Improvements in Cattle Stalls.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Stalls.
We JAKOB AEBERLY of 811 Arundel Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, and
MARGARET SCHEMBRI of 396 Van Buren Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, United
States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide stalls for milk cattle which will conduce
to the regular feeding of the animals, induce periodic feeding, and when not feeding
cause the animals to assume a recumbent position at same time preventing fouling
of the stalls and consequent contact of excrement with the udder which ordinarily
renders the milk impure.
The stalls are preferably constructed in pairs, and consist of a flooring formed
of wooden planks, or any other suitable material, so as to provide a level platform
for the animal to occupy while stalled, there being a transverse gutter at the rear
of the platform, for the reception of excreted matter and washings from the
platform.
Two or more feed cribs are provided, of a like form, each consisting of a
rectangular box wherein food for the cattle is deposited the height of the recep-
tacles at their vertical side wall nearest to the front transverse edge of the platform,
being such as will permit the cattle that are haltered thereto, to feed over the free
top edges of said walls from the contents of the crib.
There are three stanchions of the same dimensions erected from the platforın,
one at each outer side wall of a feed crib, and one at the centre or division wall of
said cribs, joined at their upper ends by a transverse beam and below said beam by
a scantling strip.
A short vertical partition wall extends rearwardly from each stanchion resting
at the base upon the platform, and by preference sloped on the rear edge outwardly
and downwardly from a point at a proper height on the stanchion said partitions
being cach strengthened by inclined beams which form the rear edge of the
partition.
The bins are provided with adjustable covers and pendent gates to which the
covers are hinged, means being provided for opening and closing the cribs at their
tops and also the spaces above the walls of the cribs, to thereby control access to
the food in said cribs.
The preferred means for supporting the cover and gate comprise a transverse
shaft which is journaled in the outer side walls of the cribs and is provided with a
transverse handle bar which has two crank arms, from the ends of which grip pins
or handles of greater length are outwardly projected, to facilitate the rotation of
the shaft.
The gates are attached to the shaft and preferably said attachment is reinforced
by transverse battens of like form which are secured upon the front surface of each
gate at its upper edge.
Upon the lower edge of each gate, the cover is hinged so that the cover may be
folded upwardly against the gate upon which it is secured.
The gates and covers are of such relative dimensions that when lowered the gates
will fill the spaces above the crib walls sufficiently to prevent the stalled animals
from passing their heads through the openings above these walls into the cribs, the
covers being adapted to protect the open tops of the cribs as lids, to prevent the
contents from being improperly abstracted, when said parts are imposed upon.
the upper edges of the walls of the cribs.
A chain or rope is provided for each cover, one end of which is secured to the

page_text: cover near its edge, and thence extends upwardly and toward the gate thereof,
where the rope passes through staples, and from the staples the two ropes which
separately control the covers are extended toward the side whereon the crank
handle bar is located, and are together joined to a single rope which rests upon a
grooved pulley pivotally supported on the upper part of the side wall of the crib,
so that draft upon the rope will simultaneously elevate the covers into a vertical
position close to the gates.
The crank arms of the handle bar may now be rotated so as to rock the gates,
and the folded covers into a vertical position, which adjustment of parts will open
a clear entrance from each stall into the crib opposite it, and thus permit the stalled
cows to feed.
When the gates and covers are to be secured either in an open or closed position,
this may be readily effected by swinging the pivoted latch-piece across the path of
the handle bar, so as to embrace its side edges near the end which may be lower-
most, and thus prevent rotation of said handle bar until the latch-piece is removed,
the latch-piece having proper projections on its side to adapt it to embrace the bar,
as stated.
Dated thin 1
1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Stalls.
We JAKOB AEBERLY of 811 Arundel Street and MARGARET SCHEMBRI, of
396 Van Buren Street, both in St. Paul in the County of Ramsey and State of
Minnesota, United States of America do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in stalls for milch cattle that are housed
for protection, and has for its objects, to provide a stall, which will enhance the
comfort and conduce to the regular feeding of the animal stalled therein, inducing
the beast by enforced periodic feeding to rest in a recumbent position when not
taking food, and thus by regularity of habit, prevent a fouling of the stall and a
consequent deposit of excrement upon the udder, thereby obviating the danger of
rendering the milk impure.
To these ends the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts,
as is hereinafter described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification wherein
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved stall;
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same on the line 2-2 in Figure 3; and
Figure 3 is a plan view of two adjacent stalls embodying the features of the
invention.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in all the figures.
The stalls which are preferably constructed in pairs, consist of a flooring A,
formed of wooden planks, or any other suitable material, so as to provide a level
platform for the animal to occupy while stalled, there being a transverse gutter A
at the rear of the platform, for the reception and collection of excreted matter and
washings from the platform.
Two or more feeding cribs are provided, of a like form, each consisting of a
rectangular box B, wherein hay, corn, fodder or other food supply for the cattle is
deposited, the height of the vertical side wall of the receptacle nearest to the front

page_text: transverse edge of the platform A, being such as will permit the cattle that are
haltered thereto, to feed over the free top edge of said wall from the contents of
the crib.
There are three stanchions b, of the same dimensions erected from the platform A,
one at each outer side wall of a feed crib B, and one at the centre or division wall
of said cribs. The stanchions are joined at their upper ends by the transverse
beam, and below said beam by the scantling strip b³.
From each stanchion b, a short vertical partition wall C extends rearwardly,
which rests at the base upon the platform, and is preferably sloped on the rear
edge downwardly from a suitable point of the stanchion, said partitions being each
strengthened by inclined beams c, which form the rear edge of the partition, as
indicated in Figures 1 and 2.
The cribs are provided with adjustable covers D and also with pendent gates E
to which the covers are hinged by one end means being provided for the manipula-
5 tion of said parts, so as to open and close the cribs B at their tops and also the
spaces above the walls a of the cribs and thereby control access to the food in said
cribs and prevent the animals in the stalls from eating except at proper intervals
of time.
The preferred means for supporting the parts D, E, comprise a transverse shaft d,
which is journaled in the outer side walls e of the cribs B, and provided at one end
with a transverse handle bar d' centrally mounted thereon so as to form two crank
arms, from the ends of which project grip pins d², or handles to facilitate turning
the shaft.
The two gates E, are both attached to shaft d, said attachment being preferably
5 strengthened by transverse battens 9 secured upon the front surface of cach gate
at its upper edge, as shown in Figure 2. The cover D is hinged to the lower edge
of each gate E, as at so that it may be folded upwardly against the gate, as
indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2.
The gates E, and hinged covers D, are of such relative dimensions, that when
lowered the gates will fill the spaces above the crib walls a to a sufficient height to
prevent the stalled animals from passing their heads through the openings into the
cribs B; the covers being adapted to protect the open tops of the cribs as lids, to
prevent the contents from being improperly abstracted, by folding down upon the
upper edges of the walls a', of the cribs which together with the walls a, side
walls e and bottom a form the complete crib.
A rope or chain i is provided for each cover D, one end of which is secured to
the cover near its front edge and thence extends upwardly toward the gate E,
where it passes through staples i, from which point the two ropes which
separately control the covers D'extend toward the side whereon the crank handle
bar d' is located, and are together joined to a single rope 2, which passes over a
grooved pulley m, pivoted upon the upper part of the side wall e, of the crib, so
that draft upon the rope 2, will simultaneously elevate both covers D into a vertical
position close to the gates E.
The crank arms of the handle bar d¹, may now be rotated so as to rock the
gates E, and the folded covers D, into a vertical position, as shown by dotted lines
at the upper part of Figure 2, by which adjustment of the parts a clear opening
from each stall into the crib opposite it is obtained so as to permit the stalled cows
feeding so long as the covers and gates are allowed to remain open.
The gates E and covers D may be secured either in an open or closed position
by means of the pivoted latch-piece n, which is swung across the path of the handle
bar d', so as to embrace the side edges near the end which may be lowermost, and
thus prevent the rotation of said handle bar until the latch-piece is removed, said
locking piece n being provided with projections for adapting it to embrace the bar
as stated.
When cows are stalled, and they have had a sufficient amount of food, they will,
if not eating, assume a recumbent position and thus better digest the food of which
they have partaken.

page_text: When milch cattle are stalled in mangers of the improved style, the platforms A,
may be cleaned during the time the animals are feeding and when they have con-
sumed a proper quantity of food, the gates E and covers D are closed, which will
cause the animals to step rearwardly a short distance, care being taken to avoid
ny injurious contact with their heads. The beasts will now lie down and thus
occupy the clean platforms, thereby avoiding any contact of their udders with filth,
which by its odor or possible actual contact with fresh milk, subsequently obtained
would contaminate the latter, and greatly lessen its value as an article of food.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is.
1. A cattle stall, having a feed crib protected by a pendent gate, a cover hinged
to the lower edge of the gate, a rotatable shaft attached to the gate, and means for
adjusting the cover toward and from the feed crib, substantially as described.
2. A cattle stall and feed crib therefor, comprising a stall having a platform or
base, a feed crib at the head of the stall, a pendent gate between the top of the
feed crib and the stall, a crib cover hinged to the lower edge of the gate, and
devices adapted by manipulation to elevate the gate and fold the cover upon said
gate, substantially as described.
3. A feed crib for cattle stalls, and attachments for said crib, comprising a crib
at the head of the stall, a shaft journaled in the upper part of the sides of the crib,
a gate attached to the shaft and pendent therefrom, a cover for the crib, hinged to
the lower edge of the grate, a flexible device for raising and lowering the cover, a
handle bar on the shaft, and a latch for the handle bar, substantially as described.
Dated, this 6th day of October 1893.
J. AEBERLY,
M. SCHEMBRI,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.