Improvements in Automatically Supplying Food to Cattle at any Previously Arranged Time.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1894--Accepted, 1st Sept.,
1894
Improvements in Automatically Supplying Food to Cattle at any
Previously Arranged Time.
I, GEORGE HENRY WILLIAM ALDERSON of Brimmington, Chesterfield in the
County of Derby, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus or mechanism for automatically supplying a
feed of corn or the like to horses or other cattle at a pre-arranged time, intended
more particularly for use at night.
My object has been to construct an apparatus of great simplicity and of small
cost and I therefore proceed as follows:-A receiver to contain food may be
cheaply and effectively made by fastening to a flat board, a piece of tin forming the
other three sides, being open at the top and closed by a door or flap hinged to front
bottom edge of the tin portion of the receiver.
The front or loose edge of the door is provided with a catch or projection which
when the door is raised engages with a horizontally sliding bolt which retains
the door in its closed position until drawn back by the releasing mechanism.
This consists of a wedge engaging with the end of a slide in such a manner that
when the wedge is forced downwards it draws back the slide and releasing a
connection with the sliding bolt permits a weight attached to the opposite end of
the sliding bolt to draw it back, and release the door at the bottom of the receiver
which instantly drops to a vertical position permitting the food to fall into the
manger.
The wedge is preferably attached to the bottom of a vertical rod, held in guides
but having a short vertical movement, and upon the said rod I place a drop weight
which is held suspended at the top of the rod until the clock or other time keeping
mechanism with which it is connected reaches the pre-arranged time, the weight is
then released and drops upon the head of the wedge, or upon a collar secured to the
rod, and the impetus of the blow causes the wedge to force back the bolt, as before
described.
A series of such food receivers having their bolts connected, may be discharged
of their contents by the action of one such releasing apparatus, the weight being
placed at the end of the series.
A catch electrically released may be used in connection with the clock if
desired.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatically Supplying Food to Cattle at any
Previously Arranged Time.
I, GEORGE HENRY WILLIAM ALDERSON, of Brimmington, Chesterfield in the
County of Derby, 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:—
My invention relates to an arrangement of mechanism, or an apparatus for

page_text: automatically supplying a feed of corn or the like to horses or other cattle at a
pre-arranged time and is intended more particularly for use during the night.
The general arrangement of the apparatus is shown in the annexed sheet of
drawings.
Fig. 1, represents the apparatus as set and ready for acting.
Fig. 2, the apparatus after delivering its charge of food.
Fig. 3, side view of the lower part of receiver with trap door.
My object has been to construct an apparatus of great simplicity, that will act
with certainty, and be of small cost, and I therefore proceed as follows: The
receivers to hold the charge of food and marked A, in the drawing, may be made
of wood, or of tin and fastened to a board, either open at the top or having a lid
to close the opening.
The bottom is made to open and close by means of a hinged door B, provided
with a bolt C, which engages with a slide bar or catch D, to which is attached a
cord or chain E, passing over a pulley F, and sustaining a weight G.
A cord or chain H, attached to the other end of the slide bar D, is connected at
its other end either directly as shown, or through a series of wires and bellcranks,
according to its position, with the releasing mechanism.
This consists or may consist of a simple clock or other timepiece I, preferably
fixed upon a board J, or enclosed by a glass door. It is provided with a simple
retaining detent after the manner of an ordinary alarum movement which is
arranged to hold up a hammer K that would otherwise fall by its own
gravity.
Below the pivotted hammer is a vertically sliding bar L, kept up by means of a
spring M, and having a slot or its equivalent N, cugaging with a stud upon the
tail end of a pivotted catch O, which holds back a cam P, which would
otherwise be turned round by the weight of the arm Q, and release the cord,
chain, or wire H.
The modus operandi is as follows: The apparatus being set as shown in Fig. 1,
and the receiver filled with a charge of corn, upon the clock reaching the appointed
time the detent releases the hammer K, which falls upon the head of vertical
bar L, driving it down in its guides and raising the catch end of O. This releases
the cam P, and allows the weight G, to draw forward the slide bar or catch D,
setting the trap door B, at liberty which immediately falls and discharges the
contents of the receiver into the manger.
This action is illustrated in Figs. 2 & 3.
It will be understood that although only one receiver has been described and
shown, a series of such receivers may be discharged in the same manner by means
of connecting wires or cords from one releasing apparatus, the weight G, being
placed at the end of the series. When the cam is again engaged with the
catch O, the action draws back the slide bar D, the door B, is then raised by hand
and the bolt C, adjusted.
Instead of the vertical bar L, catch O, and cam P, I may use a wedge upon
which the hammer will fall, and thus cause the wedge to draw back the catch
bar D, but I prefer the former arrangement as described.
my
said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same may be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
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The apparatus for the delivery of a charge of food for cattle, at any pre-
arranged time, automatically, substantially as herein before described and 5
illustrated.
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ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.