EP2124527A1 - Mattress - Google Patents

Mattress

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EP2124527A1
EP2124527A1 EP07846414A EP07846414A EP2124527A1 EP 2124527 A1 EP2124527 A1 EP 2124527A1 EP 07846414 A EP07846414 A EP 07846414A EP 07846414 A EP07846414 A EP 07846414A EP 2124527 A1 EP2124527 A1 EP 2124527A1
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bags
mattress
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diaphragm
animals according
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French (fr)
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Jørn ERRI
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Brje Holding Aps
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
    • A01K1/0157—Mats; Sheets

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  • the present invention relates to a mattress for animals, primarily for use in stables, which mattress comprises at least a first and a second layer of bags, which bags are produced of a woven material, which bags are filed with a filling material, which first and second layers of bags are placed staggered from each other, which first and second layers of bags are covered by a diaphragm.
  • FR 2886514 concerns a mattress primarily for use in stables for dairy cattle, which mattress comprises a number of gas filed bags placed between an upper and a lower membrane.
  • the mattress has a dampening structure sandwiched between the upper and lower walls and is constituted of cushions filled with gas and arranged along two superposed horizontal membranes.
  • US 2004/0137212 concerns a composite mattress that is useful in horse trailers, assembly-line settings, specialty packaging, or the like.
  • the mattress has a force distributing upper layer and an impact absorbing layer disposed below the force distributing layer.
  • Air or gas filled bags in a cow or horse mattress gives an efficient insulation. During use there is a risk that some of the bags are punctured in which case the comfort for the cow or the horse is reduced, and the entire mattress has to be replaced.
  • the objects of the present invention can be accomplished by means of a device as described in the introductory part of claim 1, which is characteristic in that the filling material is granulated and porous and which granulated material comprises mostly hermetically closed air filled cavities.
  • the cow mattress is very light and very easy to transport, which is preferred when it comes to production and also when it comes to transportation from the production site and to the end user in a cow stable.
  • the cow mattress can be transported in lorries but inside the stable the handling of the mattress sections be- comes much easier with this new light weight cow mattress.
  • the filling material is porous granulate there are hermetically closed cavities in the material. The filling material isolates to a high degree, which increases the comfort for a cow lying on the mattress. As the floor in a stable is made of concrete, the mattress efficiently increases the comfort for the cow. It would be advantageous to increase the number of hours the cow lies on the bed, as the number of hours greatly influences the milk pro- auction.
  • the use of an isolated mattress increases the milk production for a cow up to three litres pr. day.
  • the mattress can comprise a first and a second layer of bags, which first and second layers of bags are placed staggered from each other.
  • first and second layers of bags are placed staggered from each other.
  • first and second layers of bags are formed in sections, where each section comprises a number of bags.
  • the number of bags in a section depends on how easy it is to handle a section. With these light weight bags it is possible to pro- cute sections of a relatively high number of bags.
  • the highest number of bags in a section is preferably the number mat is used for each single cow mattress.
  • the bags can be produced from a number of different materials, where one possible material for the bags is polystyrene.
  • the bags are preferably produced of a woven fibrous material, where polystyrene seems to be one of the best materials. It should be possible also to use non-woven materials, if these materials comprise a kind of a diaphragm, which could fix the fibres to the diaphragm.
  • the first layer of bags can be placed on the floor, where the second layer of bags can be placed staggered in relation to the first layer, where the diaphragm can be placed over the second layer of bags, which diaphragm is folded and partly lies below the bags at the head end of the cubicles end of the bag, which diaphragm can be fixed to the floor at both ends of the bags.
  • the diaphragm By placing the diaphragm over the bags is achieved that straw and other materials are being stopped by the diaphragm so that it is easy to clean up the mattress. Furthermore, it is avoided that any kind of dirt is collected in the volume between the bags.
  • the diaphragm is permeable for moisture.
  • One possible porous material can be granulated polyethylene.
  • granulated polyethylene it is achieved that the material comprises mostly hermetic cavities. Because the cavities are closed no humidity containing bacteria will be able to access the cavities, and it is possible even to wash the cow mattress, when the material is polystyrene. Water will simply not access the cavities.
  • the diaphragm can be permeable for humidity. Milk may drip from the udder and urine may be released from the bladder of the cow. Therefore is it preferred that the diaphragm should be permeable for liquids.
  • the diaphragm can be no permeable for humidity. Herby can be achieved that the surface of the diaphragm is easy to clean by spraying water or steam.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a row of cow mattresses
  • Fig. 2 shows how to arrange the mattresses in a stable
  • Fig. 3 shows two rows of mattresses covered with a cover mat.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a mattress 2 comprising a first 4 and a second 6 layer of bags.
  • the layers 4, 6 of bags are formed in sections, where each section comprises three bags.
  • the bags are mounted through bonding.
  • the sections are linked so that they constitute one long mattress 2.
  • Fig. 2 a) illustrates two parallel rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2.
  • the first row 10 is arranged adjacent to closed end of the pens 20.
  • the second row 12 is arranged next to the first row 10.
  • a cower mat 8 is arranged under the second row 12.
  • Fig. 2 b) illustrates another view in which the two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 shown in Fig. 2 a) are arranged in parallel.
  • Fig. 2 c) shows the two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 shown in Fig. 2 a) and 2 b) in a state in which the rows 10, 12 are covered by the cover mat 8.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates another view of two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 arranged in parallel and covered by a cover mat 8.
  • the cover mat 8 is arranged on top of the mattresses 2.
  • the cover mat 8 is attached to the floor with nails 14 that are passed through holes 16 in the cover mat 8 and further hammered or screwed down into the floor.
  • the mattress 2 is arranged along the length of the stable adjacent to each pen.
  • animals such as cows lie on a cover mat 8 placed on top of the mattresses 2, milk may drip from the udder and urine may be released from the bladder of the cow. Therefore, the cover mat 8 should be permeable for liquids.
  • the floor upon which the mattresses 2 are arranged should incline slightly and be provided with means for drainage so that milk and urine that infiltrate the cover mat 8 and the mattresses 2 can drain off.
  • the bags are filled with a filling material that is permeable for milk and urine.
  • the filling material should be resilient and elastic to prevent the mattresses 2 from depositing.
  • filling material such as granulated polyethylene. It is possible to apply a mix of different types of filling material.
  • the bags may be designed and shaped in different ways.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Housing For Livestock And Birds (AREA)
  • Bedding Items (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)

Abstract

Mattress (2) for animals, primarily for use in stables, which mattress (2) comprises at least a first (4) and a second (6) layer of bags, which bags (4, 6) are produced of a woven material. The bags (4, 6) are filled with a filling material. The first (4) and second (6) layers of bags are placed staggered from each other. The first (4) and second (6) layers of bags are covered by a diaphragm (8), which diaphragm (8) is permeable for humidity. The filling material is granulated, which material is porous, which porous material comprises mostly hermetically closed air filled cavities.

Description

Mattress
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mattress for animals, primarily for use in stables, which mattress comprises at least a first and a second layer of bags, which bags are produced of a woven material, which bags are filed with a filling material, which first and second layers of bags are placed staggered from each other, which first and second layers of bags are covered by a diaphragm.
Background of the Invention
Several attempts have been made to increase the livestock comfort in order to optimise the production and health. One way of optimising the production and health of livestock is to use mattresses on the floor. For cows comfort increases the lying time and hereby production and longevity. Accordingly, many farmers apply mattresses on the floor in order to increase the production of milk that is direct proportional to the lying time. The circulation of blood is increased by about 50 % when the cow is lying down. The production of one litre of milk requires that 500 litres of blood run through the udder.
The mattresses described in prior art applies bags containing rubber granulate. There is a number of drawbacks associated with the use of rubber granulate. First of all the bags are very heavy and difficult to handle. Secondly, rubber granulates deposit when applied in mattresses.
FR 2886514 concerns a mattress primarily for use in stables for dairy cattle, which mattress comprises a number of gas filed bags placed between an upper and a lower membrane. The mattress has a dampening structure sandwiched between the upper and lower walls and is constituted of cushions filled with gas and arranged along two superposed horizontal membranes. US 2004/0137212 concerns a composite mattress that is useful in horse trailers, assembly-line settings, specialty packaging, or the like. The mattress has a force distributing upper layer and an impact absorbing layer disposed below the force distributing layer.
Air or gas filled bags in a cow or horse mattress gives an efficient insulation. During use there is a risk that some of the bags are punctured in which case the comfort for the cow or the horse is reduced, and the entire mattress has to be replaced.
Object of the Invention
It is an object of the present invention to specify a mattress that is light and thus easy to handle. It is also an object of the present invention to specify a mattress that is resilient, elastic and comprises a filling material that is permeable for liquids.
Description of the Invention
The objects of the present invention can be accomplished by means of a device as described in the introductory part of claim 1, which is characteristic in that the filling material is granulated and porous and which granulated material comprises mostly hermetically closed air filled cavities.
This way it is achieved that the cow mattress is very light and very easy to transport, which is preferred when it comes to production and also when it comes to transportation from the production site and to the end user in a cow stable. The cow mattress can be transported in lorries but inside the stable the handling of the mattress sections be- comes much easier with this new light weight cow mattress. Because the filling material is porous granulate there are hermetically closed cavities in the material. The filling material isolates to a high degree, which increases the comfort for a cow lying on the mattress. As the floor in a stable is made of concrete, the mattress efficiently increases the comfort for the cow. It would be advantageous to increase the number of hours the cow lies on the bed, as the number of hours greatly influences the milk pro- auction. The use of an isolated mattress increases the milk production for a cow up to three litres pr. day.
According to a preferred embodiment the mattress can comprise a first and a second layer of bags, which first and second layers of bags are placed staggered from each other. For production reasons it is easier to place the bags at intervals, as it is difficult to place the bags very close to each other, in fact there will probably always be an opening between the bags, thus it is efficient to place the bags at intervals and then apply two layers of bags, which layers of bags are staggered in relation to each other. This will at least reduce the labour necessary for installing the bed in the stable.
It is preferred that the first and second layers of bags are formed in sections, where each section comprises a number of bags. The number of bags in a section depends on how easy it is to handle a section. With these light weight bags it is possible to pro- duce sections of a relatively high number of bags. The highest number of bags in a section is preferably the number mat is used for each single cow mattress.
The bags can be produced from a number of different materials, where one possible material for the bags is polystyrene. The bags are preferably produced of a woven fibrous material, where polystyrene seems to be one of the best materials. It should be possible also to use non-woven materials, if these materials comprise a kind of a diaphragm, which could fix the fibres to the diaphragm.
The first layer of bags can be placed on the floor, where the second layer of bags can be placed staggered in relation to the first layer, where the diaphragm can be placed over the second layer of bags, which diaphragm is folded and partly lies below the bags at the head end of the cubicles end of the bag, which diaphragm can be fixed to the floor at both ends of the bags. By placing the diaphragm over the bags is achieved that straw and other materials are being stopped by the diaphragm so that it is easy to clean up the mattress. Furthermore, it is avoided that any kind of dirt is collected in the volume between the bags. Preferably the diaphragm is permeable for moisture. Also in a way so that if liquids are dropping at the diaphragm it will penetrate the diaphragm and as long as the bags also are produced of a woven material, which can be penetrated by liquid, this liquid will flow more or less through the bag, but humidity or even liquid will also be able to evaporate from the bed. Milk will be dripping from the udder of the cows, when they lie on the mattress, and in this way it can not be avoided that humidity penetrates the diaphragm.
One possible porous material can be granulated polyethylene. By using granulated polyethylene it is achieved that the material comprises mostly hermetic cavities. Because the cavities are closed no humidity containing bacteria will be able to access the cavities, and it is possible even to wash the cow mattress, when the material is polystyrene. Water will simply not access the cavities.
In a preferred embodiment for the invention the diaphragm can be permeable for humidity. Milk may drip from the udder and urine may be released from the bladder of the cow. Therefore is it preferred that the diaphragm should be permeable for liquids.
In an alternative embodiment for the invention the diaphragm can be no permeable for humidity. Herby can be achieved that the surface of the diaphragm is easy to clean by spraying water or steam.
Description of the Drawing
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein: Fig. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a row of cow mattresses; Fig. 2 shows how to arrange the mattresses in a stable and Fig. 3 shows two rows of mattresses covered with a cover mat.
Detailed Description of the Invention
Fig. 1 illustrates a mattress 2 comprising a first 4 and a second 6 layer of bags. The layers 4, 6 of bags are formed in sections, where each section comprises three bags. The bags are mounted through bonding. The sections are linked so that they constitute one long mattress 2. Fig. 2 a) illustrates two parallel rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2. The first row 10 is arranged adjacent to closed end of the pens 20. The second row 12 is arranged next to the first row 10. A cower mat 8 is arranged under the second row 12.
Fig. 2 b) illustrates another view in which the two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 shown in Fig. 2 a) are arranged in parallel.
Fig. 2 c) shows the two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 shown in Fig. 2 a) and 2 b) in a state in which the rows 10, 12 are covered by the cover mat 8.
Fig. 3 illustrates another view of two rows 10, 12 of mattresses 2 arranged in parallel and covered by a cover mat 8. The cover mat 8 is arranged on top of the mattresses 2. The cover mat 8 is attached to the floor with nails 14 that are passed through holes 16 in the cover mat 8 and further hammered or screwed down into the floor. In use the mattress 2 is arranged along the length of the stable adjacent to each pen. When animals such as cows lie on a cover mat 8 placed on top of the mattresses 2, milk may drip from the udder and urine may be released from the bladder of the cow. Therefore, the cover mat 8 should be permeable for liquids. Furthermore, the floor upon which the mattresses 2 are arranged should incline slightly and be provided with means for drainage so that milk and urine that infiltrate the cover mat 8 and the mattresses 2 can drain off. The bags are filled with a filling material that is permeable for milk and urine. The filling material should be resilient and elastic to prevent the mattresses 2 from depositing.
It is possible to apply different types of filling material such as granulated polyethylene. It is possible to apply a mix of different types of filling material.
The bags may be designed and shaped in different ways.

Claims

1. Mattress (2) for animals, primarily for use in stables, which mattress (2) comprises at least a first (4) layer of bags, which first layer of bags (4) and a second layer of bags (6) are produced of a woven material, which bags (4, 6) are filled with a filling material, which first (4) and second (6) layers of bags are covered by a diaphragm (8), characterized in that the filling material is granulated, which granulated material is porous, which porous material comprises mostly hermetically closed air filled cavities.
2. Mattress (2) for animals according to claim 1 characterized in that the mattress comprises a first and a second layer of bags(6) which first (4) and second (6) layer of bags are placed staggered from each other.
3. Mattress (2) for animals according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the first (4) and second (6) layers of bags are formed in sections, where each section comprises a number of bags.
4. Mattress (2) for animals according to one of the claims 1-3 characterized in that the bags are produced of polystyrene.
5. Mattress (2) for animals according to one of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the first layer (4) of bags is placed on the floor, where the second layer (6) of bags is placed staggered to the first layer (4), where the diaphragm (8) is placed over the second layer (6) of bags, which diaphragm (8) is folded and lies partly below the bags at the head end of the cubicles end of the bag, which diaphragm (8) is fixed to the floor at both ends of the bags.
6. Mattress (2) for animals according to one of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the porous material comprises granulated polyethylene.
7. Mattress (2) for animals according to one of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the diaphragm (8) is permeable for humidity.
8. Mattress (2) for animals according to one of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the diaphragm (8) is no permeable for humidity.
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