¡Improvements in Bird and Vermin Scares.
Year: 1891

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Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th May, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
* ! ¡Improvements in Bird and Vermin Scares.
We, JAMES EDWARD SURRIDGE, of Rusper Rectory, Horsham, in the County
of Sussex, Clerk in Holy Orders, and EUSTACE JAMES CAMPBELL BAIRD, of
Felebam House, Wingham, in the County of Kent, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to scares used to frighten birds and vermin from the fields
and has for its object the construction and arrangement of such a scare in a very
simple and cheap form, and having a greater air of reality than is uisual in scares
of the ordinary form, in order to make it more formidable to birds and vermin to
be scared from the fields or neighbourhood in which the scare is situated.
Our invention consists in arranging upon a suitable. stand a profile figure,
preferably in thin metal and painted to represent a man holding a gun in
position.
This figure is mounted upon the stand, so as to turn upon a pivot, and is
provided with a wind vane, or is arranged so that a part of the figure forms a wind
vane, in order that the wind may move the figure when its direction changes.
The gun may be hinged upon the figure and adapted to be moved when the figure
is moved by the wind.
Beneath the figure upon a solid base of iron, wood, or other suitable material, we
arrange a number of small iron mortars, at regular intervale, and in a vertical or
other position as may be desired. Each mortar is provided with a touch hole, each
touch-hole being connected with a slow match which is made to burn at a uniform
rate and cause the mortars which are loaded with gunpowder or other explosive to
explode one after the other with a report like that of a gun at regular intervals.
The mortars and slow match can be protected by suitable covering to prevent.
them suffering from the effects of the weather.
The mortars and the slow match can be periodically replenished such as once
a day.
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It is obvions that this apparatus is very cheap in prime cost and maintenance.
I may combine with this apparatus an ordinary alarum clock or other timing
mechanism which is adapted to ignite the slow match at any predetermined time in
order to obviate the necessity of the presence of a person to ignite the match, say
in the hours of early morning, which is the time when the operation of the scare is
most necessary.
It is clear I may use the mortars and slow match, the figure, and the clock or
timing device, separately or together in any combination without departing from
the essence of my invention.
Dated this 26th day of August 1891.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E:C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bird and Vermin Scares.
We, JAMES EDWARD SURRIDGE of Rusper Rectory, Horsham, in the County
of Sussex, Clerk in Holy Orders, and EUSTACE JAMES CAMPBELL BAIRD of
Felcham House Wingham, in the County of Kent, Gentleman 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 :-
Our invention relates to scares used to frighten birds & vermin from the fields

page_text: and has for its object the construction and arrangement of such a scare in a very
simple and cheap form, and having a greater air of reality than is usual in scares
of the ordinary form, in order to make it more formidable to birds and vermin to
be scared from the fields or neighbourhood in which the soare is situated. Our
invention consists in arranging a profile figure preferably in wood or conjointly in
wood & metal, representing a man holding a gun. This figure is constructed so as
to turn upon a pivot which revolves in a tube which is fixed to a block of wood or
iron and is fastened to the ground by two or more pins passing through the block
and driven into the ground. To the figure is.attached a moveable arm and gun in
one piece made of thin metal which works on a spindle which passes through the
figure & rotates in a brass box. On the side of the figure opposite to that on which
the arm and gun is affixed there is attached to the spindle a single sail or vane
which is acted on by the wind causing: the gun to be raised or lowered as if in the
act of firing. To the shoulder of the moveable arm we attach.a.pin with a nut.at
the end on which may be placed one or more weights in proportion to the wind
pressure so as to balance the gun. Beneath the figure upon a solid base of hard
wood or iron or other suitable material we arrange a number of iron mortars at
regular intervals in two or more rows in a vertical or other..position as may be
desired. At the base of each mortar there is a touch hole and these touch-holes
.are connected together by a slow match which burns at,a,uniform rate and causes
the mortars when loaded to explode with the. report of a gun at regular intervals.
The slow match is kept in its position by a row of little pins in front of the mortars,
and around each mortar a collar or band of thin metal is placed in which there is a
hole corresponding to the touch hole. To this collar is attached two small flanges
which keep the slow match in position, when desired. the collar. can be turned
around so as to close the touch hole. The slow. match is protected by a thin metal
covering being slipped over the mortars and resting on the ridge of wood between
the rows of mortars.
Thẻ mortars can be reloaded and the slow match replenished periodically such as
once a day.
It is obvious that by using an ordinary alarum clock work.or.other mechanism in
connection with a fuse-the slow match may be ignited at any predetermined time
without necessitating the presence of any person-say in the hours of early morning
when the scare is most necessary, but the simplest and cheapest way of effecting
this is by allowing a sufficient length of slow match to burn before reaching the
loaded mortars.
We will now proceed to describe, with reference to the accompanying, drawing,
the various parts of our invention.;
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Fig. 1. A represents the right hand side of the profile figure. B the arm and
gun attachment working on a spindle at C. D the pin with nut or head. at the
lower end on which the requisite weight may be placed. if necessary. E the cross
piece screwed to the feet of the figure for giving strength and rigidity.....
Fig. II. A represents the left hand side of the profile figure..: F the pivot of iron
screwed to the shoulder of the figure and revolving in the tube G. Haring which
is screwed to the leg of the figure and through which the tube passes, and which
keeps the figure in position..I the stand on which the tube is securely screwed.
J the pins which is driven.through.the stand into the ground. K the sail or wind
vane which is attached to the spindle at L.
Fig. III. represents the detonating apparatus comprising M a solid block of
wood or iron and N two rows of iron mortars securely fixed into the same.
Fig. IV. represents the case for holding the detonating apparatus, closed.
Fig. V.: represents the same case open with the detonating apparatus in position.
Fig. VI: the collars with flanges for keeping the slow match in position.
Fig. VIII. an enlarged drawing of the arm & gun with pin for
:weights.
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page_text: The detonator may be protected in inclement weather by a waterproof covering
being attached to the sides of the case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
The profile figure working on a pivot, with the moveable arm and gun attachment
which is raised by means of wind pressure on a vane; and the detonator in com-
bination therewith, consisting of a series of mortars detonated by means of a slow
match.
Dated this Twenty-fourth day of May Eightsen hundred and ninety-twa
JAMES EDWARD SURRIDGE.
EUSTACE BAIRD.