US1243136A

US1243136A - Manure-scoop

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Publication number: US1243136A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1917-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 1934-10-16

Description

H. C. BROBERG,

MANURE SCOOE. APPLlCATlON man JUNE 29,1915.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

nimnnn'r c. .BBOBERG, or EAGLE BEND, mnmnso'm.

MANUBE-SCO OP.

Application filed June 29,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT C. Bnonnne, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eagle Bend, in the county of Todd and State of Minnesota, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manure- Scoops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of devices which are especially adapted for use in removing manure, etc., from stables, and the object of the in- ..vention is to provide a deviceof this charaoter.of a simple and inexpensive nature which shall be better adapted for use in cleaning stables and the like than similar devices heretofore conceived.

The invention may be said to consist in the construction, combination and arran ement of parts hereinafter more fully escribed and particularly pointed out in the claims. I 1

In the drawings, annexed:

. Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the:1 application of the present invention; an

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the scoop. I

Before proceeding with a description of the drawings, I desire to call particular attention to the fact that while I have evolved my invention with reference to its use as a means for cleaning stables and stalls, the same, if desired, may be used in kennels, etc.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates as an entirety, the stable structure, 2 the stable stalls and 3 a shallow gutter formed in the stable floor in close proximity to the several stalls. I

A scoop, designated as an entirety by the numeral 4 is mounted to operate within the gutter 3 and to be moved, in a manner hereinafter stated, across the floor and longitudinally of the gutter to collect'any and all manure coming in contact therewith. Said scoop 4 in its preferred embodiment is of a novel construction in that it is extended laterally as indicated at 5 to overlap and rest upon that edge of the gutter remote from the stalls. The forward end of the scoop is beveled as indicated at 6 to undercut and direct all manure toward the rear closed end thereof. That side, of the scoop designated 7 mounted to engage with the vertical wall of the gutter next adjacent the stalls is of such a height as to lie flush with the floor of Specification of Lettersl'atent.

' I Patented Oct. 16, 1917. 1915. Serial No. 37,104.

the stable so that the feet of the standing cattle will not indent and otherwise inpair the scoop. The opposite side. of the scoop deslgnated 8'issomewhat elevated in that it extends above the horizontal plane of the floor, to retain with the rear wall 9, the collected manure within the scoop.

An'openlng 10 is formed in the side of the barn or stable in order to afford a means of ingress and egress'for the scoop.

An inclined platform 11, masonary, is built outside t e barn that the gutter 3 may be extended upwardly and at an inclination to elevate the scoop as it is withdrawn from the stable. The gutter formed at the top of the platform 11 is a continuation of the gutter 3. An apron 12 is hingedly connected as indicated at 13 to the elevated end of the platform 11 to act as a guide for the scoop when drawn, as hereinafter pointed out, exteriorly of the stable and into engagement therewith. Brace rods 14: are hingedly connected as indicated at 15 to the free end of the apron 12 to support said apron at various angles relatively to the gutter 3. Notches 16 formed on the platform 11 maintain the supporting rods or braces 14 in the adjusted position.

Coming now to a description of the means utilized to move the scoop in a stable cleaning operation, 17 designates a rope or cable secured at one end or as indicated at 18 to a bail 19, pivoted as at 20 to the scoop 4. That the scoop may be moved longitudinally of the gutter 3 without a tendency to be lifted therefrom, bail 19 is, secured to the scoop at a point in proximity to the rear end 9 thereof. Rope 17, from the scoop 4 extends through the opening 10 to a pulley 21 disposed exteriorly of the stable and in a horizontal plane, the same as that of an opening 22 and a second pulley 23 disposed interiorly of the stable. A standard 2 1 acts as a support for the pulley 21. From the pulley 23 (interiorly of the stable) the rope 17 extends to a drum 24: mounted in suitable bearings secured to a stand 25. Said drum 24 may be equipped with winding mechanism designated as an entirety by the numeral 26. While I have shown a and operated winding mechanism, it is to be understood that an engine may be used in its stead.

In operation, and assuming that the gutter 3 is filled or partially filled with manure,

referably of Y it is but necessary, in collcctingand conveying the manure to a point exteriorly of the stable, that the drum 24 be turned to wind the rope 17 thereon. Scoop 4 must of course be posltioncd at the inner end of the gutter that it may be moved throughout the gutter length to scoop and collect the manure therein. The tapered or cutting forward edge of the scoop will direct and facilitate all manure coming in contact with the scoop during advancement thereof, thereinto. Continued rotation of the drum 24 will bring the scoop to the top of the platform 11 and into position where it is supported entirely by the apron 12. Apron 12 being set at an angle, the scoop will gravitate into a wagon or spreader positioned below. By such operation, the stalls are kept clean and the working incident to a stable cleaning operation materially reduced.

The manner in which the scoop is repositioned for a second operation is obvious.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a means for cleaning stables, the combination with a cattle stall and a gutter formed in the stable floor in proximity to said stall, of a scoop designed to fit the gutter and overlap and rest upon the floor of tudinally of and within the stable at one side thereof, and means to move the scoop longitudinally of the gutter.

2. In a means for cleaning stable stalls, the combination With a cattle stall and a gutter formed in the stable floor in proximity to said stall, of a scoop deslgned to snugly fit said gutter and to overlap and rest upon the floor of the stable at one side of the gutter, the forward edge of the scoop being beveled for the purpose specified, and means to move said scoop.

3. In a means for cleaning stables, the combination with a cattle stall and a gutter formed in the stable floor in proximity to the stall, of a manure scoop movable longithe gutter, the mentioned scoop being designed to overlap and engage with the stable floor at one side of the gutter, an inclined platform at one end of the gutter, an apron hingedly connected to the platform, and means to move the scoop in the manner stated and on to said apron, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HERBERT C. BRUBERG.

Witnesses B. F. Anson, Gnonen Moon.