WO2011162596A1 - Device and method for separating cubicles in a free stall - Google Patents

Device and method for separating cubicles in a free stall Download PDF

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WO2011162596A1
WO2011162596A1 PCT/NL2011/000046 NL2011000046W WO2011162596A1 WO 2011162596 A1 WO2011162596 A1 WO 2011162596A1 NL 2011000046 W NL2011000046 W NL 2011000046W WO 2011162596 A1 WO2011162596 A1 WO 2011162596A1
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  • the invention relates to a device for separating cubicles in a free stall.
  • the invention also relates to a method for separating cubicles in a free stall by means of such a device.
  • the particular intention here is animal-friendly separation.
  • cows are accommodated in stalls the whole year or for a part thereof.
  • a tie-stall each cow is held at a fixed location and is fed and milked there.
  • cubicle stalls or free stalls The cows can walk around freely therein and each cow can go and lie down in its own cubicle and rest and ruminate there. Feeding and milking can then take place elsewhere, at a feeding station and a milking machine.
  • a cubicle is generally about 1.10 to 1.30 m wide and about 2.40 m long, and is bounded on the sides by dividers.
  • dividers are usually formed by steel tube constructions, for instance tube parts curved in a U-shape, R-shape, P-shape or other form, which are attached to posts anchored in the ground, see for instance US6026766 Bl or DE9404875UI.
  • a neck rail or shoulder bar is usually arranged which bounds the cubicles on the front side and ensures that a cow does not walk too far into a cubicle.
  • Known dividers of cubicles in the form of rigid steel tube constructions have the drawback that they can impede a cow when it lies down and stands up again. In determined cases the cow can even be entrapped therein or thereunder. A divider can also impede the cow when it lies down, particularly when it is lying on a side. A cow can moreover injure itself when it comes into contact with or knocks against a divider, this being absolutely undesirable. Dividers have therefore been proposed with spring mounted or pivotally mounted parts. IJS491 1 104 A thus describes a divider comprising a vertical post with a horizontal tube spring mounted thereon. When the cow comes into contact with the horizontal tube this latter will flex, thereby reducing the chance of the cow being entrapped or injuring itself.
  • US20070006817A1 describes a construction for separating cubicles comprising a number of posts with shoulder bars suspended thereon. The lateral separation between the cubicles is formed by rods rising at an angle from the front side of the cubicles and pivotally mounted on an elevation in the ground. The pivoting reduces the chance of the cow being trapped and injured.
  • the rods can be of fibreglass and are therefore flexible here, further reducing the chance of entrapment or injury, although the chance of injury through whipping back continues to exist.
  • FR29301 13A1 describes a divider comprising a rigid tube having suspended flexibly therefrom a rigid or flexible, for instance rubber screen.
  • DE202007003052U1 describes a device for separating cubicles comprising a number of posts having suspended therefrom rigid curved tubes and a divider member.
  • the curved tubes form together with flexible tubes the dividers between the cubicles.
  • the flexible tubes are mounted either on a mounting rod or directly in the ground. It is also the case here that the construction is relatively complicated and expensive.
  • the mounting rod or the attachments of the flexible tubes in the ground again make cleaning of the cubicles more difficult.
  • Many other embodiments of dividers between cubicles are also known in addition to those stated.
  • the invention provides a device for separating cubicles in a free stall, comprising:
  • first tube part which is attached with a first outer end to a ground surface in the vicinity of a front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, of a cubicle; and at least one second tube part attached with a first outer end to the first tube part at a distance, preferably between 20 and 40 cm, from the ground surface, this second tube part at least partially forming a divider between two cubicles.
  • the second tube part is at least substantially of plastic.
  • 'Tube part' is understood here to mean any elongate object, either partially or completely hollow or solid, with a random, for instance round, oval, square or rectangular section.
  • the ground surface is formed by the stall floor, and generally the floors of the cubicles.
  • the plastic is here preferably polyethylene, polypropylene or a mixture of the two.
  • the first tube part can also be at least substantially of plastic, provided it is sufficiently stiff and strong and imparts the necessary strength to the whole, while the second tube part provides for the required safety and comfort.
  • Such a device forms a divider between the cubicles which is robust, simple to construct, uses a minimum quantity of material, has a favourable cost price and is low-maintenance.
  • the first tube part which functions as post, can comprise a first part extending from the first outer end thereof substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface and a second part which preferably extends substantially parallel to the ground surface and which at least partially forms a divider between two cubicles.
  • the first tube part then forms a bent or curved post.
  • the first tube part can however also consist solely of a part extending from the first outer end thereof substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface. This will then be a straight post.
  • the second tube part comprises a part which extends from the first outer end thereof and rises at an incline, preferably at an acute angle, preferably between 10° and 30°, to the ground surface.
  • the second tube part can be substantially straight.
  • the second tube part can be at least partially non-straight, for instance curved, bent a number of times or wave-shaped, in a plane substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface. This can result in a better separation wherein a cow is impeded less when lying down.
  • the first outer end of the second tube part can here be attached substantially rigidly to the first tube part.
  • the first outer end of the second tube part can also be spring mounted and/or pivotally mounted on the first tube part. This provides still more safety and comfort.
  • a pivoting attachment suitable for this nurnose. with a horizontal nivnt axis in the width direction of a cub " icleTthe secondTube part can easily be rotated upward such that the ground surface is more readily accessible, for instance during cleaning of the cubicles.
  • the first outer end of the second tube part can here be mounted releasably on the first tube part.
  • the first outer end of the second tube part can also be mounted for adjustment, for instance in height or in angle, on the first tube part. This makes it possible to adapt the divider, for instance to the size of the cows.
  • a second outer end of the second tube part remote from the first outer end of the second tube part can be provided here with a guard, preferably in the form of a soft shaped part such as a rubber or foam plastic ball or cushion. This increases the safety and comfort still further.
  • the second outer end of the first tube part remote from the first outer end of the first tube part can optionally also be covered in a similar manner.
  • a second outer end of the second tube part remote from the first outer end of the second tube part can also be attached to the first tube part, for instance at a second outer end of the first tube part remote from the first outer end of the first tube part.
  • the second tube part and the first tube part can also together form a single tube part extending between the first outer end of the first tube part and the first outer end of the second tube part. Said embodiments will be further elucidated in the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention.
  • the invention also provides a method for separating cubicles in a free stall by means of a device according to the invention, comprising of placing the device such that it forms dividers between the cubicles.
  • the method can here also comprise of arranging a third tube part such that the third tube part forms a neck rail.
  • the third tube part can then form a neck rail of shoulder bar bounding the cubicles at the front side.
  • figure 1 is a side view of a first exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • figure 2 is a more or less schematic, perspective view of such a device
  • figure 3 is a side view of a second exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • figure 4 is a side view of the third exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • figure 5 is a side view of a fourth exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment (10) of a device according to the invention, comprising a first tube part (3) which is attached with a first outer end (3a) to the ground surface (6).
  • Ground surface (6) is formed in this case by concrete parts (7) with a length (f) of 2.40 m, but in another embodiment can for instance also be a concrete stall floor.
  • the first tube part (3) is bent from one steel profile part with a diameter of 2 inches, and comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part, mutually connected by_an intermediate part rising at an incline, and functions as a (bent or curved) post.
  • the operative height (e) of the first tube part (3) is 1.20 m, but can possibly also be adjustable, for instance between 1.10 and 1.35 m, for instance by giving the first tube part (3) a telescopic form.
  • first outer end (4a) of a second tube part (4) of plastic is mounted adjustably on the first tube part (3) at a distance (d) of about 25 to 35 cm from the ground surface (6).
  • the second tube part (4) rises at an angle (a) of about 15°.
  • the second tube part (4) is straight, but in another embodiment it could also be curved or wave-shaped.
  • the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part (4) is mounted rigidly and fixedly on the first tube part (3), but in another embodiment can also be spring mounted and/or pivotally mounted in optionally releasable manner to the first tube part (3).
  • a second outer end (4b) of the second tube part (4) remote from the first outer end (4a) can be provided with a guard, for instance a rubber or foam plastic ball or cushion (not shown).
  • a second outer end (3b) of the first tube part (3) remote from the first outer end (3 a) can optionally also be covered in such a manner (not shown).
  • such a device (10) is placed, see figure 2, such that the first tube parts (3) together with the second tube parts (4) form dividers between cubicles (2).
  • a horizontal third tube part (5) is here also attached to the first tube parts (3) such that the third tube part (5) forms a neck rail or shoulder bar.
  • the attachment of the third tube part (5) can take a slidable form here so that the operative length of cubicles (2) can be varied.
  • Figure 3 shows a second exemplary embodiment (20) of a device according to the invention, wherein the second tube part (4) comprises a number of horizontal parts and a vertical part which extend in a vertical plane between two cubicles.
  • a second outer end (4b) of the second tube part (4) is now attached to the second outer end (3b) of the first tube part (3). There are thus no protruding outer ends against which a cow could knock and be injured.
  • the attachments of the second tube part (4) to the first tube part (3) can be given a releasable form, this facilitating replacement and removal during cleaning operations.
  • Figure 4 shows a third exemplary embodiment (30) of a device according to the invention, wherein the second tube part (4) again comprises a number of horizontal parts and a vertical part, and is attached with a second outer end (4b) to the first tube part (3).
  • the first tube part (3) now comprises only a vertical part functioning as a (now straight) post.
  • a third tube part (5) which is now attached to the second tube parts (4) again forms a neck rail or shoulder bar.
  • the first tube part (3), or the post is of metal in the given example but could also be of plastic, for instance polyethylene, polypropylene or a mixture thereof.
  • the thlrdlube part (5), or the neck rail or shoulder bar can also be of plastic.
  • Figure 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment (40) of a device according to the invention, wherein the first tube part (3) and the second tube part (4) together form a continuous plastic whole.
  • first tube part and the second tube part could thus have diverse other curved, multiple-bend or wave-shaped forms.
  • Two second tube parts in mirrored position could for instance also be attached to each first tube part or post so that a double row of cubicles is formed.
  • the invention can in principle also be advantageously applied in free stalls for animals other than cattle, such as sheep or goats.

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Device (10) for separating cubicles (2) in a free stall, comprising: at least one first tube part (3) which is attached with a first outer end to a ground surface in the vicinity of a front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, of a cubicle; and at least one second tube part (4) attached with a first outer end to the first tube part at a distance, preferably between 20 and 40 cm, from the ground surface, this second tube part at least partially forming a divider between two cubicles, characterized in that the second tube part is at least substantially of plastic. The plastic is here preferably polyethylene, polypropylene or a mixture of the two. The first tube part can also be at least substantially of plastic, provided it is sufficiently stiff and strong and imparts the necessary strength to the whole, while the second tube part provides for the required safety and comfort. Such a device forms a divider between the cubicles which is robust, simple to construct, uses a minimum quantity of material, has a favourable cost price and is low-maintenance. Also method for separating cubicles in a free stall by means of a device according to the invention, comprising of placing the device such that it forms dividers between the cubicles. The method can here also comprise of arranging a third tube part such that the third tube part forms a neck rail.

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Device and method for separating cubicles in a free stall
Field of the invention
The invention relates to a device for separating cubicles in a free stall. The invention also relates to a method for separating cubicles in a free stall by means of such a device. The particular intention here is animal-friendly separation.
Background of the invention
In the dairy farming sector cows are accommodated in stalls the whole year or for a part thereof. In a tie-stall each cow is held at a fixed location and is fed and milked there. In recent decades however there has been an increasing trend toward cubicle stalls or free stalls. The cows can walk around freely therein and each cow can go and lie down in its own cubicle and rest and ruminate there. Feeding and milking can then take place elsewhere, at a feeding station and a milking machine. A cubicle is generally about 1.10 to 1.30 m wide and about 2.40 m long, and is bounded on the sides by dividers. These dividers are usually formed by steel tube constructions, for instance tube parts curved in a U-shape, R-shape, P-shape or other form, which are attached to posts anchored in the ground, see for instance US6026766 Bl or DE9404875UI. At the front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, a neck rail or shoulder bar is usually arranged which bounds the cubicles on the front side and ensures that a cow does not walk too far into a cubicle.
Known dividers of cubicles in the form of rigid steel tube constructions have the drawback that they can impede a cow when it lies down and stands up again. In determined cases the cow can even be entrapped therein or thereunder. A divider can also impede the cow when it lies down, particularly when it is lying on a side. A cow can moreover injure itself when it comes into contact with or knocks against a divider, this being absolutely undesirable. Dividers have therefore been proposed with spring mounted or pivotally mounted parts. IJS491 1 104 A thus describes a divider comprising a vertical post with a horizontal tube spring mounted thereon. When the cow comes into contact with the horizontal tube this latter will flex, thereby reducing the chance of the cow being entrapped or injuring itself. There is however the danger of the horizontal tube whipping back, whereby the cow can still be injured. A further drawback is formed by the posts placed in the ground on the entry side which make cleaning of the cubicles more difficult. US20070006817A1 describes a construction for separating cubicles comprising a number of posts with shoulder bars suspended thereon. The lateral separation between the cubicles is formed by rods rising at an angle from the front side of the cubicles and pivotally mounted on an elevation in the ground. The pivoting reduces the chance of the cow being trapped and injured. The rods can be of fibreglass and are therefore flexible here, further reducing the chance of entrapment or injury, although the chance of injury through whipping back continues to exist. The fibreglass is mnrpnver hreakahle anH ran c linter this once again representing-per~se~~a~~serious danger oflnjury. In order to prevent this each rod can be covered with a soft protective material, but this has the effect of increasing cost price and requires additional maintenance. WO2009052829A1 describes a construction with flexible rods which are partially spring mounted and partially pivotally mounted on posts. While this solution is in principle satisfactory, it is found in practice to be unnecessarily complicated and expensive. FR29301 13A1 describes a divider comprising a rigid tube having suspended flexibly therefrom a rigid or flexible, for instance rubber screen. This construction is also relatively complicated, expensive and requires frequent maintenance, and is found in practice not to be satisfactory and even to result in injury to the cows. DE202007003052U1 describes a device for separating cubicles comprising a number of posts having suspended therefrom rigid curved tubes and a divider member. The curved tubes form together with flexible tubes the dividers between the cubicles. The flexible tubes are mounted either on a mounting rod or directly in the ground. It is also the case here that the construction is relatively complicated and expensive. The mounting rod or the attachments of the flexible tubes in the ground again make cleaning of the cubicles more difficult. Many other embodiments of dividers between cubicles are also known in addition to those stated.
Diverse solutions for separating cubicles in a free stall are therefore known. The need for a system which is more effective, robust, simple to construct, uses a minimum amount of material, has a favourable cost price, is low-maintenance and comfortable for the cattle does however continue to exist and is growing. The present invention now provides such a system.
Summary of the invention The invention provides a device for separating cubicles in a free stall, comprising:
at least one first tube part which is attached with a first outer end to a ground surface in the vicinity of a front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, of a cubicle; and at least one second tube part attached with a first outer end to the first tube part at a distance, preferably between 20 and 40 cm, from the ground surface, this second tube part at least partially forming a divider between two cubicles.
characterized in that the second tube part is at least substantially of plastic.
'Tube part' is understood here to mean any elongate object, either partially or completely hollow or solid, with a random, for instance round, oval, square or rectangular section. The ground surface is formed by the stall floor, and generally the floors of the cubicles. The plastic is here preferably polyethylene, polypropylene or a mixture of the two. The first tube part can also be at least substantially of plastic, provided it is sufficiently stiff and strong and imparts the necessary strength to the whole, while the second tube part provides for the required safety and comfort. Such a device forms a divider between the cubicles which is robust, simple to construct, uses a minimum quantity of material, has a favourable cost price and is low-maintenance.
The first tube part, which functions as post, can comprise a first part extending from the first outer end thereof substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface and a second part which preferably extends substantially parallel to the ground surface and which at least partially forms a divider between two cubicles. The first tube part then forms a bent or curved post. The first tube part can however also consist solely of a part extending from the first outer end thereof substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface. This will then be a straight post. In a preferred embodiment the second tube part comprises a part which extends from the first outer end thereof and rises at an incline, preferably at an acute angle, preferably between 10° and 30°, to the ground surface. In a simplest embodiment the second tube part can be substantially straight. In other embodiments the second tube part can be at least partially non-straight, for instance curved, bent a number of times or wave-shaped, in a plane substantially perpendicularly of the ground surface. This can result in a better separation wherein a cow is impeded less when lying down.
The first outer end of the second tube part can here be attached substantially rigidly to the first tube part. This construction is simple and has a favourable cost price. The first outer end of the second tube part can also be spring mounted and/or pivotally mounted on the first tube part. This provides still more safety and comfort. In the case of a pivoting attachment suitable for this nurnose. with a horizontal nivnt axis in the width direction of a cub"icleTthe secondTube part can easily be rotated upward such that the ground surface is more readily accessible, for instance during cleaning of the cubicles. The first outer end of the second tube part can here be mounted releasably on the first tube part. This enables simple removal of the second tube part, for instance for the purpose of replacement or to make the ground surface more readily accessible, for instance during cleaning of the cubicles. The first outer end of the second tube part can also be mounted for adjustment, for instance in height or in angle, on the first tube part. This makes it possible to adapt the divider, for instance to the size of the cows. A second outer end of the second tube part remote from the first outer end of the second tube part can be provided here with a guard, preferably in the form of a soft shaped part such as a rubber or foam plastic ball or cushion. This increases the safety and comfort still further. The second outer end of the first tube part remote from the first outer end of the first tube part can optionally also be covered in a similar manner.
A second outer end of the second tube part remote from the first outer end of the second tube part can also be attached to the first tube part, for instance at a second outer end of the first tube part remote from the first outer end of the first tube part. The second tube part and the first tube part can also together form a single tube part extending between the first outer end of the first tube part and the first outer end of the second tube part. Said embodiments will be further elucidated in the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention. The invention also provides a method for separating cubicles in a free stall by means of a device according to the invention, comprising of placing the device such that it forms dividers between the cubicles. The method can here also comprise of arranging a third tube part such that the third tube part forms a neck rail. The third tube part can then form a neck rail of shoulder bar bounding the cubicles at the front side.
The invention is elucidated hereinbelow on the basis of a number of non-limitative exemplary embodiments.
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In the accompanying drawings:
figure 1 is a side view of a first exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;
figure 2 is a more or less schematic, perspective view of such a device;
figure 3 is a side view of a second exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;
figure 4 is a side view of the third exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention; and
figure 5 is a side view of a fourth exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention
Figure 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment (10) of a device according to the invention, comprising a first tube part (3) which is attached with a first outer end (3a) to the ground surface (6). Ground surface (6) is formed in this case by concrete parts (7) with a length (f) of 2.40 m, but in another embodiment can for instance also be a concrete stall floor. The first tube part (3) is bent from one steel profile part with a diameter of 2 inches, and comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part, mutually connected by_an intermediate part rising at an incline, and functions as a (bent or curved) post. In the given example the operative height (e) of the first tube part (3) is 1.20 m, but can possibly also be adjustable, for instance between 1.10 and 1.35 m, for instance by giving the first tube part (3) a telescopic form.
Mounted adjustably on the first tube part (3) at a distance (d) of about 25 to 35 cm from the ground surface (6) is a first outer end (4a) of a second tube part (4) of plastic. The second tube part (4) rises at an angle (a) of about 15°. In the given example the second tube part (4) is straight, but in another embodiment it could also be curved or wave-shaped. In the shown example the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part (4) is mounted rigidly and fixedly on the first tube part (3), but in another embodiment can also be spring mounted and/or pivotally mounted in optionally releasable manner to the first tube part (3).
A second outer end (4b) of the second tube part (4) remote from the first outer end (4a) can be provided with a guard, for instance a rubber or foam plastic ball or cushion (not shown). A second outer end (3b) of the first tube part (3) remote from the first outer end (3 a) can optionally also be covered in such a manner (not shown).
In accordance with a method according to the invention such a device (10) is placed, see figure 2, such that the first tube parts (3) together with the second tube parts (4) form dividers between cubicles (2). A horizontal third tube part (5) is here also attached to the first tube parts (3) such that the third tube part (5) forms a neck rail or shoulder bar. The attachment of the third tube part (5) can take a slidable form here so that the operative length of cubicles (2) can be varied. The whole forms a construction which is effective, robust, simple to construct, uses a minimum amount of material, has a favourable cost price, is low-maintenance and comfortable for the cattle.
Figure 3 shows a second exemplary embodiment (20) of a device according to the invention, wherein the second tube part (4) comprises a number of horizontal parts and a vertical part which extend in a vertical plane between two cubicles. A second outer end (4b) of the second tube part (4) is now attached to the second outer end (3b) of the first tube part (3). There are thus no protruding outer ends against which a cow could knock and be injured. The attachments of the second tube part (4) to the first tube part (3) can be given a releasable form, this facilitating replacement and removal during cleaning operations.
Figure 4 shows a third exemplary embodiment (30) of a device according to the invention, wherein the second tube part (4) again comprises a number of horizontal parts and a vertical part, and is attached with a second outer end (4b) to the first tube part (3). The first tube part (3) now comprises only a vertical part functioning as a (now straight) post. A third tube part (5) which is now attached to the second tube parts (4) again forms a neck rail or shoulder bar. The first tube part (3), or the post, is of metal in the given example but could also be of plastic, for instance polyethylene, polypropylene or a mixture thereof. The thlrdlube part (5), or the neck rail or shoulder bar, can also be of plastic.
Figure 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment (40) of a device according to the invention, wherein the first tube part (3) and the second tube part (4) together form a continuous plastic whole.
It will be apparent that the invention is not limited to the given exemplary embodiments but that within the scope of the invention diverse other embodiments and variants self- evident to a skilled person are possible. The first tube part and the second tube part could thus have diverse other curved, multiple-bend or wave-shaped forms. Two second tube parts in mirrored position could for instance also be attached to each first tube part or post so that a double row of cubicles is formed. The invention can in principle also be advantageously applied in free stalls for animals other than cattle, such as sheep or goats.

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1. Device (10,20,30,40) for separating cubicles (2) in a free stall, comprising:
at least one first tube part (3) which is attached with a first outer end (3a) to a ground surface (6) in the vicinity of a front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, of a cubicle; and
at least one second tube part (4) attached with a first outer end (4a) to the first tube part at a distance (d), preferably between 20 and 40 cm, from the ground surface, this second tube part at least partially forming a divider between two cubicles, characterized in that the second tube part is at least substantially of plastic.
I. Device as claimedln~claim 1, characterized m that the plastic comprises polyethylene.
3. Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plastic comprises polypropylene.
4. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-3, characterized in that the frrst tube part is at least substantially of plastic.
5. Device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the plastic comprises polyethylene.
6. Device as claimed in claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the plastic comprises polypropylene.
7. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-6, characterized in that the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is spring mounted on the first tube part.
8. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-7, characterized in that the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is mounted pivotally on the first tube part.
9. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-8, characterized in that the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is mounted releasably on the first tube part.
10. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-9, characterized in that the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is mounted adjustably on the first tube part.
I I. Device as claimed in any of the claims 1-10, characterized in that a second outer end (4b) of the second tube part remote from the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is provided with a guard, preferably in the form of a soft shaped part such as a rubber or foam plastic ball or cushion.
12. Device (20,30) as claimed in any of the claims 1-10, characterized in that a second outer end (4b) of the second tube part remote from the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is also attached to the first tube part.
13. Device (20) as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that the second outer end (4b) of the second tube part remote from the first outer end (4a) of the second tube part is attached to a second outer end (3b) of the first tube part remote from the first outer end (3 a) of the first tube part.
14. Device (40) as claimed in any of the claims 1-10, characterized in that the second tube part (4) and the first tube part (3) together form a single tube part extending between the first outer end (3a) of the first tube part and the first outer end (4a) of the second ube part.
15. Method for separating cubicles (2) in a free stall by means of a device (10,20,30,40) as claimed in any of the claims 1-14, comprising of:
attaching the at least one first tube part (3) with a first outer end (3 a) to a ground surface (6) in the vicinity of a front side, i.e. the side opposite the open entry side, of a cubicle; and
- attaching the at least one second tube part (4) with a first outer end (4a) to the first tube part at a distance (d), preferably between 20 and 40 cm, from the ground surface,
such that the device forms dividers between the cubicles.
16. Method as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that the method also comprises of arranging a third tube part (5) such that the third tube part forms a neck rail.
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