An Improved Bird Cage.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bird Cage.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Frances M. Gilbert of Silver City State of New
Mexico, United States of America Dry Goods Dealer) to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a simple strong and inexpensive
bird cage capable of protecting the inmates or confined birds from hawks and other
birds of prey, cats and other natural enemies.
My improved cage is constructed substantially as hereinafter described :-
The walls or sides of my said cage are formed double, the said sides being
formed of vertical wires connected together by metal plates at a suitable distance
apart.
The space between the inner and outer walls or sides of the cage may be of
any desirable width, the width of the horizontal plates being sufficient to retain
the wires of the said inner and outer walls in their respective positions.
The top of my improved cage may be of double wires similar to the sides or it
may be of finely woven wire, as may be found desirable by the maker.
The bottom of the cage may be connected to the sides in the usual manner and
the cage provided with the necessary fittings.
Dated this 10th day of January 1891.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bird Cage.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
a communication to me from Frances M. Gilbert of Silver City in the State of
New Mexico United States of America Inventor and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of the present invention is to provide a simple strong durable and
inexpensive bird cage capable of protecting the inmates or confined birds from
hawks or other birds of prey.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.
In the drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bird cage constructed in accordance with this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view.
Referring to the accompanying drawings 1 designates the bottom upon which is
secured a cage 2 that is removably attached to the bottom 1 in the usual manner.
The cage 2 is composed of a double row or set of wires 3 and 4 which are arranged
a suitable distance apart (one and a half inches in an ordinary canary bird cage)
and are separated by an intervening space 5 and are connected and supported by
horizontal plates 6 which are arranged horizontally at the top and bottom of the
vertical wires of the cage portion and at a point intermediate of their ends. The

page_text: inner and outer rows 3 & 4 of wires pass through perforations 7 of the horizontal
plates and the inner row is arranged opposite the intervals of the outer row 4 and
sufficient space is allowed between the two rows to make it impossible for a bird of
prey to injure the caged birds.
When a hawk or other bird of prey flies near a caged bird the latter in fear and
fright immediately clings to the wires and falls an easy victim to the bird of prey,
but in cages constructed in accordance with this invention the outer wires securely
prevent injury to the caged bird. The top 8 of the cage is constructed of finely
woven wire or of double wires as the walls. The door is constructed of two rows
of wires like walls or may be finely woven. The cage is designed to be provided
with the usual food dishes and the herein described improvement may be readily
applied to all forms of cages. From the foregoing description and the accom-
panying drawings the construction operation and advantages of the invention will
be readily understood.
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. A bird cage provided with the outer row of wires 4 and the inner row of
wires 3 arranged opposite the intervals of the outer row and being separated from
the outer row by the space 5 and the horizontal plates perforated connecting and
supporting the rows of wires substantially as described.
2. A bird cage comprising the bottom the outer row of wires 4 the inner row of
wires 3 separated from the outer row of wires by a space 5 and being arranged
opposite the intervals of outer row, the horizontal plates provided with perforations
to receive the wires, and being arranged at the top and bottom and at an inter-
mediate point of the cage and the finely woven or double top 8, substantially as
described. Also if more convenient in manufacturing to use single flat bars of
support running horizontally on each wall afterwards joining by bars at sufficiently
short intervals to insure strength, it may be done. This means making the walls
separately and joining afterwards to make double-walled cage body.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.