Patent ID: 6014948
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A protective structure for dairy cows, the protective structure including a floor and generally extending along a central longitudinal axis, and comprising in combination:a. a first roof member extending generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis, said first roof member being inclined and having an upper end generally supported above the central longitudinal axis of said protective structure;b. a second roof member extending generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis, said second roof member being inclined and having an upper end generally supported above the central longitudinal axis of said protective structure, the upper end of said second roof member extending proximate and parallel to the upper end of said first roof member;c. a first plurality of supports for supporting the lower end of said first roof member above the floor of the protective structure;d. a second plurality of supports for supporting the lower end of said second roof member above the floor of the protective structure;e. a third roof member extending generally along the central longitudinal axis and having a first edge supported by said first plurality of supports adjacent the lower end of said first roof member above the floor of the protective structure, said third roof member including a second edge opposite to said first edge;f. a first elongated tension member extending generally between the upper end of said first roof member and the second edge of said third roof member for maintaining the second edge of said third roof member elevated above the floor of the protective structure and supporting said third roof member in cantilevered fashion;g. a fourth roof member extending generally along the central longitudinal axis and having a first edge supported by said second plurality of supports adjacent the lower end of said second roof member above the floor of the protective structure, said fourth roof member including a second edge opposite to said first edge thereof; andh. a second elongated tension member extending generally between the upper end of said second roof member and the second edge of said fourth roof member for maintaining the second edge of said fourth roof member elevated above the floor of the protective structure and supporting said fourth roof member in cantilevered fashion.