Year: 1885

page_text: We, ALEXANDER LAURIE, and CHARLES THOMAS BISHOP, trading as Laurie and.
Bishop. of the "Birmingham Wire Works" Bradford Street, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention to be as
follows:-
Our Invention has reference as herein-after described in the construction and
ornamentation of cages for domesticated birds principally applicable to what is
known in commerce as metallic cages, but also in part to others known as wood
cages. We will describe our Invention thus -
We first produce a corrugated metallic plate by means of rolls or dies specially
constructed of any suitable shape or configuration and then cut or shear the same
to form the roof (of any required design) and the body, or such parts of the cage
to which the said corrugation may be applicable.
Instead of a metallic plate we may employ wood or plastic material corrugated
and applied as above set forth we then embellish the corrugations with various
colors, or by polishing.
Cages thus made are more durable, economical, and presentable in their
appearance.

page_text: Ornamentation of Cages for Domesticated Birds.
We, ALEXANDER LAURIE, and CHARLES THOMAS BISHOP, trading as Laurie
& Bishop of the "Birmingham Wire Works," Bradford Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
Our Invention has reference as herein after described in the construction and
. ornamentation of cages for domesticated birds, principally applicable to what is
known in commerce as metallic cages, but also in part to others known as wood
cages. We will describe our Invention thus :-
We first produce a corrugated metallic plate by means of rolls or dies specially
constructed of any suitable shape or configuration and then cut or shear the same
to form the roof (of any required design) and the body, or such parts of the cage
to which the said corrugation may be applicable.
Instead of a metallic plate we may employ wood or plastic material corrugated
and applied as above set forth we then embellish the corrugation with various
colors, or by polishing.
Cages thus made are more durable, economical, and presentable in their
appearance.
And in order that this our said Invention may be more thoroughly understood,
we will now proceed to describe it in connection with the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Similar letters of reference denote similar parts in each figure where they occur.
Fig. 1, is a front view in elevation of a cage for domesticated birds with parts
applied according to our Invention.
Fig. 2, is a side view in elevation of the same cage
Fig. 3, is a plan of underside of the base or bottom of same.
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Fig. 4, is a view in elevation of a corrugated strip being one part detached.
Fig. 5, are views in section of corrugated strips in metal.
Fig. 6, a view in section when made in wood or plastic material.
a, is the roof connected to the frame b, which receives the upper parts of the
wires c, d is the body, which comprises the ends, sides, and bottom, and receives
the lower parts of the wires c.
We do not confine ourselves to the precise details herein given and set forth and
shewn on the accompanying drawings, but that we hold ourselves at liberty to
alter or modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of our
said Invention for instance we may vary the shape and configuration of the
corrugations, and also in forming the same to its purpose, we do not claim the
construction of parts taken separately and apart from each other.

page_text: Having now particularly described and, ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st The construction and application of a corrugated metallic plate, or a
corrugated surface made from wood or plastic material to the roof, body, or other
parts of a bird cage, as we may design.
2nd The combination and arrangement of such parts the whole forming
"Improvements in or relating to the construction and ornamentation of cages for
domesticated birds."