US790437A - Cattle-stall. - Google Patents

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No. 790,437. PATENTED MAY 23, 1905.

` A. JBNSON.

CATTLE STALL.

APPLIGTION'IILED FEB.18,1905.

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Wignesses I Invntor Attorneys No. 790,431. PATENTED MAY 23, 1905.

A.JENS0N. Y CATTLE STALL.

APPLICATION FILED I`]:`B.18,1905.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST JENSON, OF PARKFALLS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J OHN G. LUND, OF KENYON, MINNESOTA.

CATTLE-STALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,437, dated May 23, 1905. Application fusa February 1s, 1905. .seminar-16,287.

i To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST J nNsoN, a citi- Zen o f the United States, residing at Parkfalls, in the county of Price and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Cattle- StalL of which the following is a specilication.

illustrated a simple and preferred form of embodiment of the invention, it being, however,

vunderstood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that the right is reserved to any changes, alterations, and modifications to which recourse may be had within the scope of the invention and without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the efiiciency of the same.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional View taken through a portion of a barn containing the improved stalls, the section being laid longitudinally through one stall. Fig. 2

.is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 in Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to' Fig. 1, but illustrating a modification. Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. '3. Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout vby similar Icharacters of reference.

The improved stalls have been illustrated as being constructed within a barn structure,

or uprights 10 and 11, the latter being disposed near the inner ends of the stalls and being of moderate height, inasmuch as they serve also to support the feed-rack, as will be presently described. The post 10, on the other hand, extends to the ceiling and may serve partially to support the same. To the upper ends of the posts 11 is secured a cleat l12, and another cleat, 13, is secured to posts or uprights 5 of the adjacent wall of the barn, but at a higher elevation, the cleats 1-2 and 13 cooperating to support the bottom 14 of a feed-rack, said bottom being composed of pieces of one-inch plank nailed upon the cleats, pieces being left loose at suitable intervals, as at 15 in Fig. 4, to form doors through which access may be had to the rack for the purpose of cleaning the latter 'when necessary. The front of the rack is formed of strips 16, nailed to the cleat 12 and to an additional cleat 17, which is secured upon the under sides of the loft-joists, said strips being spaced suitably apart to enable the cattle to pull the hay out between said strips in the customary manner;

The partition 9 extends only about over onehalf the length of the stall, the ends of the uppermost partition planks being inserted between adjacent strips 16 of the feed-rack, thereby insuring a simple and durable construction.

A Jfeed-box 18 is placed in each stall adjacent Yto the outer side of the post or upright 11. Connected with the side of said post is a bar 19, upon which a tie-ring 2O is slidably mounted.

Under the construction shown in Figs. l and 2 hay is supplied to the feed-rack from the loft, the iioor of which is for this purpose provided with trap-doors directly above the feedrack, one of said trap-doors being seen at 21. Under the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 a feedway 22 is provided, having a raised floor 23, and feed-doors 24 are provided at the inner end of the feed-rack, which may thus be readily supplied with hay.

Extending across the floor of each stall, about in alinement with the posts 10, is a plank 25 of suitable dimensions. This plank, which may be nailed either to the post 10 or to the fioor, is for the purpose of preventing the animal fromlying down except within the stall. At the same time it is obvious that while eating the animal must step back of the plank 25, and the droppings will thus be deposited outside of the latter, while the stall itself is kept clean and pure. When the animal is not eating, it must, in order to lie down, step forward over the plank 25, as it cannot comfortably lie down across said plank. It is obvious that the tie chain or rope must be of suiicient length to enable the animal to move freely within the stall to the extent indicated, the sliding Vtie-ring 2O enabling the animal to lie down at ease.

By the improved construction herein set forth a simple, cleanly, and sanitary stall is provided especially adapted for milch-cows, the milker having ready access to each cow behind the uprights 10 and partitions 9. rIhe animals when lying down are compelled to occupy the clean and dry portions of the stalls and are thereby kept in a clean and healthy condition.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of the invention will be readily understood. The improved construction herein described is not necessarily more expensive than the old-fashioned construction generally employed, in which little attention is paid to the cleanliness of the animals. The superiority of the product of clean and well-kept animals is generally recognized, and the advantages ot' the present invention will therefore be readily appreciated.

It is obvious that the plank 25 is not necessarily secured permanently in the precise position indicated in the drawings; that said plank may be secured in various positions or at various distances from the inner end of the stall, according to the size of the animal occupying the stall.

Itis obvious that this improved stall, while speciallyT `intended for cattle, and more particularly for milch-cows, may be satisfactorily used for all kinds of stock.

It may sometimes be found desirable and profitable to dispense with the partitions 9, which are constructed of planking, as herein described. The posts l() may then likewise be dispensed with, but the posts or uprights 1l will be retained.

lInstead of supporting the feed-box 18 as illustrated in the accompanying drawings a loose feed-box may be used, which may then be placed upon the floor in a position which will induce the cow to stand well forward of the plank 25 while heilig milked, thus enabling the milker to sit in front of said plank 25, where the floor is clean or covered with straw.

Instead of constructing the front part of the hay-rack of wooden slats, as herein described, it may be composed of steel or iron rods. In any event, however, these slats or rods are to be placed suiiiciently close together to prevent the animals from obtaining more hay than they can pull out with their tongues, thus avoiding the great waste of hay which frequently takes place when the slats of the hay-rack are spaced too far apart.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is I. Cattle-stalls divided by partitions, short uprights near the inner ends of the stalls to which said partitions are secured, a cleat secured to the upper ends of said uprights, a cleat secured at a greater elevation upon the wall constituting` the inner ends of the stalls, a feed-rack bottom secured to said cleats, an auxiliary cleat secured to overhead supporting means, and strips secured to the latter cleat and to the cleat at the upper ends of the uprigh ts and constituting the front of the feedrack.

2. A stall having an overhanging feed-rack at its inner end, uprights at the sides of the stall, a cleat connecting said uprights and supporting the lower edge of the feed-rack, a feed-box supported beneath the outer end of said feed-rack, and a plank disposed crosswise upon the door of the stall.

3. A cattle-stall including an overhanging feed-rack at the inner end of the stall, uprights beneath the outer end of said feed-rack, a cleat connecting said uprights and supporting the feed-rack, posts spaced from said uprights, partition-boards connecting said posts and uprights, strips constituting the front side of the feed-rack, and auxiliary partitionboards having their rear ends extended between said strips.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

r AUGUST J ENSON.

Witnesses:

(. E. SnvEnTsnN, Mrs. G. E. Snvnn'rsnN.

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