Improvements in Partitions for Stables, Loose Boxes, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Partitions for Stables, Loose Boxes, and the like.
We WILLIAM ECKSTEIN and JOHN ALFRED WILLMORE Engineers and
partners in the firm of Hayward Brothers and Eckstein of 187, 189, 191 and 193
Union Street Borough London S.E. 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:-
The object of our invention is to construct the divisions of stalls or loose boxes
in such a manner as to allow of a more thorough circulation of air through the
stalls and loose boxes of stables than is possible with the divisions hitherto in use.
And in order that our invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a stall division.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the division plate on the line AA.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation and Fig. an enlarged section of the sill at XX.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section of the division plate on the line B B.
a is the sill fitted to the post 6 in any suitable manner and consisting of a
grooved top flange for receiving the woodwork and the division plate; and a
bottom flange connected together by a single web pierced with numerous apertures,
these apertures may be of any desired shape, and the top and bottom flanges may
be quite plain as shewn in Figures 1, 2 and 3 or they may be ornamented with
mouldings the top flange may also be fitted with a wedge piece c for convenience
of replacing boards that may be, broken.
The sill may be made of cast iron, wrought iron or malleable cast iron, painted,
galvanized or enamelled, either made in one piece or built up with the flanges and
web secured together by screws or rivets or in any other suitable manner.
and
d is the division plate and is provided with suitable flanges at top and bottom to
fit into the recess in the sill d and the recess in the ramp or middle rail e,
having a recessed flange f along its front vertical edge to receive the woodwork,
which flange may be of the section shewn in Fig. 5 or moulded as desired.
9 is the manger plate or stall or loose box fitting and that portion of the division
plated belowy is perforated with apertures hhh of any desired shape or pattern
which apertures may be left open as shewn in Fig. 1 or they may be closed by
means of a sliding shutter or one large aperture may be formed in place of
the small apertures shewn in Fig. 1 and opened and closed at will by means of
louvres fitted thereto.
The division plate d may be made of cast iron, wrought iron or malleable cast
iron in one piece or built up with the various portions secured together with screws
or rivets in any suitable manner.
The invention is capable of being easily applied to existing stable divisions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
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1. The use of a perforated metal stall or loose box sill having a single web
connecting its upper and lower flanges which web is pierced with holes to allow a
free circulation of air through it.
2. The use of a metal division plate at the head of the division having its lower
portion perforated to allow a free circulation of air through it to be used in

page_text: combination with the before mentioned sill or alone as desired substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the drawing.
Dated this 30th day of September 1891.
WILLIAM ECKSTEIN.
JOHN ALFRED WILLMORE.