US1449428A - Baby-chick coop - Google Patents

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J. F. MCGAFFEE BABY CHICK COOP Mar. 27, '1923.`

Filed Jan, 9, 1922 2 sheets-sheet l 5 ZO Y ,ff/2L Mar. 27, 1923. 1,449,428

' J. F. MCGAFFEE BABY CHICK COOP Filed Jan. 9, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

.Nrreo STATES Liliane PATENTv orifice.

JAMES r. MCGAFIEE, oF IDEs MOINES, IOWA, AssIeNonLro Inns MoI'Nns sILo a MANU- FACTURING COMPANY,

or :ons MOINES, Iowa.

BABY-CHICK co'oI.

Application filed January 9, 1922. Serial No.y 527,906.

a baby chick coop or lthe like of simple, du-

rable and comparatively vinexliensive construction.

More particularly my invention relates to' a baby chick coop composed of two sections,

a housing section and a screen section, the "'parts being telescopically'arranged so that in certain weather, the screen section may be slid into the housing section for thereby forming a completely enclosed-housing for the baby chicks or the like.

Still another object is t0 provide guide members secured to the walls ofthe housing section inwhich the screen section maybe slid into or out of position.' v p Still another object is to lprovide a'ioor "for the housing section, which maybe removed for cleaning purposes, the parts being so `arranged that'the' iioor` holds lthe `"side walls of the housing section againstspread* l ing and at the same time isY arranged, so "'that` it is, spaced above the ground, thereby eliminating any7 dain'pness and to afcert-a-in extent providing a ventilated floor.

Still another fobject is to providey the p guide members in such a pbsitionthatthey will serve as stopsfor limiting any upward movement of the floor member" and 'at the same time permit the floor member to be removed regardless of the positionl of the Lscreen member. V

for limiting ythe amount of forward movement of the floor relative to the housing section. f

Still another object is to provide the guide members in which the housing section is permitted to slide, so that they terminate" which will permitaccess into the interior of Still another object `is to providea com?V bined handle and stop member on the `loor lthe* coop, the end wall serving as` a closure member for an open end ofthe housing section, when the parts are in'their closed position. p

With these and other objects vin view, 'my' invention consists in the construction, `arl rangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objectscontemplated are attained, as hereinafter morev fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: f

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my imf proved'coop, the screeny vsection being shown" in withdrawn position. v

Figure 2 is a central, sectional view 'taken `0n the line 22 of F igure' 1.

`Figure 3 is a detailed,`seotional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing the arrangement of the lioor and the ide's.v

Figure 4; is a detailed, sectional view taken on the 'linee-41- of Figurefl, `showing'how' Y the two sections are held against undesired movement. i

` Figure 5 is an` enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 5 5 'of Figure 8, and

Figure 6 is a sectionalview taken on the line 6-,6 of Figure 1.

Inv the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference character A to indicate generally ahousing section, whichis provided with a pair of side walls 10 andV an inclined top v11. One end of the hiising `section A is provided with an end wall 12. The end wall 12 is provided with a pluralityof openings 13 near its upper end for `permittingventilation into the housing section when the parts are in their closed position.y The end wall 12 terminates "short of the lower edge of the side walls 11 Aandhas its lower end reinforced by the up-turned iiange 14. The arrangement of the wall 12 as justk `described provides an opening 15 below the wall 12.

Each of the side walls 10 is provided with inwardly rip-turned flanges 16, which form vgrooves 17. The purpose of the grooves 17 will be'hereafter more fully set forth.

A floor 18` is provided for the housing section, which has down-turned flanges 19 onl its sides and a down-turned flange 2() at its forward end. At its rear end, I provide an up turned' iiange 21. The down turned flanges 19 aredesigned to beslidably received inthe grooves 17.

The floor 18 is slid into position through the opening 15 and its forward movement is limited by the iiange 21, which strikes against the wall 12. The iiange 21 also serves as a handle, when it is desired to re-Y move the floor 18 from the housing section.

The arrangement of the flanges 16 on the side walls 10 of the housing` section A and the flanges 19 on the lioor 18, so that they coact with each other, prevents any spreading movement of the side walls 10 and the housing section A.

The flanges 19 also space the floor 18 above the ground, so as to prevent any .dampness from coming in contact with the floor 1 8 and for permitting ventilation thereunder.

The housing section A is provided with reinforcing bands 22 adjacent to its ends. The reinforcing bands 22 may be spot-welded or riveted to the sheet metal housing A.

On each of the walls 10" of the housing section A, I provide channel-shaped guide members 23, which have one of their vsides resting against. the wall 11 and secured .thereto by either rivets or spot welding. The outer side of the channel-shaped guides 23 has its upper edge turned down, as at 2li, so as to tend -to reinforce the guide members 23.

The guide members 23 are arranged so that they are slightly spaced above the iiocr 18. When the iioor'18 is slid into position any upward movement of it will be prevented by the guidemembers 23.

Slidably mounted on the guides 23 is a screen section B. The screen section i3 is provided with an end wall member 25. The endl wall member 25 is provided with a plurality of openings 26, which correspond to the openings 13 in the wall member 12. The openings26 and 13are formed by pressing the sheet metal outwardly, so as to provide overhanging iianges. f

Fixed to the end wall 25 is the screen side walls and top 27 The entire screen 27 is provided on each of its edges with a binder 28. The binder 28 extends around each ot the sides of the screen and is secured thereto by riveting or spot-welding. The lower edge of the end wall 25 is provided with a flanges 29, which is designed to rest upon the ground and forni a support for the end wall 25. A portion of the binder 28 of the screen y27 is` received within the guides 23.

One end of the housing section A. is open and one end ot the screen section B is also open. The screen section Bfmay be telescopically received within the housing section A. W hen the screen section B is slid into the housing section A, the end wall 25 of the screen section :terms a closure wall for the open end of the housing section A;

The end wall 25 is provided-with a door opening 30. Mounted on the wall 25 are the guides 31. Slidably received between the guides 31 is a door 32. rlhe door 32 has one of its edges bent outwardly, as at 33, so as to form a handle for permitting the sliding ot' the door 32 to positionwhere it will close the door opening 30. y

I also provide as a door for the door opening 30, a screen 34, having a binder 35 thereon. The screen door 34 may be slid to position where it will overlap the door opening 30. while the sheet metal door 30 may be moved to the opposite end of the guides 31, so that only the screen door 3a will overlap the door opening 30. Y

The guides 23 each terminate short ofthe rear end of the housing section A, so that any litter which may be in the guides will beshoved out when thescreen section is being slid to closed position. The end wall 2510il the screen section B is a little longer than the side wall made of the screen 27 This is to permit the coop to properly rest in position, when the screen section vis withdrawn, due to the fact that the guides 23 are slightly above the ground.

In order to limit the amount of outward 4n'iovement of the screen section and to hold it against any undesired accidental removal from the housing section, I provide an open ing 36 in the housing section, through :which opening may be extended a nail or bolt 37. The bolt 37 extends through the screen 27 of the screen section B. This prevents any movement of the screen section `relative to the housing section.

From the construction of the. parts just described, it will be seen that I have provided a very efficient. coop, which is provided with a ventilated section, so that it may be used in nice weather, and when the weather is inclement, the screen section may be slid into the housing section, ,thereby forming a completely enclosed coop.

It .will be seenthat the floor of my coop may be removed without in any way intertering with the screen section or vice versa.

In some instances, it is desirable to Vcompletely remove the floor, so that the baby chicks may scratch on the ground and have a much` greater area than they would have, if they were permitted only upon the tion covered by the screen section B; i

On the end walls 12 and 25,11 provide hand engaging elements 38, which may be used for moving the entire coop from place to place. When the coop A1s moved from place to place, the screen section is received within the housing section A.

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Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the various' parts of my baby chick coop without departing from the essential features and-pui;

`poses of my invention, and it ismy inten tion to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical be reasonably ining section having one end-open, channel shaped guides mounted on the side walls of said housing section, the lower edges ofthe side walls being provided with inwardly extending upturned flanges for formingv grooves, a floor slidably received in said grooves and a screen section slidably mounted on said `guides,'whereby it may be slid into or out of the housing' section, as desired, said guides terminating short of one f edge of the side walls of the housing section, so that any litter therein will beshoved therefrom whenthe screen section is moved to closed position.

2. In a baby chick coop or the like including a housing section having one end open, anges formed on the lower edges of'the side walls of said housing section for forming a pair of grooves, a floor for said housing section having down-'turned side flanges thereon, said side flanges being designed to be slid into said grooves for retaining the fioor in position and preventing the side walls of the housing section from spreading apart, a pair of channelshaped guides secured to the side walls of the housing section above the floor, a screen section having one end open arranged to be telescopically received in said housing section and to slide upon said guides, the

parts being so arranged that the licor ofk the housing section may be removed without interfering with the screen section regardless of the position it is in.

3. In a baby chick coop or the like including a housing section having one end open, flanges formed on the lower edges of the side walls of said housing section for forming a pair of grooves, a floor for said housing section having down-turned side flanges thereon, said side flanges being designed to be slid into said grooves for retaining the floor in position and maintaining it spaced above the ground, apair of channel-shaped guides secured to the side walls of the housing section above the floor, a screen section having one end open arranged to be telescopically received in said housing section, said channel shaped guides terminating short of one edge of the side walls of the housing section and to slide upon said guides, the parts being so arranged that the oor of the housing section maybe removed without interfering with the screen section regardless of the position it is in.

4. In a baby chick coop or the like including a housing section having one end open, fianges formed on the lower edges of the side walls of said housing sect-.ion for forming a pair of grooves, a floor for said housing section having down-turned side flanges thereon, said side fianges being designed to be slid into said groovesffor retaining the floor in position and preventing the side walls of the housing section from spreading apart, a pairofchannel-shaped guides secured to the side walls of the housing section above the floor, said channel-` shaped guides serving as stops for limiting the fioor from any upward movement within the housing section, a `screen section having one end open arranged to be telescopically received in said housing section and to slide upon said guides, the parts being so arranged that the floor of the housing section may be removed without interfering with the screen section regardless of the position it is in.

5. In a baby chick coop or the like including a housing section having oneend open, flanges formed on the lower edges of the side walls of said housing section for forming a pair of grooves, a Hoor for said housing section having down-turned side flanges thereon, said side flanges being designed to be slid into said grooves for retaining the Hoor in position and preventing the side walls of the housing section from spreading apart, a pair of channel-shaped guides secured to the side walls of the housing section above the floor, a screen section having one end open and its other end closed, arranged to be telescopically received in said housing section and to be slid upon said guides, the parts being so arranged that the closed end of the screen section will serve as a closure member for the housing section when said screen section is in its closed position.

6. In a baby chick coop or the like including a housing section having one end open, flanges formed on the lower edges of the side walls of said housing section forv forming a pair of grooves, the end wall of said housing section terminating above the lower edge of the side walls for forming an opening through which a floor may be inserted, a floor Jfor said housing having downturned side flanges thereon, said side flanges being designed to be slid into said grooves for retaining the floor in position,

an up-turned fiange formed on the rear end of the floor, arranged to serve as a combined handle for inserting and removing the floor from the housing section and as a stop for limiting the amount of forward movement of the floor, guide elements mounted on the side walls of the housing section, and a screen section telescopically received in said housing section and adapted to slide on said guide elements, said guide elements serving as a stop for limiting the upward movement of the floor within the housing section, as specified.

7. In a baby chick coop or the like including` a main housing section having one end open, a oor for said main section, channel-Shaped guides mounted on the inner sides of the main housing section above the floor and a screen section open at one end vand .at its bottoni and provided with a door at its other end, and vadapted to be inoved on said guides into and out of the main seotion.

8. In a baby chick coop o1' the like in @hiding a. main housing section having one end open, a removable flooi` for said main ksection adapted to ooact With the side Walls of the housing section for preventing vthe spreading of Jshe Walls of the. housing sec-v JAMES F. MCGAFF-En

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