Improved Method of Feeding Lambs, Infants, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: I, JOHN ALEXANDER MCINTYRE, of South Laggan, Invergarry, Inverness-shire,
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved method of feeding milk to lambs,
infants, and the like.
According to my improvements I use a glass or other bottle for holding the
milk, which would be filled in on removing a stopper at top of bottle, and in feed-
ing lambs this bottle may be always retained in the pocket of the attendant.
A screw threaded or other plug would be fitted in the centre of the top of the
bottle, and two indiarubber or flexible tubes would lead from orifices in this plug
to a feeding device which at its one end would communicate with one of the tubes,
and at its other end communicate with the other tube, and be formed with a
flexible teat or nipple for inserting into the mouth of the lamb. The rubber tube
in communication with this nipple would have its end secured in orifice of plug
at top of bottle connected to a glass or other tube leading to lower end of bottle.
The action is as follows:-
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The attendant would place his mouth at end of feeding device leading
by the flexible tube to top of bottle and the pressure air injected by attendant
would force the milk up the glass tube and other rubber tube to the nipple and
mouth of lamb.
The rubber tubes leading from the separate chambers of feeding device to plug
of bottle may be placed separate and parallel, or they may consist of one tube
divided into two separate channels, or they may be placed one round the other
annularly. And two or more teats or nipples may lead from the milk delivery
chamber of feeding device to supply several lambs at a time.
The flexible tubes and feeding device may be clipped or otherwise secured round
the bottle when not required for use.
Doted the 16th day of September 1897.
Improved Method of Feeding Lambs, Infants, and the like.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER MCINTYRE, of South Laggan, Invergarry, Inverness-shire,
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, that is to say:-
This invention has reference to an improved method of feeding milk to lambs,
infants, and the like.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of explana-
tory drawings in which Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of the complete
devices and Figure 2 a plan view of the feeding device showing its application
for multiple feeding.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to my improvements I use a glass or other bottle A for holding the
milk, which would be filled in on removing a stopper A¹ at top of bottle, and in
feeding lambs this bottle may be always retained in the pocket of the attendant.
A screw threaded or other plug a would be fitted in the centre of the top of
the bottle A and two indiarubber or flexible tubes 6 61 would lead
from orifices in this plug a to a feeding device B which at its one end would
communicate with one of the tubes b and at its other end communicate with the other
tube 61 and be formed with a flexible teat or nipple c for inserting into the mouth
of the lamb. The rubber tube 6¹ in communication with this nipple, c would have
its end secured in orifice of plug at top of bottle connected to a glass or other
tube d leading to lower end of bottle A.
The action is as follows:-
:-
The attendant would place his mouth at end B₁ of feeding device B leading by
the flexible tube to top of bottle A and the pressure air injected by attendant
would force the milk up the glass tube d and other rubber tube b¹ to the nipple c
and mouth of lamb.
The rubber tubes bb leading from the separate chambers of feeding device to
plug of bottle may be placed separate and parallel as shown, or they may consist
of one tube divided into two separate channels, or they may be placed one round
the other annularly. And as shown in Figure 2 two or more teats or nipples c
may lead from the milk delivery chamber of feeding device to supply several
lambs at a time.
The flexible tubes and feeding device may be clipped or otherwise secured round
the bottle when not required for use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
First. The method of feeding milk to lambs, infants, and the like, substantially
as set forth.
Second. The combination of milk chamber, pipes, and air blowing in and milk
feeding apparatus, substantially as set forth.
Dated the 15th day of June 1898.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.