Cage with adjustment apparatus

Claim 2

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said barrier means closure member is hinged upon front wall portion.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said caging enclosure comprises an elongated array including a plurality of individual cage units, and wherein said barrier means comprises an elongated member spanning several such units.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1, further including retaining means for engaging said front wall portion and holding said barrier means in its said first position.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said retaining means comprises a latch element which engages said barrier means in its first position.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said enclosure includes a floor mounted for vertically adjustable movement with respect to said front wall portion and means for retaining said floor at different adjusted positions of such movement.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said enclosure includes a rear wall and said floor is mounted to said rear wall by a hinging interconnection and is pivotal with respect thereto for tilting movement.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said means for retaining said floor comprises a suspension member extending between said floor and said front wall portion.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said suspension member depends downwardly from said front wall and has at least two floor-engaging portions disposed at mutually different distances below said front wall.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said enclosure includes a rear wall and said floor is mounted to said rear wall by a hinging interconnection and is pivotal with respect thereto for tilting movement.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said floor includes a floor member and at least one support element attached to said rear wall and extending beneath said floor member, said support element having a portion engageable with said floor-engaging portions of said suspension member.

Claim 12

A confinement cage apparatus for poultry and the like comprising in combination: a caging enclosure having a front wall portion; said front wall portion defining access openings therethrough permitting birds within said enclosure to feed from a supply outside the enclosure; a feed trough mounted outside said enclosure and having an inner generally vertical sidewall disposed adjacent said front enclosure wall and an outer sidewall spaced therefrom; Said outer sidewall comprising a fixed wall member having a predetermined height; and said inner trough sidewall comprising a pair of vertically separable parts one of which is adjustably mounted on said cage front wall portion, said separable parts when spaced apart forming a relatively shallow trough having a low sidewall immediately adjacent said front wall position and whose height is substantially less than that of said outer sidewall, said parts forming an opening between said separable parts through which opening the poultry can feed from said trough through said access openings, and said inner sidewall parts each having means engaging and interfitting with each other within said trough and thereby being joinable to form a sidewall substantially the same height as said outer wall member whereby a deeper trough having high sidewalls is formed.

Claim 13

A confinement cage apparatus for poultry and the like comprising in combination: a caging enclosure having a front wall portion and a floor; said floor mounted for vertically adjustable movement with respect to said front wall portion; and means for retaining said floor at different adjusted positions of such movement; said means comprising a suspension member depending downwardly from said front wall; said member having at least two floor-engaging portions disposed at mutually different distances below said front wall.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said floor-engaging portions are laterally extending projections.

Claim 15

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said projections extend generally toward each other.

Claim 16

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said projections are hooklike in nature.

Claim 17

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said suspension member comprises a link of wirelike material and has a looped upper extremity.

Claim 18

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said floor includes a floor member and at least one support element attached to said rear wall and extending beneath said floor member, said support element having a portion engageable with said floor-engaging portions of said suspension member.

Claim 19

The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said suspension member comprises a linklike element having a looped upper extremity, said floor-engaging portions comprising lateral projections disposed beneath said upper extremity.