Laying cage subfloor
OwnerHerman A. Kusterinventor
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a subfloor for use in egg laying cages wherein the subfloor prevents caged fowl from catching their spurs in the conventional floor grate. The subfloor is formed of longitudinal and transverse members spaced apart a distance equal to the spacing of the corresponding elements of the cage floor. However, the subfloor is so located upon the cage floor that the resultant floor openings are only one quarter the area of the previous floor openings providing superior support for the bird's feet and preventing spurs from being caught in the cage floor. As the subfloor is loosely supported upon the cage floor, relative movement therebetween produces a self-cleaning action.
Claims9
A laying cage for fowl comprising, in combination, an enclosure defined by side walls, end walls and a floor, said floor consisting of an open grate defined by a plurality of longitudinal elements affixed to a plurality of transverse elements, said longitudinal elements being transversely spaced from each other and said transverse elements being spaced from each other in the direction of said longitudinal elements whereby said elements define openings therebetween permitting droppings to readily pass therethrough, a subfloor directly supported upon said floor, said subfloor comprising a plurality of longitudinal members affixed to a plurality of transverse members, said longitudinal members being transversely spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to the spacing between said longitudinal elements and said transverse members being spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to the spacing between said transverse elements, and means locating said subfloor upon said floor whereby said longitudinal members are disposed above and substantially equidistant between adjacent longitudinal elements and said transverse members are disposed above and substantially equidistant between adjacent transverse elements.
A subfloor for a laying cage having a floor consisting of an open grate defined by a plurality of spaced, parallel longitudinal elements affixed to a plurality of spaced parallel transverse elements, said elements defining rectangular openings of a given area, comprising in combination, a subfloor grate defined by a plurality of spaced parallel longitudinal members affixed to a plurality of parallel spaced transverse members, adjacent longitudinal members being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the spacing of adjacent longitudinal elements and adjacent transverse members being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the spacing of adjacent transverse elements, attachment means defined upon said subfloor grate whereby said longitudinal members are disposed above and substantially equidistant between adjacent longitudinal elements and said transverse members are disposed above and substantially equidistant between adjacent transverse elements, and elongated edge members affixed to said transverse member parallel to said longitudinal members defining the lateral edges of said subfloor grate, said lateral edge members being spaced from the adjacent longitudinal member a distance substantially one-half the distance separating adjacent longitudinal members.
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