US805987A - Incubator. - Google Patents

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170.805,987. l PATBNTEDNOV. 28, 1905.

E. OGHSNER.'

I1\ICUBA'I,ORlv APPLIUATION FILED mm1, 1905.

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- No. 805,987 PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

E. OGHSNER.

INGUBATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1905.

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E C116/7er EMIL OGHSNER, OF sAnONVILLE, NEBRASKA.

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'specification of Letters Patent.- 4 A Patented Nev; 28, 1905.

Application filed Mayl., -1905i Serial No. 263,127.

To LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL OcHsNER, a citizenl of the United States, residing at Saronville, in the county of Clay, State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Incubators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to poultry culture, and more particularly to incubatore, and has for its object to provide an incubator which will be equipped with a novel heating'system of the water type so constructed that the interior of the incubator may be maintained withall portions thereof at an even temperature.

A Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the, following description, and it will be understood that changes in the specific construction shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims and that any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate'similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the present incubator. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the body portion and heating apparatus, taken on line 2 2 of Fig.- 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. i is an enlarged elevation of the heating apparatus, illustrating the air-ports.

Referring now to the drawings, the present incubator comprises a body portion 5, having .supporting-legs 6 and having a heating apparatus 7 secured to one of its ends. The body portion has horizontal transversely-extending parallel end pipes 8 and 9 disposed therewithin at its opposite end, which are/connected at their ends by longitudinally-extending side pipes 10.- The vend pipe 8 is reduced in diameter from its ends to its center, at which point a supply-pipe 11 communicates with the pipe 8 and extends outwardly of the body portion. The side pipes 10 at their ends which join the pipe 8 are equal in diameter to that of the last-namedpipe, and the pipes 10 are increased in diameter from the pipe 8 to the pipe 9, the latter being considerably larger than the vpipe 8 and being of even diameter throughout its entire length.

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heating apparatus 7, the pipe 12 extending p beneath the center of the pipe 8, whereit is directed downwardly at a more abruptangle and 'passes out through the end/wall of the body portion,and this pipe 12 is tapered from the pipe 9 to its outer end.

The heating apparatus 7 consists of an outer cylindrical casing 13, having an opening 14: in its bottom, in which there is engaged the uppervend of the chimney 15 of a'heatinglamp 16. Disposed withinthe casingand in spaced relation to the walls thereof there is a cylindrical water-receptacle 17 having acentral flue 18, which registers with the opening 1 4, `and this receptacle lies in spaced relation to the bottom of the casing 13. A horizontally-extending water-tight partition 19 is secured to the inclosing wall of the casing and tacle 17 to form a water-chamber 20,' and a short vertically-extending pipe 21.connects the chamber 20 with the receptacle 17 for the connected with a thermostat 25, located within the body portion for operation of the lever.

. -The pipe 11 communicates with the chamber 20, while the pipe 12 is connected at its outer end with the receptacle 17 adjacent to the bottom of the latter. formed in the top 27 of the casing 13 and is provided with a removable cap 28. Formed in the wall of the casing 13 there are a plurality of air-ports 29.

In use the heat from the lamp 16 will circulate through the casing 13 and the lues 18 and 22 to heat the water within the chamber 2O and the receptacle 17, the latter rising and passing out through the pipe 11 to and through the vpipes within the body portion, where it 4will give oii' its heat, and will return through the pipe 12 to the receptacle 17 to be again heated. When the interior ofthe body portion has reached a certain temperature', the thermostat 25 will Abe actuated to open the iiue 23, when the draftthus caused will cause The lever 24 is .lies above and in spaced relation to the recep- A filling-port 26 is Ioof air to pass in through the ports S29, and this air being of a comparatively low temperature will reduce the temperature of the water.

What is claimed is- 1. In an incubator the combination with a body portion, of spaced pipes disposed therewithin, one of said pipes being of greater diameter than the other, the smaller pipe being tapered inwardly from its ends, an outwardlyextending' pipe communicating with said smaller pipe at the meeting-point of its tapered portions, tapered pipes communicating at their minor ends with the smaller of the firstnamed pipes and at their major ends with the larger of the first-named pipes, a tapered pipe communicating at itsV major end with the larger of the first-named pipes between the second-named pipes and extending at its minor end outwardly of the body portion and a fluid heating apparatus disposed outwardly of the body portion said rst and second named outwardly-extending pipes communicating with the heating apparatus at the upper and lower portions thereof respectively.

V 2. In an incubator the combination with a body portion, of fluid-pipes disposed therewithin, upper and' lower fluid-pipes communicating with the first-named pipes and tending outwardly of the body portion, acasing located exteriorly of thebody portion and having an opening in its bottom, a heating device disposed to discharge heat through the opening into the casing, a receptacle disposed within the casing in spaced relation thereto, said receptacle having a vertical Hue, a horizontal partition disposed within the casing above the receptacle to form an upper chamber, said chamber having a vertical iiue therethrough, a pipe communicating with the upper chamber and with the receptacle, a cap movable into and out of position to close the last-named Hue, a thermostat, operative connections between the thermostat'and cap, said upper and lower outwardly-extending pipes communicating with the upper chamber and the receptacle respectively, said casing havingr air-ports formed therein.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMIL OCHSNER.

Witnesses:

I). F. Nuss, PHILIPP SERR.

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