Tobacco barn

• US 3,233,339 A
• Filed: 11/06/1961
• Issued: 02/08/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John G. Long, Rawlins Philip J T, William R. Long
• Original Assignee: John G. Long, Rawlins Philip J T, William R. Long
• Inventors: Long, John G., Long, William R., RAWLINS PHILIP J T
• Application Number:
  US04/150,421
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• US Class Current: 34/225
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 1/02 Arrangements in barns for preparatory treatment of the tobacco, e.g. with devices for drying

Claims

1. A TOBACCO BARN HAVING AN IMPERFORATE FOUNDATION WALL CONSTITUTING A SUPPORT THEREFOR AND EXTENDING TO A HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, SIDE WALL STRUCTURE FORMING FRONT, SIDE, AND BACK WALLS MOUNTED ON AND SUPPORTED BY SAID FOUNDATION WALL AND CORRESPONDINGLY SPACED ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, A FLOOR SUPPORTINGLY MOUNTED ON SAID FOUNDATION WALL THEREBY FORMING AN ENCLOSED AIRFLOW SPACE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BENEATH SAID FLOOR AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE BARN, SAID FLOOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF AIRFLOW PASSAGEWAYS THROUGH THE ENTIRETY THEREOF TO PROVIDE FOR FLOW OF AIR UPWARDLY FROM SAID ENCLOSED AIRFLOW SPACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA OF SAID BARN ABOVE SAID FLOOR, PARTITION MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID BARN AND SPACED ABOVE SAID FLOOR DEFINING SIDE-BY-SIDE CURING ROOMS AND PROVIDING FOR FREE AIRFLOW BETWEEN SAID ROOMS, SAID FRONT WALL FORMING THE FRONT WALLS OF SAID CURING ROOMS AND INCLUDING A DOOR-CLOSABLE OPENING FOR EACH ONE THEREOF, INTERIOR WALLS FORMING COMPARTMENT MEANS REMOTE FROM SAID FRONT WALL AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID FLOOR WITHIN THE BARN FORMED BY SAID SIDE WALLS, THE BOTTOM OF SAID COMPARTMENT MEANS BEING OPEN TO SAID ENCLOSED AIRFLOW SPACE BENEATH SAID FLOOR, MEANS IN SAID COMPARTMENT MEANS DISPOSED ABOVE SAID FLOOR FOR HEATING AIR AND FOR FORCING THE AIR DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID ENCLOSED AIRFLOW SPACE BENEATH SAID FLOOR, MEANS IN SAID ENCLOSED AIRFLOW SPACE BELOW SAID FLOOR POSITIONED IN OPERATIVE RELATION OF SAID COMPATMENT