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a wire mesh, and the house and nest boxes
are solid panels, but it is obvious changes
might be resorted to without departing from
the spirit of the invention as disclosed here-
a in, and it is not my intention to restrict my-
self to the details set forth, but to construe
the claim as broadly as the state of the prior
art will permit.
What I claim as new and desire to secure
10 by Letters Patent, is
The combination with a breeding house,
of a pen adjacent said house, said -pen com-
prising a plurality of members having lower
stationary sections provided with notches in
15 the upper edges thereof, upper movable sec-
tions hinged to said lower sections, a plural-
ity of cross bars adapted to rest in said
notches to support the upper sections in their
lowered position, a door on said house, means
for supporting said door to forn a-continua- 20
tion of the pen roof, said means comprising
a member, a projection on said member en-
gaging a slot in said door, whereby the
member may engage or disengage the folded
sections adjacent thereto to form a continu- 25
ous roof.
In testimony whereof I have signed my
name to this specification in the presence of
two subscribing witnesses.
PETER B. LAIDLAW.
Witnesses:
M. A. GOFF,
W. C. McCoRMIcK.
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