Year: 1888

page_text: NATHAN WARREN in the Parish of Elmswell, Bury St. Edmunds in the County
of Suffolk Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It consists of a double feeding trough and a reserve hopper combined, with
5 apperateus to let on or shut of the feed at will and apperateus to lock up the reserve
food when not required.

page_text: Improvements relating to Sheep Troughs.
I, NATHAN WARREN, of Blackbourne Ironworks Elmswell in the County of
Suffolk "Agricultural Implement Manufacturer" 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 consists of a double feeding trough combined with a reserve hopper
for feeding sheep or lambs, or other animals, the said reserve hopper is constructed
above the troughs in the shape of a V with the bottom of the reserve left open (or
holes pierced in to let the reserve food into the two troughs) & two slides with gear
attached to a handle to close up the vacancy at the bottom, or to let the food in fast
or slow as occasion requires and a self acting key to lock the unused food when
required.
The object of my invention is to act as a holder of a reserve supply of food for
lambs sheep or cattle above their ordinary feeding troughs & when this reserve food is
required the food passes in the troughs by pulling the lever handle & pinning the
same in one of the holes of the quadrant thereby raising the slides, covers or doors
fixed on a long bar, the said doors or door slide up & down in grooves to close or open
the perforations or vacuum in the reserve hopper.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof reference being had to letters & figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents the side elevation of the feeding trough with the reserve hopper
marked E, with a hinged galvanized corrugated iron lid or cover marked E with the
openings at the bottom of the hopper marked C to permit the food to pass into
the troughs with grooves marked B for the slides covers, or doors marked A to work
up & down each of the said slides being fixed on an horizontal rod marked D in
the guides U, with a perpindicular crank or arm marked K with a lever arm
marked L pivoted to the lever handle O, & the handle Q working in a quadrant
marked W, & a spring key P to fix the lover handle in the quadrant. The apparatus
being now open for the food to pass out of the hopper into the troughs & the dotted
lines show the position of the apparatus when the apparatus closes up the passages
for the reserve food in the hoppers.
Figure 2 denotes the spring key.
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the whole of the apparatus, hopper & the troughs
marked I, I. Figure 4 is the end elevation of the feeder G. Like letters refer to
liko parts in each of the figures.
G end of
O handle
A the slide, door or covers, B the grooves C the feed openings D the horizontal
rod E the reserve hoppers F the galvanized corrugated iron cover or lid
feeder H wheels 1 troughs K the arm on horizontal rod L lever arm
arm P spring key Q handle N quadrant U the guides W chain.

page_text: Having now fully described the nature & object of my invention & the manner in
which the same is to be performed I claim as new & novel the following :-
Firstly. The combination of the double feeding trough with the reserve⚫hopper
constructed in the manner herein before described of any size for the purpose of
supplying a quantity of reserve food, for sheep or lambs or any other animals sub-
stantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of the apparatus fixed to sides of the hoppers, for
letting in the food & shutting it off at will, by raising the lever handle the food slides
into the troughs by lowering the handle the food is shut off substantially herein
described & according to the accompanying drawings.
NATHAN WARREN,
Applicant.