Improvements in Movable Partitions for Stables and other Structures.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 26th Mar.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Movable Partitions for Stables and other
Structures.
I, JOSEPH WHITNEY JOHNSON, of Bulls Head Hotel, Holmes Chapel, in the
County of Cheshire, Wine and Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference primarily to an improved stable or as it is termed
"loose box" for horses and cattle and is designed with the object of utilising the
space for other purposes when not being used as stabling.
The ordinary box stable is made collapsible or folding by means of a horizontal
bar pivotally worked between the floor and the ceiling, and situate at a suitable
distance from the wall to clear the manger, on which is affixed in any suitable
manner a wooden partition or structure composed of panels or boards of wood. To
this horizontal bar is also attached at the other extremity on either side, further
partitions or doors swinging on hinges at right angles to the main or central
partition. In conjunction herewith on a wall at right angles to the one mentioned
previously I attach another partition working by means of pivots, hinges or
otherwise which when swung open will form the desired loose box.
For the better support of the main or central partition I affix to the beams or
joists of the ceiling a semi-circular shaped bar of iron or other metal upon which is
free to run an ordinary grooved pulley or runner attached in any desirable manner
to the central partition.
In order to keep the several partitions in position when opened to form the box I
at present use bolts or cotters and make holes to receive them in either the floor or
ceiling or both if required, but other catches or devices may be employed for the
purpose.
The invention may be applied for dividing or partitioning off other rooms in
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page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention has reference to and is designed to provide for the temporary
erection of stalls or loose boxes for stables so that the space occupied by such stalls
may be utilized for other purposes when not required for stabling.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which it is shown as applied to the erection of three loose boxes.
Fig. 1. Front elevation of loose boxes erected according to my invention.
Fig. 2. Plan of same.
Fig. 3. Pfan showing mode of closing the boxes.
Fig. 4. Plan showing boxes closed or folded.
In a suitable shed or structure A built of either brick or wood (or other suitable
material) I erect a number of sets of folding partitions B C hinged together which
are capable of being unfolded to form two sides of a loose box or stall and a
door D.
The partition B which forms the side of the loose box or stall E (or the division
between two) is hinged or pivoted to an upright post or bar F situated at a suitable
distance from the wall to provide a space for the manger G. To the wall or
suspended from the ceiling or otherwise supported is a horizontal bar or rail H of
curved shape upon which a runner or pulley h the outer end of the partition B is
supported. To the outer edge of the partition B are hinged the front C and the
door D the weight of which are also supported by the horizontal bar H these front
and door partitions being capable of being fixed at right angles to the main
partition B as shown in Fig. 2 or of folding flat against it as in Figs. 3 and 4.
When extended or opened out the partition B forms one side of the loose box
or stall or the division between two. The partition C forms the front of one box
and the part D the door of the adjacent one. At the side next the wall K is hinged
a piece C¹ to form the front of the box or stall adjacent to the wall. When in use
these are held in position by bolts L fitting into the ceiling and floor as shown in
Fig. 1. Other forms of devices or catches may be employed for the purpose.
When not required for stalls or stabling the partitions are folded flat against the
back wall as shown in Fig. 4 and the shed or space may be employed for carts,
carriages or for other purposes.
The invention may also be applied for dividing or partitioning rooms or other
spaces for any desired purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. Temporary stables, stalls or loose boxes constructed and arranged substantially
as described and shown.
2. Movable partitions for stall loose boxes or other structures constructed
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1898
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool and London, Patent Agents.