Improvements in Portable Houses, Sheds, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st.Oct., 1890-Accepted, 1st Nov., 1390
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Houses, Sheds, and the like.
I, FREDERICK WHEELER of 64 Mervan Road Brixton, London, Commercial
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in portable houses, sheds, and the like, and
refers more particularly to wooden or metallic structures applicable for dog kennels,
fowl houses, rabbit hutches bicycle or perambulator shed and other similar houses or
huts and capable of being promptly taken to pieces or erected for cleaning and
transporting purposes.
In the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Sheet 1 illustrate the application of my invention to a dog
kennel. Fig. 1 being a side elevation and Fig. 2 a cross section of the kennel.
Fig. 3 shows an elevation and a plan of one of the ends and Fig. 4 a perspective
view of a portion of the roof of the said kennel. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the
kennel with the roof removed and Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the sides.
Figs. 7, 8 and 9 Sheet 2 shew the application of my invention to a fowl house and
to a perambulator shed. Fig. 7 is a vertical section and Fig. 8 a cross section of my
improved fowl house while Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a perambulator shed
constructed according to my invention.
Figs. 10, 11 and 12 Sheet 3 show the application of my invention to a rabbit hutch.
Fig. 10 being a side elevation, Fig. 11 a plan and Fig. 12 a cross section with the
roof removed.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
Referring to Sheet 1 of the drawings A A. are the sides of the kennel, and are
hinged to the under frame F, the hinge being formed of a short longitudinal rod r
terminating with a central pin p as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 6 which represents
an inside view of the sides A. This pin enters a barrel a fixed to the frame Fas
shown in Fig. 1. The sides A are secured to the front and rear ends B and C in the
manner shown in Fig. 2 that is to say by means of hooks h¹ entering a couple of
eyes e el fixed one to the side A and one to the front end B (Fig. 6). A similar
fastening is used for the rear end, but is not shewn in the drawings.
The front and rear ends B and C are secured in position by inserting the pins u u¹
fixed to the bottom thereof in corresponding openings of the under frame F. The
roof R of the form shewn in Fig. is formed in one piece with the ridge n and is
provided with sleeves b b which are passed over the two screws c c' while nuts d ď²
serving likewise for the purpose of ornamentation are screwed on as shewn to secure
the roof in position. Fig. 3 shows a series of holes ll closed by a ventilator
formed of a board s sliding between two guides q q¹. In the modification of the roof
shewn in Fig. 4 the same is composed of two inclined sides g g' hinged together at f
the ridge n forming a part of the inclined side g. To disconnect the kennel, the
nuts d d' are unscrewed, the roof R raised, bodily, and the hooks h h¹. . . . withdrawn
from their corresponding eyes which causes the sides A to drop outside as shewn in
dotted lines in Fig. 2 to be subsequently removed from the hinges of the frame F
when the whole kennel can be packed conveniently in a small bulk. One side only
may be kept open for the purpose of ventilation. The fowl house illustrated in
Figs. 7 and 8 Sheet 2 is similarly constructed, being merely another application
of my invention. The same applies to the perambulator or tricycle shed shown in
Fig. 9 A is the side B the front end, and C the rear end of the fowl house. The front
end is provided in this application with a door D hinged in the usual manner. R is
the roof secured to the screws c c¹ by the nuts d d'. P P¹ are perches for the birds to

page_text: roost on, they are arranged to be easily disconnected from the front and rear ends B
and C. T are feeding troughs connected to the sides A A and H H are openings
for the entrance and egress of the birds. Sheet 3 illustrates another application to
rabbit hutches. The sides A A are connected as usual by means of books and eyes
to the front and rear ends, and the roof which is flat is secured in the manner above
described to the screws c c¹ by the nuts d d¹ of the shape clearly shown in Fig. 10.
The front side A consists in this case of a door D binged to the upright V and of
another door D' also hinged to the frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is:
(1) My improved portable house or shed consisting of an under frame, two hinged
and removable sides, a front and a rear end connected by pins to the under frame and
by hooks and eyes to the sides, and a roof secured to screws fixed at the summit of
the front and rear ends substantially as and for the purpose described and shewn in
the drawings.
(2) The application of the invention claimed above to a dog kennel substantially as
described and shewn in Figs. 1 to 6, Sheet 1 of the drawings.
(3) The application of the invention claimed above to a fowl house substantially as
described and shewn in Figs. 7 and 8 Sheet 2 of the drawings.
(4) The application of the invention claimed above to a perambulator or tricycle
shed substantially as described and shewn in Fig. 9 Sheet 2 of the drawings.
(5) The application of the invention claimed to a rabbit hutch substantially as
described and shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12 Sheet 3 of the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of September 1890.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.