MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FEEDING YOUNG DOGS AND OTHER YOUNG ANIMALS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Cunningham at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th August 1883.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM of the City and County of Bristol Auctioneer-" IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FEEDING YOUNG DOGS AND OTHER YOUNG ANIMALS "
The apparatus constituting my Invention consists of a box or casing preferably
with a glass front which may be easily removed and with a door covering the said
front. The box is fitted inside with a second or false bottom of wire gauze or
other reticulated or perforated material and situated a short distance from the
bottom-Underneath this false bottom there is a tin or casing or its equivalent
for containing hot water or other heating medium-When this takes the form of
a hot water casing it can be removed by opening a strip forming a portion of the
box front The greater portion of the ends and part of the back of the interior of
the box and if necessary also the bottom are padded with warm material At the
inside of the box above the false bottom is fitted a piece of india rubber preferably
in the form of a half cylinder-This india rubber is pierced with several holes and
through each hole protrudes an india rubber nipple or teat The back of the box
is preferably arranged so that it can be opened to give access to the back part of
the india rubber. A Cistern or receptacle of porcelain or other material is fitted
to the top of the box preferably at the upper part and contains the milk or liquid
food The bottom of this cistern is perforated with several small holes-From each
hole a piece of porcelain or other material protrudes and to each one is fastened
a piece of india rubber tube or other tubing or passages arranged so as to be
capable of yielding.
These tubes or passages pass to the back of the piece of india rubber and are
connected to the nipples by pieces of glass tubing or in other convenient manner.
The orifices of the nipples or teats may be provided with sponge, cork or the like
to retain the liquid. The false bottom is preferably covered over with a layer of
flannel or other warm material which serves to retain the heat and can easily
be removed when dirty and replaced when cleaned or another layer substituted.
The top or a portion of the box is preferably made to open as a lid-Underneath
this there may be fixed a piece of perforated zinc or wire gauze to secure ventilation
or any other suitable means for securing ventilation may be adopted

page_text: The box having been heated by means of hot water or other heating medium
to a proper temperature the cistern is filled or partially filled with milk or other
liquid food and connected with the teats by means of the pipes The liquid flows
through these tubes to the teats whore the sponge cork or the like prevents it
from oosing through the small punctures in the teats when they are not in uso-
The box being warm and padded the pups or other animals can lie comfortably
inside and suckle from the teats-The opening of the top gives ventilation and the
glass front allows the interior to be seen.
The cistern tubing teats and other parts can be easily removed for the purpose
of cleaning
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