A Portable, Collapsible, and Damp and Vermin Proof Hen and Chicken House and Run.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Portable, Collapsible, and Damp and Vermin Proof Hen and
Chicken House and Run.
HAROLD PERCY BOSCHER Gentleman, of Belle Vue House, Twickenham,
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved construction of chicken runs, & coops, &
such like articles, & consists in making them collapsible, or capable of being folded
into a small compass, & being etowed away into the coop, by means of, wheels &
slides. In carrying out my invention I construct it in the following manner―
I have a roofed in house, with posts (& wheels when necessary) so as to keep it
away from damp, vermin & the like. Attached to the fowl house, is a portable,
sliding & collapsible chicken run, the sides of which fall down-& the upper part
lies on the top of them, & is then pushed home under the floor of the house. In
the front of the house, leading to the run, I have bars, so as to prevent the hen
from getting into it, also door which is closed when necessary, & to form a shade
for brilliant sunshine-& it can be fastened to front of house. At the gables of
each end of the house, holes are made for ventilation. On one side of the house
I provide a large door for cleansing purposes-and at the opposite end of the
chicken house, facing the chicken run, another outlet is provided so that a ladder,
or sloping board may be attached for the purpose of enabling the young ones when
larger, of having the run of the grounds, & to re-enter to roost.
Dated this Third day of October 1894.
,
HAROLD PERCY BOSCHER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Portable, Collapsible, and Damp and Vermin Proof Hen and
Chicken House and Run.
HAROLD PERCY BOSCHER, Belle Vue House, Staines Road, Twickenham,
Middlesex, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved construction of chicken runs, and such
like articles and consists in making the run collapsible and capable of being folded
into a small compass, and being pushed by means of wheels and slides, under the
floor of the chicken house. In carrying out my invention I have a house supported
on posts to protect the inmates from damp, vermin, and the like. In front of the
run I have bars partly covered by wire netting, having a door in the centre, capable
of being raised or lowered by means of chain and pulley from the exterior. Over
the bars I have a binged shutter for closing at night, which will fasten up to front
of house or form a shade from brilliant sunshine at the side I have a large door for
cleansing purposes and at the opposite end I have a small door fitted with a ladder,
to enable the chickens, when larger, and having the run of the grounds, to re-enter,
and roost.
The collapsible run is constructed as follows:-The floor is composed
of wood slightly smaller than the floor of the chicken house, and supported on
posts, on three sides of which are light wooden frames, covered with wire netting, and
capable of being folded down, by means of hinges, so as to lay flat one over the
other on the floor of the run. The top of the run which is also constructed of

page_text: wood and netting, similar to the sides, is fastened by means of holes and fixed pins,
to the sides, when upright, and can be lifted off and laid on the top of the sides
when folded, the whole run can then be pushed by means of wheels and slides under
the floor of the chicken house.
In order that the invention can be more easily understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings; in which:-
Fig. 1. is a perspective view of the chicken house and run constructed as above
described, in its extended position.
Fig. 2. is a perspective view of the same chicken house with run closed.
Fig. 3. is a ground plan of the run.
Fig. 4. is a section taken on the line x-y. Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. is a section taken on the line v-w. Fig. 3.
A is the end' frame of chicken house provided with rails a. and a sliding door b.
against which the run B, fits when it is extended. The whole run when collapsed
and closed takes the position shown in perspective Fig. 2. The sides C. of the run
are hinged to the floor of the run B, and fold over one another as shown more
clearly in the dotted lines in Figs. 4, and 5. The top H of the run fits into the
sides with fixed pins and holes g. and when the sides are folded, lies on the top of
these as marked h. K is a hinged door which closes on the front of the house
when the run is not in use, or at night, and also forms a shade from the
BUD, and'
shelter from driving rain when run is extended, the parts marked M. in Figs. 3, 4, 5,
represent the slide by means of which the run, when closed, is pushed under the
house.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Baid
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
1. A chicken house or the like, having a collapsible run attached to it, comprising
the hinged sides C. hinged to the floor of the run B, the whole being capable of
folding up, and pushing under the floor of the house, in the manner described.
2. The improved combined collapsible run, and chicken house constructed and
operating substantially in the manner.described and shown.
Dated this 18th day of October 1894.