IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSIT AND EXHIBITION BIRD CAGES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FREDERIC OSTLER of 28, Middle Street, Yeovil in the county of Somerset,
Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
TRANSIT AND EXHIBITION BIRD CAGES to be as follows:-
To fit to the ordinary wooden sides and wire front Exhibition Cage, a tin or
other Metal Sliding front, hinged in the middle so as to fold up, and which by
means of grooves may be placed down the front of the Cage, thus covering the
wires, and protecting the birds from cold and draught, when travelling to and from
a Cage Bird Exhibition. And to have a double top to the Cage, with a space
between its two parts, and an aperture cut in the side, leading into this space, so
that on the arrival of the Cage at the Exhibition, the Metal Front, may be taken
out, folded up, and passed through the aperture in the side, into the space between
the two parts of the double top, so as to be ready at hand for placing down the
front when the Cage is returned to its owner at the close of the Exhibition.
Dat
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1001

page_text: I, FREDERIC OSTLER of 28 Middle Street, Yeovil in the County of Somerset,
Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
TRANSIT AND EXHIBITION BIRD CAGES 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 primary object the better protection of Cage Birds
when travelling to and from Cage Bird Exhibitions, and also to facilitate the
A Tin
unpacking and repacking of the Cages at the Exhibition. It is as follows.
or other Metal sliding front is fitted to the ordinary wood sides and wire front
Exhibition Cage, or to Cages with Metal sides and wire fronts. This sliding front
is binged in the middle so as to fold up. The hinge running either from the top to
the bottom of it or across it, and which by means of grooves may be placed down
the front of the Cage when required, thus covering the wires, and protecting the
birds from cold and draught when travelling to and from an exhibition. The Cage
is made with a double top with space between its two parts and an aperture cut
in the side of the Cage leading into this space, as each Cage must have its right
slide ready at hand for placing down the front as soon as the Exhibition is over
and the birds are required to be returned to their owner. By this means as soon
as the Cage arrives at an Exhibition, the sliding front may be taken away from
the front of it, folded up and passed through the aperture before named, into the
space between the two parts of the double top, and thus be ready at hand for
For the purpose
placing down the front again as soon as the Exhibition is over.
of better explaining and ascertaining my invention I have appended hereunto
drawings shewing both the Metal Sliding Front, and one of the Cages to which
the invention is applicable. It is applicable both to square top and bevelled top
Cages and Figure 1 shows it applied to a Bevelled Top Cage. A. B. is one of the
grooves by means of which the Metal Folding Front slides into its place in front
of the Cage. C. C. hooks for keeping Metal Sliding front firm when in its position
in front of the Cage. D is the Metal Sliding front folded up and placed in the
space between the two parts of the double top. Figure 2 shows the Metal Sliding
Front in its position in front of the Cage. A. A. being the Metal Sliding Front.
BB the hinge by which it is folded. CC perforated spaces for admitting air to
the birds CC rings for attaching address label to and D is the aperture leading
into the space between the two parts of the double top. 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 The Folding Metal
Front which by means of grooves may be placed down the front of the Cage for
the purpose hereinbefore named. 2nd The double top with a space between its
two parts, and an aperture cut in the side of the Cage leading into this space
for the reception of the Before named Folding sliding front when the Cage arrives
at an Exhibition.
Dated this First day of November 1884.