Cattle oiler

Claim 1

A CATTLE OILER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED TUBULAR PIPE HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOT THEREIN AT THE TOP THEREOF, EACH END OF SAID PIPE BEING CLOSED BY A VERTICALLY ELONGATED DIAMOND SHAPED METALLIC PLATE RIGIDLY SECURED THERETO, EACH OF SAID PLATES HAVING A HOOK SECURED NEAR THE TOP EDGE THEREOF ON THE OUTSIDE FACE OF SAID PLATES, SAID PLATES EACH HAVING AN APERTURE IN THE LOWER PORTION THEREOF, A FLAT ELONGATED WICK IN SAID PIPE AND EXTENDING OUT OF SAID PIPE THROUGH SAID SLOT, A FELT MATERIAL POSITIONED AROUND SAID PIPE AND EXTENDING THE ENTIRE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID PLATES, AND A METAL LATH SURROUNDING SAID FELT AND SAID PIPE FROM ONE OF SAID PLATES TO THE OTHER OF SAID PLATES TO RETAIN SAID FELT THEREON, SAID PIPE HAVING A FILLER HOLE IN THE TOP PORTION THEREOF ADJACENT ONE OF SAID PLATES, A METALLIC ROD EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PLATES. SAID ROD BEING RECEIVED BY SAID APERTURES IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID PLATES AND REMOVABLY SECURED TO SAID PLATES, SAID APERTURES IN SAID PLATES BEING POSITIONED SO THAT SAID ROD IS ADJACENT TO AND SPACED FROM SAID LATH AND AN ENDLESS ABSORBENT MATERIAL SURROUNDING SAID ROD FROM ONE OF SAID PLATES TO THE OTHER OF SAID PLATES AND HANGING LOOSELY THEREFROM, SAID ABSORBENT MATERIAL BEING SPACED FROM SAID LATH AND LOOSELY AND ROTATABLY POSITIONED ON SAID ROD, SAID DEVICE BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ADAPTED SO THAT A PLURALITY OF SAID OILERS CAN BE LOOSELY CONNECTED END TO END BY LENGTHS OF CHAIN AND SUSPENDED BETWEEN POSTS SO THAT OIL CAN BE RECEIVED IN SAID PIPE TO COVER A PORTION OF SAID WICK AND SO THAT CATTLE CAN TIP SAID OILERS INTO OIL SPILLING POSITION, AND SAID OIL WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY SUPPLIED TO SAID FELT BY SAID WICK, AND SAID OIL WILL BE APPLIED TO SAID ABSORBENT MATERIAL FROM SAID FELT AS SAME IS ROTATED ABOUT SAID ROD IN APPLYING SAID MATERIAL TO THE BACK OF AN ANIMAL.