Improvement in or connected with Fowl Houses or Pheasant Houses.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th May, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
Improvement in or connected with Fowl Houses or Pheasant Houses.
I. CHARLES HENRY MOUNTSEER BLAND, of Jubilee Terrace, Welford, near
Rugby, in the County of Northampton, Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved ladder leading into a fowl house cr
pheasant house, which is so constructed that the weight of a fox brings the ladder
down, at the same time closing the door to the fowl house or pheasant house,
thereby preventing the fox from entering the fowl house or pheasant house,
while the weight of a fowl or pheasant is not sufficiently heavy to balance the
ladder down.
The ladder is balanced by means of weights corresponding to the weight of a
fox, which are upheld on chains, ropes cr sucli like and are worked on pullies
between the walls of the front side of the fowl house or pheasant house. To
these chains or ropes or such like a sliding door to the fowl house or pheasant
house is attached. The lower or bottom end of the ladder rests on a slightly
inclined block. In order to completely shut up the fowl house, the ladder has
only to be lifted up from its inclined position and turned over vertically towards
the front wall of the fowl house or pheasant house, to which the ladder is attached
by means of the above weights, suspending chains, or ropes or such like; and the
top part of the ladder with the block (on which it rests when in an inclined
position) can be fastened to the front wall or to the roof of the house by means
of a hasp or such like.
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This improved ladder with door closing device can be easily fixed to any fowl
house or pheasant house.
Improvement in or connected with Fowl Houses or Pheasant Houses.
near
I, CHARLES HENRY MOUNTSEER BLAND, of Jubilee Terrace, Welford,
Rugby, in the County of Northampton, Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to so construct the entrance to houses intended
for fowls, pheasants or other birds, that it shall be automatically closed by the
weight of a fox or other animal attempting to enter such house.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now pro-
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page_text: ceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying this
specification in which Fig. 1 shews sectional elevation of front part of fowl house,
with my device applied thereto. Fig. 2 shews front elevation of same.
The same letters are employed to denote the same parts in both views.
shews bridge or ladder provided with wheels or rollers b and having attached
to its other end flexible wire ropes or the like d d. e shews sliding door to which
the other ends of the wires are fastened. ffshew pulleys, over which pass
cords g g, attached on one side to the door e and on the other to counterbalance
weights hh. i shews opening in front of fowl house. shews approach to the
bridge a.
The dotted lines at a, e¹ and h (Fig. 1) shew the position of the bridge, door
and weights respectively, when the former has been turned downwards by the
weight of an approaching fox.
The bridge a can also be swung upwards when desired about the points d
at which the wires d are attached, as indicated by the arrow at 7 Fig. 1. shews
guide to door e. When the bridge a is turned up vertically, it is held in position
by a suitable catch.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Fowl house entrances constructed substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
2. Attaching to the entrances of fowl houses, a balance bridge in connection
with the door of the house, for the purposes set forth.
Date : 011
1
1000
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant, 9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.