto andfirmly secure'd and also ends ofthespringengaged bywthe jaws and through the membrane of a chickens wing: acharacter will be formed in the' mer'nbrane;

This character maybe aletter of the alphabet or anyother desired mark or combination ofmarks such as the initials'of the owner of Y 'thechickens; The die 1O is formed hollowt-o provide a pocket 15iopen at itsoute'r end and having a head at its inner end through which are formed openings 16 to receive the'pins or v puncturing elements 14 of the die :11. 1 A pad 1 Fig. 3;isa top 'p'lanview-ofthe'marker 17 formed of absorbent material is placed'in V body of thejdie that when they are passed 1 v 25 vide a marker whichwillibe very strong and 5 the pocket} 15 and a plug 18 is fitted tightly into the outer end of the pocketso that after indelible inkoran equivalent marking fluid has been poured into the pocket to moisten the pad the outer end of the pocket may be closedfand thereby prevent the fluid'fro'm evaporating or becoming" spilled and also preventdirt from entering thefpocket. The

pins are of such length that they pass through the head of the die 10 and penetrate thepad in the pocket Therefore, their inner ends will becoated with the marking fluid and when the jaws arespread apart after the pins have been forced through a chickens' i wing the marking-fluid willbe carried into-- jaws. I Y

resilient wire bent to'assume a U-shape, and

the, openings formed in the wing as the pins are extracted and cause the wing to be permanently marked.

In order to urge the jaws apart and thereby facilitate operation of the marker, there has been provided a spring 19 disposed at one side of the hingedly connected portions of the This spring consists of a strand of from an inspection of Figuresl and 2 it will beseen that the spring is disposed about the pivot pin or bolt 4 with its arms 20 extending forwardly along side faces of the two jaws. The forward portions of the two arms are bent inwardly to form side arms 21 which project inwardly across the jaws and these sidearms are bent to form fingers 22 which extend into the slits 7 and terminate in portions 23 projecting forwardly. By this arrangement the fingers are disposed "between the side sections of the jaws and have their end portions extending longitudinally there of so that when the bolts 13 are tightenedto cause the dies to besecured in the sockets the fingers will be firmly gripped by the two side portions and the spring firmly. held in place.

When this vmarker is'in use, the dies are set into the sockets of the two jaws with the pins of the die 11 engaged in the perforations of the die 10. The jaws are moved to a closed position before'the' dies-are set into the sockets and after the dies havebeen set in place the bolts 13 are tightened so that the two dies will be firmlygripped. 'There'f'ore, the dies will be disposed in such relation -to each other that the pins'will always enter the openings and there will be nodanger of the pins being bent by n-otproperly entering the manent mark will be formed.

openings of the die 10. The jchickens wing is spread and the membrane placedbetween the jaws with thej aw carryingthe die 11. dis-j Pressure is then posed beneathth'e wing. applied to the' handles to force the jaws toward each other and the pins will pass through the membrane of the wing and-into the die 10 where their ends willbeco'a'ted by the marking fluid. The handles are then forced apartto spread the jaws and as the pins are pressed outwardly through the wing V the indelible ink or other marking fluid will enter openings formed by the pins and a per- The spring urges the jaws apart so that .theymay be easily separated and since it is applied shown it will be firmly held in engagement with the aws and prevented from moving out of proper relation thereto. If, for any reason, a new mark is desired, the dies already in use can be easily removed and a new set applied.

claim: V

. 1. A poultry marker comprising jaws havingpivotally connected portions and handles res extending therefrom,- each jaw being split longitudinally to form side sections and formed with sockets, companion dies engaged in said sockets, bolts passed transversely through said jaws to draw companion sections towards each other and bind the dies in the sockets, and a spring consisting of a resilient strand bent toform a portion extending about the pivotal connection of said jaws and arms extending alongside faces of the aws, said arms having their forward poitions bent inwardly across thejaws and engaged between theside sections of the jaws. '2; A poultry marker comprising jaws havingpivotally connected portions and handles extending therefrom, each jaw having side sections spaced transversely from eachrother, companion dies engaged between the side sections of saidjaws, means to draw the side sections of said jaws tow'ardseach other to the aws. I

. '3. A poultry marker'comprising jaws havingpivotally connected portions and handles extending therefrom, each jaw being split longitudinally to form side sections and formed withisockets, companion dies engaged in said" sockets, a spring to yieldably hold the jaws spread apart consisting of a resilient strand bent to form; a'U-shaped'portion'fi tting againsta side of said marker about the'pivotal connection of said jaws and'having its arms extending forwardly against side faces 'of the jaws, said arms being bent to extend inwardly across the jaws and terminating infingers engaged between side sections thereof and having portions extending longitudinally of the jaws, and means to draw'the side sections of the jaws towards each other and firmly clamp the dies and fingers.

4. A poultry marker comprising-jaws pivotally connected and'having handles extending therefrom, said j awsbeing each split 10n- --'gitudinally and formed with a socket in spaced relation to its free forward end, alined openings being formed transversely through said jaws in front of said sockets, a die fitted into the socket of one j aw and having character formingpins extending from its inner end, a block fitted intothe socket of the other jaw and formed with a pocket opening through its outer end-and a head at its inner end, perforations being formed through the head to receive said pins and opening intosaid pocket whereby the pins may be moistened with marking fluid in the pocket, a removable closure for the open outer end of said pocket, a

, spring to normally hold the jaws spread apart consisting of a resilient strand bent to form a U-shaped ortion fitting against a side face of said marier about the pivotalconnection for said jaws and having arms extending forwardly along the jaws and having their a forward portions bent inwardly across the jaws and engaged in the longitudinally extending slits thereof back of the sockets, and securing bolts engaged through the transverse openings in the jaws. I

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

ELMER D. OLSON. [L. s.] WILLIAM A HORTON. [1 s.]

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