Year: 1899

page_text: I, VICTOR DARIMONT, of 111, Rue Leopold, Jette St. Pierre, Belgium Agricul-
turalist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is a beehive with rectangular, frames, and moveable
plate.
The hive consists of a chest or box in which two wooden laths are fixed to the
front and back walls. These laths are provided with zinc plates in which arc
semi-circular incisions for the reception of the extensions of the lower cross-
pieces of the frames. The interior surface of the cross-pieces are rounded off.
The object of this arrangement is to enable the frames to be inclined, whilst
preventing any sliding thereof.
The extensions of the frames are sufficiently long to allow of the passage of the
bees, and the upper cross-piece of each frame is also extended so as to preserve
the same spacing throughout the height of the frame. The extremities of these
extensions are bevelled in order to reduce the contact joints to the minimum.
The spacing between the front and back walls of the hive and the frames, can be
secured by the employment of a porcelain or other separator.
The spacing between the frames is effected by applying a ring with threaded
stem to their mounts or supports. At the two sides of the group of frames are
two moveable partitions resting on the laths mentioned above. These partitions
can descend to the level of a plate placed at the bottom of the hive, or leave a
free space for ventilation through the nest of eggs, by means of an opening
The hive can be
formed in the lower part of one of the walls of the hive.
enlarged laterally or vertically. In the latter case, the enlargement is effected
by the superposition of a heightening piece of dimensions corresponding to those
of the hive, and divided into three compartments by means of two partitions. The
middle compartment is of the same length as the nest of eggs in the case of all
the frames, so that the fixed partitions in the said heightening piece and the
moveable partitions of the egg nest lie exactly one above the other.
The end compartment is closed by a piece of sheet iron which passing in front
of the fixed partitions projects towards the interior of the compartment in the
middle.
On this projection, the frames of the heightening piece rest, thus crossing the
frames of the egg nest, leaving a space of 7 millimeters for the circulation of
the bees.
When the enlargement is lateral, the bee-excluder may be placed in the move-
able partitions, which should then descend to the level of the plate, in order to
facilitate the collection of the honey, proceeding as in the case of the heightening.
cou 1000

page_text: I, VICTOR DARIMONT, of No. 111, Rue Leopold, Jeite St. Pierre, Brussels,
Belgium, Inventor, 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 a bee-hive having frames arranged inside thereof,
like the leaves of a book; it is also provided with a movable plate, and a com-
plementary part added to the top of the hive.
This complementary part is divided into compartments.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 and 2 are respectively a longitudinal section and a cross section of the
hive.
Fig. 3 and 4 are plan views with and without the complementary part.
The hive consists of a rectangular body 1 having double front and back walls.
The front wall is provided with the usual flight-hole 2. The frames 3 are not
supported by the floor 4 of the hive, as is usually the case, but are held by the
indents formed in two metal strips 5, attached to laths 6, which are secured to
the front and back walls, at their lower part.
The frames 3 are arranged at right angles to the front wall of the hive and
held in place by earthenware or porcelain buttons 7, at suitable distances from the
front and back walls. The proper spaces between the frames are secured by
means of eye-screws 8. Laterally, the set of frames is enclosed between two
boards 9, which also rest in the recesses of the strips 5 and may be secured in
any suitable manner.
The recesses in the strips extend the whole of their length so that the hive
may receive additional frames, in which case the plates 9 are moved, accordingly.
to permit of this lateral extension. The bottom or floor 4 quite independent of
the hive itself, and this is one of the features of the invention. The movable
plate, forming the bottom or floor, can therefore be cleaned, supposing one of
the combs were to break, without any disturbance of the bees, inasmuch as the
hive can be lifted completely off it.
The complementary part 10, for adding to the top of the hive, is simply
placed on the lower part, and is divided, by two partitions 11, into a central and
two side-chambers. The central chamber communicates with the hive the latter
being open at the top, and receives the frames 14, which are so arranged that
they are perpendicular to the frame 3 in the lower part of the hive, that is to
say, they are parallel to the front wall thereof..
The side-compartments 13 of the elevated part are separated from the hive
proper 1, by metal sheets 15 and communicate with the central compartment by
the bee-passages 16, in the partitions 11, allowing the bees to pass from 13 to 12,
but not in the inverse direction. The object of this is to allow of the honey-laden
combs being withdrawn, along with the bees, into the side-compartments 13,
after having taken off the cover but without removing the elevated box. In
this way, the bees are not in the least disturbed. After having again covered the
box, the bees will pass through the passages 16 into the central compartment 12,
so that, next day, the combs may be taken out of the side-compartments, which
the bees will have quitted. If desired, empty combs may be substituted for those
withdrawn from the central compartment, in order that the bees may continue
to work.

page_text: 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) A beehive, with frames arranged as above described, and having a remov-
able bottom-plate, a removable box placed on the top which box is divided by
partitions 11 into a central compartment 12 communicating with the hive, and
two side-compartments separated from the hive, the latter .communicating with
the central compartment 12, by bee-passages, allowing the bees to pass from the
side into the central compartment, but not to pass in the contrary direction, før
the purpose above described.
2) The beehive substantially as described in the above specification and as
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th dox of Tuna 1000
VICTOR DARIMONT.
By his Agents,
Charles Bauer, Imrie, & Co.,
Of the City Patent Office 72, Cannon Street, London, E.C.