Improvements in and in Additions to Bird and other Cages.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 15th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Additions to Bird and other Cages.
I, GEORGE BAKER the Younger of Great Hampton Row in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates 1st, to the making of the bases of bird and other cages.
2ndly, in the construction and arrangement of the bottoms of the said cages. 3rdly,
in an appliance to be used in connection with the feeding or drinking cups of cages
generally.
In carrying out the 1st part of my invention, I make the bases of the said cages
from moulding, alike unto that employed in the formation of picture frames.
Thus, I take a deep moulding, and cut the same into lengths, with mitred ends,
and present the back of the said moulding, to the inside of the frame consti-
tuting the base.
The mitred ends are joined together, by means commonly known.
The frame thus produced, resembles a shallow box, open at top and bottom, and with
a shallow rabate running upon the top inside edge of the walls of the frame, and a
narrow flange or shelf running upon the bottom inside edge.
Upon the flange, an enamelled sheet metal or other bottom, is placed.
In carrying out the second part of my invention, I form the bottom of the
unto an erect sided tray, slightly taper, and with the boundary top edge, in juxta
position to the wire or other work, flanged outwardly.
cage,
alike
When in use, the aforesaid enclosed tray-like bottom, fits socketwise into the open
top of the base, which is formed from composite, metallic, or other moulding.
The flanged edges of the said tray hottom, rost within the rabate of the detachable
base, whilst the sides of it, fit within the interior of the said base.
To connect the cage bottom to its detachable base, upright crutch-headed turns
proceed from the top edge of the said base, and when turned in one position, they
overlap the cage bottom flange, and thus connect the said base and cage together.
In carrying out the third part of my invention, I swivelly connect within the opening
wherein the feeding cup or font is situated, a quadrant shaped cover or hood, which
normally rests upon the outside of the enge, and covers the said appliances on that side,
thereby covering up the opening, wherethrough a bird or animal night escape, if left
unguarded.
This quadrant shaped hood, is made to come on the inside or the ontside of a cage,
and in front of, or at the back of the feeding or drinking cup as aforesaid, so that when
the said appliances are to be removed, or fresh food or water inserted, the hood is
turned inwardly, and prevents the bird escaping from that side, and when food or
water is supplied, or the appliances replaced, the hood is turned to the outside, leaving
the food or the like exposed to the inside of the cage.
The jointing of the hood, which is alike unto the shape of a fan, is at the junction of
the straight sides, and which jointing is carried by upright side extensions of the
feeding cup or font rest.
The bottom of the cage is open at one side, for the introduction of a removable
drawer, or false bottom.
The fastening connection of the base to the cage bottom, may be made of headed
turns of the oue part, taking through loops of the other part.
Dated this 19th day of December 1889.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Additions to Bird and other Cages.
I, GEORGE BAKER the Younger, of Great Hampton Row, in the City of Birmingham,
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 :-
This invention relates 1st, to the making of the bases of bird and other cages.
2ndly, in the construction and arrangement of the bottoms of the said cages; 3rdly,
in appliance to be used in connection with the feeding or drinking cups of cages
generally.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I make the bases of the said cages,
from moulding, alike unto that employed in the formation of picture frames.
Thus, I take a deep inside rabated moulding, and cut the same into suitable lengths,
with mitred onds, and then join them together, with the backs of the moulding lengths,
coming on the inside of the frame, thus produced by them.
The frame thus produced, resembles a shallow box, open at top and bottom, with a
shallow rabato running upon the top, inside edge of the walls of the frame, (although
the same may be plain,) and a narrow flange or shelf, running upon the top insido
edge.
Upon the flange, an enamelled sheet metal, or other bottom, is placed, and if
necessary, secured by pins, or other means.
In carrying out the second part of my invention, I provide the bottom of the
cage, with an erect sided tray, (which may be slightly taper,) and with the boundary
edge of it, flanged outwardly.
When in use, the aforesaid enclosed tray-like bottom, fits socket-wise into the open
top of the base, (formed from composite, metallic, or other moulding,) as aforesaid.
The flanged tops of the sides of tho tray bottom, rest upon the top edges of the base,
whilst the sides of the tray, fit within the open top.
The base is connected to the cage part, by loop, and "turn" fasteners.
In carrying out the third part of my invention, I swivelly mount within the bird
feed opening, or feed cup opening, a reversible closure, or hood cover, which shuts up
the said opening from either the inside or the outside, according to the position in
which the said closure is placed. This closure, which is a quadrant shapod hood,
comes alternately in front of, or at the back of, a drinking or feed cup, placed upon a
rest-shelf.
Figure of the accompanying drawing, represents in perspective, a bird cage,
provided with improvemonts, and the base constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents a like view as Figure 1, but with the detachable base removed,
and with the drawer, which is fitted within the bottom of the cage proper, shown
slightly withdrawn.
Figure 3 represents an enlarged sectional view of Figure 1, showing the base and
bottom of the cage, in section, and also the reversible closure, for the insied or outside
shutting-up of the bird feed openings.
Figure 4 represents a back elevation of the reversible closuro, exemplifying how the
same fills up the bird feed opening.
Figure 5 is a transverse section of the same, upon the dotted lines A B.
Figure 6 is a length of moulding, and Figure 7 a transverse section of it.
a is the bird cage, having feed or cup openings a³, made in one, or the two opposite
sides of it, and which opening or openings, is or are shut up, by a reversible closure b,
consisting of a hood shaped body part 6, jointed at 63, to the opposite sides c³, of a rest
shelf c, whose boundary edges are preferably turned upwardly into sides, so as to
prevent a feed cup d, or other object, from being accidentally pushed or removed from
off it.
One side of the closure has a lip 6, for the reversing of the closure, when the same
is turned inwardly on the left-hand side of Figure 3.

page_text: It will be seen, in the said Figure 3, that one of the reversible closures, is brought
upon the inside, and the other is brought upon the outside. When placed upon the
inside, the feed cup admits of being removed, and again replaced in position, and a
birds escape prevented, and when upon the outside, the feed cup is accessible to the
bird from the inside, and the opening shut up from the outside
The transposition of the closure is performed, by passing quadrant-wise, within the
bird feed opening.
The closure may be applied to all bird feed openings, or bird feeds, for food or
water.
The cage bottom consists of an erect sided tray e, with the upper part connected
with the wire body part, and with an opening e², in one side, wherethrough a drawer f,
passes to the interior and bottom of cage.
The tray bottom e, fits socket wise; within the open top of a base g, made from
lengths of mitre ended moulding, as described.
The inside bottom of the base, has rabates 92, upon which a bottom g³, is dropped,
and if necessary, affixed.
The cage part is affixed to the base part, by "turns", of the one part, taking
through loops i, of the other part, and when the former are turned at right angles to
the openings of the latter, a connection is made.
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
First: A reversible closure, for bird feed openings, or feed cup openings, and
which closure, consists of a hood-shaped jointed quadrant piece or cover, substantially
as described and set forth.
Secondly-The combination with a bird feed opening, or a feed cup opening, of
a reversible and jointed closure, supported by and upon a feed cup rest shelf, as
set forth.
Thirdly-Making the bottoms of bird cages, in the form of an erect sided tray,
having a drawer within it, and adapted to fit within a detachable base, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
Lastly: Making the bases, or the boundary frames of the bases of bird cages, from
mitre ended lengths of moulding, with the back sides of them, presented inwards, as
represented.
Dated this 29th day of August 1890.
ted this 29th day of August 1890.
GEORGE BAKER THE YOUNGER.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.