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top will be secured in its uppermost posi-
tion and the complete device retained in its
upright position. A door 15 is also formed
in the top 6 of the device, whereby the poul-
5 try may be removed, when desired. The
hinges securing the side and end walls to
the flanges 2 and the bottoms respectively
are provided with springs 16, as clearly
shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, the normal
10 tendency of which is to force said side and
end walls upwardly into their upright posi-
tions, but in order to retain the parts of the
device in collapse or folded position, I pro-
vide a catch member 17. This catch mem-
15 her comprises a T-shaped bar or the like,
the shank portion of which is loosely mount-
ed in the center rail of the top 6 and the
head or cross portion thereof spaced slightly
above said center rail, whereby when the
20 side walls are folded over the end walls and
top, said head portion will engage the free
edges of said side walls to retain the same in
their lowermost position, as shown in Fig. 5
of the drawing.
25 In practice, assuming that the device is in
set up position, should it be desired to fold
the same, after the poultry has been entirely
removed therefrom, the operator first re-
leases the latches 14 from their engagement
30 with the eyes 12. The finger, pieces 10 are
then moved inwardly toward one another,
which operation swings the end walls in-
wardly and with such an operation, the top
6 is disposed downwardly so that when the
35 end walls are resting on the bottom 1, said
top is resting on the outer faces of said end
walls. In this position, the finger pieces
project upwardly through the slots 7 at the
innermost ends of the latter. The side walk
40 4 are then folded inwardly upon the upper
face of said top 6, whereupon the latch
member 17 is turned so that the head por-
tion thereof contacts with the free ends of
said. side walls, to retain the latter and the
45 other portions of the device in their folded
positions. A most compact device is then
provided and should it be desired to set up
the same, the first operation is to turn the
latch member 17 so that the head member
50 thereof is disengaged from the folded side
walls. Said side walls will then be forced
to their upright positions, under tension of
the springs in connection with the hinges
thereof and as said side walls are raised, the
55 springs in connection with the end walls will
also force the latter to their upright posi-
tions and simultaneously force the top 6 to
its proper position on the upper edges of the
end walls. It may be necessary, however,
60 for the operator to aid in positioning the
end walls and top to their upright positions,
as the weight of said top on the end walls
may be too great for the springs on the
hinges of said end walls and, of course, such
65 kid may be given by grasping the fingerpieces 10 and drawing outwardly upon the
same. The latch members 14 are then en
gaged with the eyes 12 and the complete
device locked in its upright position.
From the foregoing it will be seen that I 70
have provided a simple, inexpensive and
efficient means for carrying out the objects
of the invention and while I have particu-
larly described the elements best adapted to
perform the functions set forth, it is obvious fi
that various changes in form, proportion
and in the minor details of construction may
be resorted to without departing from the
spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of
the invention. 80
While I have shown coil springs 16 in
connection with the hinges of the device for
disposing the side and end walls to their
raised or upright positions, it will be under-
stood that other forms of springs such as 85
flat springs may be used, if desired, inde-
pendent of said hinges.
It will also be noted that while I have
shown pivoted latch members 14 for en-
gagement with the eyes 12 whereby the parts 0
of the device may be locked in upright posi-
tion, other forms of latch members may be
provided, if desired for accomplishing the
same purpose.
Having thus described this invention, what 95
I claim is:-
1. A folding coop of the class described
comprising a bottom, vertically extending
flanges on the side and end edges thereof,
side walls hinged to the side flanges, end 100
walls hinged to said bottom adjacent the end
flanges thereon, said side and end walls be-
ing foldable inwardly, and said side walls
adapted to fold over the end walls, a top
therefor provided with a pair of longitudi- iTs
nally alining slots extending inwardly from
the ends of the top to points adjacent the
center thereof, projecting members carried
on the upper edges of the end walls and ex-
tending through the slots of said top, said 11o
members having the outer ends thereof bent
outwardly and upwardly to form finger
pieces, stop members carried on the ends of
said top and projecting across the slots for
engagement by said projections, said finger 115
pieces projecting some distance beyond the
end walls when the latter are disposed to
their upright positions and the projections
engaged with the stop members of the top,
and means to lock said side walls to the top 120
to secure the device in its folded position.
2. A folding coop of the class described
comprising a bottom section, vertically ex-
tending flanges secured to the side and end
edges thereof, side walls hinged to the side 125
flanges, end walls hinged to said bottom ad-
jacent the end flanges, said walls being
foldable inwardly and the side walls adapt-
ed to be folded over the end walls, a top for
the device adapted to rest on the upper edges 130(M)
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Caldwell, Robert Lee. Folding Coop., patent, May 12, 1914; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858312/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.