Improvements in Feeding Troughs or Appliances for Fowls, Pigeons, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Sept.. 1892-Accepted 22nd Oct.
1802
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Feeding Troughs or Appliances for Fowls, Pigeons,
and the like.
I, GUSTAVE PEISIER of 95 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris in the Republic of
France, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object a novel arrangement of an automatically opening
feeding trough for poultry, pigeons, guinea fowls, and birds of all kinds.
The object proposed is a double one; on the one hand, the fowls must be allowed
to freely take out their grain without scattering it and without soiling it with
excrement, on the other hand, sparrows and other wild birds as well as mice, rats
and other rodents must not be able to steal the grain intended for the fowls and
other domestic birds.
For this purpose the grain is enclosed in one or more cases secured by gratings
which only open at the exact moment when the fowl perches on a plank situated
behind the feeding trough; the weight of the bird causes the grating to oscillate,
uncovering the grain which is automatically replaced as it becomes exhausted.
As soon as the bird ascends from the plank, the grating closes, thus preventing
birds or animals of lesser weight than the fowls of the farm yard from being able
to take the grain enclosed in the feeding trough.
As on the other hand the grating closes immediately the fowl leaves the plank it
is quite impossible for the fowl to get into the grain and soil it with its excrement.
The apparatus is composed of a series of vertical planks or uprights arranged
parallel two by two according to a certain number of radii, for instance, there may
be three groups of such planks forming three spaces placed successively at right
angles.
But it is
In this case the feeding places are composed of three stalls or cases.
evident that four arranged to form a cross could be employed and if required, a
greater number of stalls could be used on the same apparatus.
The feeding
apparatus may be placed with its back against the wall.
The stalls which are all alike consist of a wall formed by the vertical parallel
uprights aforesaid to which are adapted a front vertical plank fixed between the
two uprights and a horizontal plank which is adjustable in two grooves formed on
the internal faces of the vertical parts. For this purpose at its lower part, the
said horizontal plank has a notch which allows of it being drawn out. The back
of this plank is an inclined plate which allows grain to descend to the small trough
in the stall.
Above this inclined plane, a metallic head is arranged finished off by a vertical
part which allows of a narrow passage for the grain to run along the inclined plane.
The trough of the wall is closed by a grating formed by bars fixed to two
metallic cheeks, the latter are suspended by two little pivots fixed on the inside faces
of the uprights. In a normal condition, the weight of the whole maintains the
grating bars above the trough close to the inside of the front plank. One of the
two metallic cheek pieces, for instance, the one on the right hand side, has not far
from the pivot a dowel which passes through the right upright by a little elongated
orifice and to which is attached a rod. At the lower extremity of this rod,
supports are hinged oscillating on fixed points and supporting the perching plank
which is also fixed to a parallel lever moving on a fixed point at the exterior
surface of the left upright.
When the pigeon or other farm yard fowl mounts on the perching plank, its
veight causes the rotation of the parallel lever and consequently that of the whole

page_text: of the two metallic cheeks of the bars by means of the connecting rod. As soon as
the bird leaves the perching plank, the weight of the bars and cheeks again causes
the closing of the trough; this excessive weight may be regulated as required
according to the sort of bird for which the feeding trough is intended.
Two or three days will be required in order that the birds may acquire the habit
of getting onto the perching plank when they want to eat.
The following is the arrangement employed for allowing the automatic feed of
grain into the trough of the feeding apparatus. A glass funnel is arranged in the
central vertical axis of the feed apparatus, if the latter has troughs all round, or in
transverse direction if the feeding device rests against the wall, which glass funnel
is finally provided at its lower part with a cylindrical collar which engages in an
orifice made in the upper flat table of the hood. A cylindrical tube fits into the
upper part of the same glass funnel which tube has a cylindro-conical hopper.
This latter encloses a more or less considerable quantity of grain.
A little regulator arranged in an orifice of the collar allows of the flow into the
funnel being regulated.
A glass
A small cover usually of zinc covers the whole apparatus, it rests on the upper
extremity of the uprights which also serves to support the cylindro conical hopper.
A clasp allows of the roof being fixed on the feeding apparatus.
drinking fountain is provided having a ball tap with a reversed neck.
suspended by hooks in the angles where none of the rods come.
Dated this 21st day of December 1891.
It is
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Feeding Troughs or Appliances for Fowls, Pigeons,
and the like.
I, GUSTAVE PEISIER, of 95, Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris, in the Republic
of France, Inventor, 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 :—
This invention has for its object a novel arrangement of an automatically opening
feeding trough for poultry, pigeons, guinea fowls, and birds of all kinds.
The object proposed is a double one; on the one hand, the fowls must be
allowed to freely take out their grain without scattering it and without soiling it
with excrement, on the other hand, sparrows and other wild birds as well as mice,
rats and other rodents must not be able to steal the grain intended for the fowls
and other domestic birds.
For this purpose the grain is enclosed in one or more cases secured by gratings
which only open at the exact moment when the fowl perches on a plank situated in
front of the feeding trough; the weight of the bird causes the grating to oscillate,
uncovering the grain which is automatically replaced as it becomes exhausted.
As soon as the bird descends from the plank, the grating closes, thus preventing
birds or animals of less weight than the fowls of the farm yard from taking the
grain enclosed in the feeding trough.
As, on the other hand, the grating closes immediately the fowl leaves the plank,
it is quite impossible for the fowl to get into the grain and soil it with its excrement.
In order that this invention may be more easily understood, reference will be
made to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a front elevation with a part removed to show the arrangement for
automatically distributing the grain.
Figure 2 is a side elevation which shows the method of operating the closing
grating by means of the perching plank attached to each stall or division.
Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section on the axis of Figure 1.

page_text: Figure 4 is a plan view with a part removed, showing the grating and the
perching plank of one stall.
The apparatus is composed of a series of vertical planks or uprights A arranged
parallel two by two, according to a certain number of radii, for instance, in the
arrangement shown in the drawings, there are three groups of such planks A
forming three spaces placed successively at right angles.
But it is
In this case the feeding places are composed of three stalls or cases.
evident that four arranged to form a cross could be employed, and, if required, a
greater number of stalls could be used on the same apparatus. The feeding
apparatus shown in the drawings is arranged so as to stand with its back against
the wall.
The stalls, which are all alike, consist of a wall formed by the aforesaid two
vertical parallel uprights A to which are adapted a front vertical plank N fixed
between the two uprights and a horizontal plank M which is adjustable in two
grooves formed on the internal faces of the vertical parts A. For this purpose, at
its lower part, the said horizontal plank M has a notch m which allows of it being
At the back of this plank M is an inclined plate I, which allows grain
to descend to the small trough in the stall.
drawn out.
Above this inclined plate, a metallic hood K is arranged, finished off by a
vertical part, which allows of a narrow passage for the grain to run along the
inclined plate L.
The trough of the stall is closed by a grating formed by bars P fixed to two
metallic cheeks Q, the latter are suspended by two little pivots 9 fixed on the
inside faces of the uprights A. In its normal condition, the weight of the whole
maintains the grating bars P, above the trough, close to the inside of the front
plank N.
One of the two metallic cheek pieces Q, for instance, the one on the
right hand side, has at r, not far from the pivot g, a dowel which passes through
the right upright A by a little elongated orifice and to which is attached a rod R.
At the lower extremity T of this rod, a rod U is hinged oscillating on the fixed
point and supporting the perching plank W which is also fixed to a lever
parallel to U moving on a fixed point at the exterior surface of the left upright A.
When the pigeon or other farm yard fowl mounts on the perching plank W, its
weight causes the rotation of the lever U on the point V and consequently that of
the whole of the two metallic cheeks Q and the bars P on the pivot q by means of
the connecting rod R. As soon as the bird leaves the perching plank, the weight
of the bars and cheeks Q again causes the closing of the trough; this excess
weight may be regulated as required according to the sort of bird for which the
feeding trough is intended.
Two or three days at most will be required for the birds to acquire the habit of
getting onto the perching plank when they want to eat.
The following is the arrangement employed for allowing the automatic feed of
grain into the trough of the feeding apparatus. A glass funnel F is arranged in
the central vertical axis of the feeding apparatus, if the latter has troughs all
round, or near the axis of the section if the feeding device rests against the wall,
which glass funnel is provided at its lower part with a cylindrical collar G which
engages in an orifice made in the upper flat table H of the hood K. A cylindrical
tube C fits into the upper part of the same glass funnel F, which tube forms the
continuation of a cylindro-conical hopper B. This latter holds a more or less
considerable quantity of grain.
A little regulating plate D arranged in an orifice of the collar C allows of the
flow into the funnel F being regulated.
A small cover Z, usually of zinc, covers the whole apparatus, it rests on the
upper extremity of the uprights A which also serves to support the cylindro-conical
hopper.
A fastening y enables the roof to be fixed on the feeding apparatus. A glass
drinking fountain X is provided having a glass ball tap Y with a reversed neck.
It is suspended by hooks in the angles where none of the rods R come.

page_text: 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 :-
1. The improvement in feeding troughs or appliances for fowls, pigeons and the
like, which consists in forming them of a greater or less number of troughs, auto-
matically supplied by means of a funnel of glass, or other suitable material, which
distributes the grain contained in an upper hopper; such troughs or stalls being
closed in their normal condition by means of a grating, which uncovers the grain
the moment the fowl or other bird for which it is designed mounts on the front
perching plank, which in tilting lifts the said grate; the apparatus being further
completed by a suitable roof or cover and by one or more drinking troughs placed
at the unoccupied angles, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The general combined arrangement and combination of parts forming the
improved feeding appliance substantially as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of September 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.