Improvements in Bird Cages, applicable to other Cages and other Wire Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bird Cages, applicable to other Cages and other
Wire Articles.
I, FREDERICK BAKER, of 228 Albert Road, Aston, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in bird cages, applicable to other
cages and other wire articles such for instance as parrot cages, rat traps and
other wire articles by which I am able to produce them much cheaper than
formerly without sacrificing strength and the appearance is greatly enhanced.
My invention is as follows:-
:--
I form the body of the cage principally from vertical wires which are manu-
factured from square wires twisted and this applies either to the body alone or
the body and top, whatever the configuration or design of the cage may be as
the invention is applicable to all designs of cages. The latteral bands of the
cage for binding and securing these wires together are formed of a combination
of narrow, crimped, or corrugated ribbons which are so arranged in combination
with the upright or twisted body wires that the said body wires fall into
the corrugations and are there locked very similar to the thread of a screw in
its nut.
These composite bands may be made by two three or more of them
brought together in the following manner :-
In the case of the composite band being made up of three corrugated ribbons,
two of the corrugations would come on one side of the vertical twisted wire and
one on the other side thus forming the said nuts; or in the case of two corrugated
ribbons forming the band, one corrugation would come on the one side of the
It will be evident
vertical square twisted wires and the other on the other side.
that a number of single bands placed at a considerable distance apart would
have approximately the same result but I prefer to use three in ordinary cases.
The band forming the frame of the door may be made in the same manner.
By these means a marked effect is produced and it may be varied to almost
any extent as a greater number of the said ribbons may be concentrated in the
upper, or lower parts, or bottom of the cage which gives a very elegant effect.
Such cage or other bodies may be combined with either stamped bottoms or
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wood bottoms, and indeed, is applicable to almost any kind of wirework.
will be understood that bands of this description interlocked with the square
twisted wires cannot be slid upwards or downwards on account of their locking.
one with the other as before set forth.
Dated this 11th day of October 1894
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Bird Cages, applicable to other Cages and other
Wire Articles.
1, FREDERICK BAKER of 228 Albert Road Aston, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in bird cages, applicable to other
cages & other wire articles, such for instance as parrot cages, rat traps, & other
wire articles by which I am able to produce them cheaper than formerly without
sacrificing strength, & the appearance is greatly enhanced. My invention is as
follows:-
I form the body of the cage principally from vertical wires which are manu-
factured from square wires twisted, & this applies either to the body alone or the
body & top whatever the configuration or design of the cage may be as the
invention is applicable to all designs of cages. The latteral bands of the cage for
binding & securing these wires together are formed of a combination of narrow,
crimped, or corrugated ribbons which are so arranged in combination with the
upright or twisted body wires that the said body wires fall into the corrugations &
are there locked very similar to the thread of a screw in its nut. These composite
bands may be made by two, three, or more of them brought together in the.
following manner :-In the case of the composite band being made up of three
corrugated ribbons two of the corrugations would come on one side & one on the
other side, thus forming the said nuts, or in the case of two corrugated ribbons
forming the band, one corrugation would come on the one side & the other on the
other side of the vertical square twisted wires & the other on the other side.
It will be evident that a number of single bands placed at a considerable distance
apart would have approximately the same result but I prefer to use three in
ordinary cases. The band forming the frame of the door may be made in the same
manner. By these means a marked effect is produced & it may be varied to
almost any extent as a greater number of the said ribbons may be concentrated in
the upper, or lower part, or bottom of the cage which gives a very elegant effect.
Such cage or other bodies may be combined with either stamped bottoms or wood
bottoms, and indeed, it is applicable to almost any kind of wirework. It will be
understood that bands of this description interlocked with the square twisted wire
cannot be slid upwards or downwards on account of this locking one with another
as before set forth.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure is a general view of an ordinary bird cage which illustrates the
application of my invention to other such wire articles:
Figure 2 is an enlarged. view of the lateral bands B.
Figure 3 is a sectional plan of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 2 but showing a modification.
Figure 5 is a sectional plan of Figure 4.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the vertical wires A of the cage or
other article from twisted wire of square or other suitable section i.e. having angles
which form a thread upon the wire when twisted. These vertical wires A are
bound and secured in the desired position by the horizontal and cross bands B
which consist of the top and bottom crimped ribbons 6' and 6' and the similar
centre ribbon b* which are arranged as shown by Figure 2 & 3 so that the twisted

page_text: wires A are threaded into the corrugations of the ribbons which are alternately
placed so that the wires A are locked in position by the ribbons b' and 6* first going
over and then under the wires A while the centre ribbon 6 also passes over and
under the wires A in a similar way only it passes under those wires that are passed
over by the ribbons b' and 6' and over those that are passed under by the top and
bottom ribbons & and 6. In some cases I may have only two ribbons 6 and 6' as
shown by Figures 4 and 5 in which case they all go alternately under and over
the wires as shown so that in either case the screw wire is so locked that the
bands B cannot slide up nor down the wires A. The door E is formed in a
similar manner the bands 6 forming the top and bottom of the door.
It will thus be seen that by the arrangement of bands B and twisted wires A
a large variety of bands in various classes of articles may be produced and as little
or no soldering is required to keep the bands B in position a considerable saving
in cost of manufacture is effected with a marked increase in the effect produced by
the various designs to which it is adaptable while the base or tray F may be varied
to suit the requirements of the various articles to be produced. The bands 6' 6 b³ b*
and may be single width instead of double as shown and may be arranged at a
distance from each other and one two or three corrugations may be arranged in the
ribbons between each wire A.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The improvements in bird cages applicable to other cages and other wire
articles, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the
accompanying drawing.
2nd. In cages and other wire articles the twisted wires in combination and
interlocked with the corrugated bands B substantially such as herein set forth &
shown.
Dated this 7th day of June 1805
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.