Improvements in or connected with the Opening of Covered Sheep- raoks or Similar Receptacles for the Feeding of Animals or Storing of Goods.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1900-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1900
Improvements in or connected with the Opening of Covered Sheep-
raoks or Similar Receptacles for the Feeding of Animals or Storing
of Goods.
I, EDWARD ARMSTHONG BELLOW, 26, High Street, Leominster, in the County of
Hereford, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be us
follows:-
This invention relates to the opening of covered sheepracks or similar recep
tacles, for the feeding of animals or storing of goods, and is designed mainly with
the object of opening the full length of the cover or lid of such receptacles and in
such a manner as to be most convenient for filling the said receptacle.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide a length of steel, iron or other
hard material of about the same length as the cover or lid is wide, and of suitable
width and thickness, I fix the same to the lid preferably at or near the ends thereof.
These two pieces (hereinafter called the top or moving slides) rest on two similar
pieces (hereinafter called the bottom or fixed slides) which are fixed on the rack
or receptacle immediately under and in the same direction as the aforesaid top
slides.
Either the top or bottom slides may be grooved or fitted with guides, so as to
prevent the top slides when pushed from sliding in any direction other than that
which is parallel with the bottom slides.
I also securely fix to the top slide a staple that partly or wholely encircles the
bottom slide and is fixed in such a position as to allow the lid when pushed or
alid, to open a convenient distance for filling the receptacle and by coming in con-
tact with the opposite side of the receptacle from which the lid was pushed to
prevent the lid from sliding or being pushed further than the aforesaid convenient
distance, it also prevents the lid being lifted or moved in any direction other than
a horizontal one.
Dated this Eighth day of November 1899.
Improvements in or connected with the Opening of Covered Sheep-
racks or Similar Receptacles for the Feeding of Animals or Storing
of Goods.
1, EDWARD ARMSTRONG BELLOW, 26, High Street, Leominster, in the County of
Hereford, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
1
This invention relates to the opening of covers or lids of receptacles, and is
designed mainly with the object of opening the full length of the cover or lid of
such receptacles, without the aid of rollers or hinges, and in such a manner as to
be most convenient for filling the said receptacles.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings in which:-
Fig. 1 is an end olevation shewing my invention as applied by way of example
to a sheeprack, the lid or roof being closed.
Fig. 2 shews the same, the lid being open.
Fig. 3 is a detail view of a sectional elevation on an enlarged scale, of that part
of the rack which immediately concerns the opening mechanism.
Referring to these drawings, A is the roof or lid of the rack, in this instance
shewn as corrugated metal, and being attached to the curved loose wood top or
end E on the lower side of which are screwed two angle pieces F F and also to its
inuer side a guide or stop G shaped in such a manner as to prevent the aforesaid
top or end (and consequently the roof) from being raised from one side when
closed, this being affected by the guide G coming in contact with the bottom side
of the wedge H. The whole of the aforesaid with the exception of the wedge H
(which is secured to the end boards of the rack) slide the full width of the rack,
the same being prevented from sliding completely off the rack by means of the
guide or stop G coming in contact with the angle iron L.
Cis the top board of the end of the rack, and is of sufficient strength and, width
to carry the weight of the roof, and to allow of the two half round pieces of metal
being screwed on to its upper edge immediately under the angle pieces FF, the
outer edges of these half round pieces being allowed slightly project over the
sides of C, and so come in contact with the vertical edge of the angle pieces r F.
K is a hook screwed to the top piece E, and so shaped as to clip into that end
of C which is opposite to the guide or stop G, thus preventing this side from being
raised when lid is closed.
L is a piece of angle iron screwed on to the lower side of the widened top
board C to prevent the guide or stop from wearing away the wood.
My invention is carried into effect as follows:-
:-
The roof A together with the side pieces E and guide or stop G is pushed from
the side opposite the hook K until the guide or stop G comes in contact with the
angle iron L. The highest point or centre of the roof being now over the side of
the rack will allow the roof to tilt until checked by the hook or stop G coming
in contact with the under side of angle iron L, thus giving a sufficient and con-
venient opening for filling the rack as Fig. 2. The rack is closed by pulling
the lid to its original position as in Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I deolare that what
I claim is:
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1. The improvements in or connected with the opening of covered sheep racks
or similar receptacles for the feeding of animals or storing of goods, which con-
sists of the roof being mounted on runners or slides of angle iron running parallel
to one another, and parallel to and immediately over other runners or slides of
half round or other suitable section metal, so as to allow the roof to be slid or
opened without the aid of hinges rollers or levers substantially as described.
2. The arrangement of the aforesaid runners in such a manner as to allow the
outer edge of the inner and lower or fixed runners to project beyond the wood on
which they are fastened, and so come in contact with the inner sides of the hori-
zontal web of the upper or moving runners, thus greatly diminishing the chance
of the one pair of runners binding against the other.

page_text: 3. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming my
improved method of opening sheep racks or similar receptacles substantially as
set forth.
EDWARD ARMSTRONG BELLOW.