Title: Poultry nest bank unit

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Claims: It is claimed:

1. An improved poultry nest bank unit comprising,

first and second molded plastic housing portions;

each housing portion being comprised of a five sided relatively thin walled hollow unit having an open side and an opposite outer side;

means for securing together the open sides of the housing portions to form a housing unit having a substantially void interior;

a plurality of vertically arranged openings extending transversely across the outer sides of each of the first and second housing portions;

insertable plastic trays extending between corresponding openings in the first and second housing portions and across the interior of the housing unit;

one end of each of said trays extending outwardly beyond the outer side of the second housing portion;

said trays being inclined toward their said one ends, whereby eggs laid on said trays roll by gravity to said one end of each tray and;

means at said one end of each tray for stopping a rolling egg to collect laid eggs outside said housing unit.

2. The combination claimed in claim 1 including,

one or more base members for supporting said housing unit,

means for releasably attaching the housing unit in position on said one or more base members.

3. The combination claimed in claim 1 wherein, said openings in said first housing portion are high enough for a hen to have access to the portion of the trays on the interior of the housing unit;

said openings in the second housing portion are not high enough for a hen to pass therethrough, thereby to isolate hens in the housing unit from eggs that roll to said one end of the trays outside the housing unit.

4. The combination claimed in claim 1 further including,

lid means for selectively covering said one end of the trays that extend outside said housing unit.

5. The combination claimed in claim 1 and further including means for releasably securing trays to said housing unit.

6. The combination claimed in claim 5 wherein said means for releasably securing said trays comprises,

snap or latch means along the end of said trays opposite said one end for releasably engaging the first housing portion.

7. The combination claimed in claim 6 wherein said snap or latch means comprises,

an inverted U-shaped portion molded along said opposite end of the trays;

said U-shaped portion being adapted to engage a bottom edge of an opening in said first housing portion.

8. The combination claimed in claim 7 wherein said U-shaped portion is an edge that is severed to form a plurality of edge portions.

Other info:

Inventors: Cocklereece, Allan R. (18 Chaumont Sq., NW)

Application Number: 020421
Filing Date: 1979-03-14
Publication_date: 1981-02-17
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 119/336
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2264959	Dec, 1941	Sperry et al.	119/48.
2266685	Dec, 1941	Dadlow	119/48.
2512861	Jun, 1950	Hill	119/48.
2676566	Apr, 1954	Krieger	119/17.
3242904	Mar, 1966	Rannou	119/48.
3381664	May, 1968	Barlocci	119/48.
3916836	Nov, 1975	Justl	119/17.

Other Refs: 146206

Apr, 1952	AU

Primary Examiner: Mancene, Gene
Assistant Examiner: Swiatek, Robert P.
Attorney: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch