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of the sides 10 and ends 11. This mode of'
securing the screens 20 to .the sides 10 and
ends 11permits a-replacement of said screens
in the event of injury thereto, and when it is
5 desired to rehabilitate a coop or crate em-
bodying the features of- the invention at a
minimum expense it is only necessary to dis-
connect the hooks 22 and 25-and the diagonal
connecting wires 26 and insert a new screen.
10 In other words, the screens are readily re-
placeable, and in some instances screens hav-
ing different meshes may be substituted alter-
nately-to accommodate the transportation of
different kinds of poultry and live stock.
lo The upperadjacent corners of the sides
and-.ends are separably locked when the said
sides and ends are raised intooperative posi-
tions. The form of lock is very simple and
includes the locking extensions 18 of the
20 upper rods 12 of- the ends 11. As clearly
shown by Fig. 4, a clip 27 is applied over.,the
upper tubular section or pipe 14 of each side
10 close to the upper opposite corners of said
sides and each clip has outwardly projecting
25 flares 28 in contiguous relation and having
inner and outer openings 29 and 30, the inner
opening being en gaged bone extremity of a
movable hasp link 31 and the outer opening
30 has one end of a hook 32 movably secured
so therein. In assembling the parts of the lock
the. hasp link 31 is turned over the locking
extension 18 and the hook 32 is inserted
through the opening 19 in said extension.
By this means the.sides'and ends are firmly
s5 secured, but may be readily separated when
it is desired to collapse or fold the coop or
crate.I
A cover. 33 is removably applied to the
coop or crate and comprises end bars 34
to which are angular in cross-section and con-
nected by longitudinal tie bars 35 and 36, a
screen covering 37 being secured between the
bars and having a: central opening 38 which
is closed by a gate 39. The opposite extremi-
45 ties of the end bars 34 aie projected beyond
the tie bars 35 and 36 and one set of the ex-
tremities is terminally- cut inwardly at an
angle as at 40, Fig. 2, and the top adjacent
portion of the bar is bent around the top
50 tubular section or pipe 14 of one of the sides
as at 41. The opposite projected extremities
of the bars 34 are bent downwardly as at 42
and loosely engage over the top tubular sec-
tion or pipe 14 of the opposite side. At the
55 center of the top tubular section or pipe 14
adjacent to the tie bar 35, a hasp plate 43 is
secured and has an opening 44,in its free end
to fit over an upstanding staple 45 secured to
the center of the said tie bar 35 a hook 46
60 being also attached to the tie bar 35 to en-
gage the.staple 45 above the end of the hasp
plate 43. The cover 33 is removable and
may be opened to clear the entire top of the
coop or crate, the bends 41 serving with the
65 under or inclined cuts or ends 40 of the bars34 as a hinge means. When it is desired to
separate the cover 33 the bends 41 are re-
leased or slightly drawn outwardly to per-
mit the tubular section or pipe 14 with which
they have had close engagement to be lib- 70
ei-ated' and at the same time the hasp plate
43 is detached from the tie bar 35. When
the .sides and ends of the crate are infolded
or collapsed, the cofer may be applied there-
over and suitably secured to reduce the coop 75
or crate for reshipment or storage.
In the operation of collapsing the coop or
crate, the cover 33 is first removed, the sides
10 infolded over and against the bottom or
base and the ends 11 then turned down- 80
wardly and inwardly over the folded sides,
the cover being then disposed upon the
folded sides and ends and secured by any
suitable means, such as wire or cord, so that
it will not move out of place through ship- 85
ment or storage.. In setting up the crate, the
cover is removed from the folded sides and
ends, and the ends and sides are then ele-
vated as shown by Fig. 1 and secured by the'
fastenings at the upper adjacent corners 90
through the medium of the hasp linWs 31
and hooks 32, which are placed in eng.ge-
ment with the locking extensions 18.
The welding together of the intersecting
rods 12 and 13 .at the upper and lower cor- 95
ners of the ends 11 and the lower corners of
the sides 10 is an advantageous structure
. front the standpoint of convenience and
economy, and the use of the tubular sections
or pipes 14 and 15 with the rods insures a 100
stronger frame formation for the sides and
ends; and as the several rods 12 and 13 pro-
ject through these tubular sections or pipes,
the resistance to breakage of the parts of the
frame coacting at their ends or extremities 105
as securing and hinge means is distributed
over the greater portion of the sides and
ends with a. consequent increase in strength
and durability.
Changes in the proportions, dimensions 110
and minor details may be resorted to with-
out departing from the spirit of the inven-
tion.
Having thus fully described the invention,
what is claimed as new, is: .115
.L 'A coop or crate comprising a bottom
having supporting brackets at the corners,
each of the brackets being formed with an
upstanding angular extremity composed of
lower and upper integral members vertically 120
disposed in planes at right angles to each
other, and sides and ends having lower pin-
tle projections respectively engaging the
lower and upper members of the supporting
.brackets. 125
2. A coop or crate comprising a bottom
having supporting brackets at the corners
with outer upstanding extremities formed
with members disposed at right angles to
each other, sides and .ends having frames 180a
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La Bauve, Odelon J. Coop or Crate., patent, January 12, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509466/m1/3/?q=%22Agriculture+-+Domestic+Animals+-+Poultry%22&rotate=270: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.