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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM W. WILSON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.
POULTRY-GREASER.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 24, 1908.
Application filed June 22, 1907, Serial No. 380,320.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. WILSON,
citizen of the United States, residing at Dal-
las, county of Dallas, and State of Texas,
5 have invented certain new and useful Im-
provements in Poultry-Greasers, of which
the following is a specification, reference be-
ing had therein to the accompanying draw-
ing. .
10 This invention relates to a poultry greaser,
and particularly to a structure in which an
insecticide may le applied from an absorbent
surface to the lowl when the latter is eating
from a feed pam.
15 The invention has for an object to provide
a novel and improved construction of parts
in which the feed pan is formed with a cen-
trally disposed reservoir, and a cover with an
annular wick holder disposed above the edge
20 of the pail and communicating with said
reservoir.
Other and further objects and advantages
of the invention will be hereinafter set forth
and the novel features thereof defined by the
25 appended claims.
In the drawing:---Figure 1 is a perspective
of the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section
thereof; Fig: 3 is a detail perspective of the
cover With the wick removed; Fig. 4 is a siri-
30 lar view of the pan, and Fig. 5 is a bottom
plan of the cover with the wick in position
and parts broken away.
Like numneras refer to like parts in the
several views of the drawing.
35 The numeral 1 designates a feed pan whih
may e of any desired size or configuration,
and is provided with the centrally disposedl
tank 2 adapted to receive oil or any other de-
sir (Iinsecticide to be applied to the chickens
40 or other fowls in using the pan. The upper
portion of this tank is cut away as at 3 to per-
nit the wick to enter the same. The cover
4 is of equal hiiiieter to the pan and pro--
vided on its under surface at its outer periph-
45 ery with the wick holder 5 to receive and re-
tain a body of absorhent material, preferably
a wick 6 capable of conveying liquid by apil-
lary attraction from the tank to the holder.
This wick extends below the lower port ion o
50 the liolderand is retained therein by the in-
turned edges 7 thereof. The ho'r is pro-
vided centrally with iwick casing secured
thereto and Having an opening 9 at one side,
saidcasing being adapted to fit. tight ly wit bin
55 the tank so that all of the parts may be Jilted
by the ring or handle 10 It the top of thecover. Leading from the annular holder 5
to this opening 9 is a radially disposed holder
11 the walls of which are held against expan-
sion by the cross piece 12 and through.this Go
radial bolder both ends of the.wick are passed
and enter the casing 8. The wick or absorb-
ent material thus extends entirely around
the holder and each end thereof is returned to
the tank, as shown in Fig. 5. G5
In the use of the invention it will be.seen
that the chickens or other fowls in approach-
ing the feed pan have the use of. the entire
periphery thereof, and their backs are
brought directly in contact with the absorb- 70
eut material carried by the cover, while
this cover is capable of immediate removal
and carries all of the wick therewith so that
the tank may be filled with oil or other in-
secticide which it is' desired to apply to the 75
fowls to kill insects or other vermin thereon.
The use of such an insecticide prevents bites
from mosquitoes which in the case of young
fowls causes the eyes to swell and close.
The invention is one of simple construction 80
comprising two separable parts and forms a
pan capable of feeding about the entire pe-
riphery and the tank is disposed at a point to
winch the fowls do not: ordinarily reach in
feeding. By returning both ends of the 85
wick to the reservoir dripping is prevented
and a conitinuous capillary feed established
as the oil is used therefrom.
IHaving described my invention and set
forth its merits, what I claim and desire to 90
secure by betters Patent is:-
1. A poultry greaser comprising a feed pan
'having a centrally disposed tank therein, a
cover silpported upon said tank, and an ab-
sorbent body carried by said cover above 95
the edges of said pan.
2. A poultry greaser comprising a feed pan
having a centrally disposed tank therein, a
cover sul)porte([ Upon said tank, a wick
holder extending aolsit the edges of said 100
cover, and a wick disposed in said holder
and conuiunicatiiig with said tank.
3. A poultry greaser comiprising a feed pan
having a centrally disposed tank therein, a
cover provide(l with a wick casing adapted 105
to enter said tank, a peripheral wick holder
upon the under face of said cover, and an ab-
sorheit wicking carried by said holder and
extenihng into said casing.
=1. A poultry greaser comprising a feed pan 110
having a centrally disposed tank therein, a
cover provided with a wick casing adaptedNo. 882,985.
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Wilson, William W. Poultry-Greaser., patent, March 24, 1908; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512849/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.