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Corner Couplings Patented Aug. 17. 1915. 

 Tilting Manger Patented Jan. 25, 1916. 



Louden Maternity Pen, Panel Construction — Fig. 996 



Size of Tubing. The corner and gate posts, the posts 

 and rails adjoining the manger and the top and bottom 

 rails (when the latter is used), as well as the gate frame, are 

 1 '' 8 O. D. steel tubing. All the fillers, including those for 

 the gate, are 1 v^ steel tubing. 



Length of Tubing. All the posts are set 5 inches in 

 the concrete below the level of the floor. The corner posts 

 are 5 feet long: the gate post 6 feet 9 inches long. The 

 length of the main fillers for the curb construction is 57 

 inches, and for the panel construction. 44 inches. The 

 fillers above the manger, 15 '2 inches. The standard height 

 of panel is 54 inches above the floor. The gate is 40 inches 

 wide in the clear. 



Connections. The horizontal rails are connected to 

 the corner posts by our Corner Couplings, N-6, Plate 15. 

 The horizontal rails are connected to the gate posts and 

 the manger posts by our Interlocking Dust-Proof Couplings, 

 Fig. 933. The fillers are set approximately 5 inches apart 

 on centers and are connected to the horizontal rails with 

 our Grip Clamps, Fig. 1050. 



Dimensions of Manger. The Manger is 36 inches long 

 and 28 inches wide at the top and 28 inches deep. The 

 bottom is rounded on a radius of 9 inches. It is made of 



Specifications 



18-gauge galvanized sheet steel, reinforced by steel angles 

 on the ends and outside, and by a slotted I ^ O. D. tube 

 on the inside next the cow. 



Other Features. The pen may be placed against a 

 wall or in a corner of the building so the wall or walls will 

 form one or two sides of the pen. A 4-inch concrete curb 

 should be built under the panel to prevent bedding from 

 being pushed out of the pen. The corner and gate posts 

 are fitted with ornamental knobs. 



Weights. Sides of pen, curb construction, per lineal 

 foot, 22 lbs.: same, panel construction. 21 lbs.; Manger panel, 

 with lower, rail 47 ' 2 lbs. Gate, with hinges and latch, 84 lbs. 

 Arch-rail and gate posts above panel, 40 lbs. Manger crated, 

 95 lbs. 



Manger Handles 



Fig. 1195 



Fig. 1196 



Eau Claire, Wis. Dec. 13. 1915 

 The Louden Machinery Co., 



St. Paul, Minn. 

 Gentlemen: 



Your goods were satisfactory in every way and you 

 can feel free to refer any prospective buyer to me for 

 an indorsement of your barn equipment. 



Very truly yours. Dr. E. L. Mason. 



Fig. 1 195 is our Malleable Iron Manger Handle 

 and Fig. II 96 is a Handle made of 1 yV O. D. tubing 

 These handles are large and strong and are suitable 

 for many purposes. 



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