New or Improved Attachment for Hurdles or Fencing for the purpose of Sheltering Animals.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Attachment for Hurdles or Fencing for the
purpose of Sheltering Animals.
I GEORGE FIRMIN of Hall Road Hadleigh in the County of Suffolk Gentleman
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a ready and portable means for sheltering
animals such as sheep, lambs and the like when the same are in the open or at a
distance from the homestead.
In carrying out my invention I take an ordinary strong hurdle or flake, or one
specially provided, built in the usual way, say with three or more wood or metal
standards, three or more rails and diagonal stays, and to the backs of the standards
I fix two or more loops or housings, say one at or near the top rail and one at or
near the centre of the standard. These are secured permanently in position by
screwing or any suitable method of fastening and in the case of metal hurdles inay
be cast on the standards or otherwise fixed or fitted thereto.
For cach hurdle I provide three or more metal rods or bars bent about the centre
so as to form an obtuse angle and assume an open V shape. One arm of these
bent rods or bars has a loop or boss at a point below the elbow to correspond with
the loop or housing on the hurdle and for the purpose of forming a stop or scat to
support the rod or bar when in position. The lower extremity of this arm of the
rod or bar may be straight or bent and when in position is passed through the
lower loop or housing on the standard. The upper loop is so fixed or the rod or
bar so bent that the elbow is coincident with the top of the standard so allowing
the opposite arm to project forwards from the front of the hurdle. This arm is
provided at its extremity with a loop, hook or suitable device for engaging with
another or front rod running horizontally and connecting the several projecting
ends of the bent rods or bars. Dingonal stays may be secured to the top of the
centre or other standard of the hurdle at their lower extremities and to the ends of
the projecting arms of the rods or bars so as to keep the framework now provided
rigid and steady.
"It will be seen that one end of each of the rods or bars being passed through the
loops or housings on the standards and the opposite end projecting inwardly, the
front horizontal rod or bar may be now secured to the loops or other devices and
the diagonal stays being secured to the centre or other convenient standard a
framework is formed over which, and falling down behind the hurdle, may be laced
or otherwise fastened a sheet of canvas, tarpaulin, sail cloth or other suitable
material, the whole forming a shelter, and when several of these are placed together
in line or at angles to each other a valuable portable means for protecting animals
from the weather is provided.
The rods or bars may be either permanently fixed to the hurdles or be loose and
provided with suitable devices for attaching them at any time when required.
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POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Attachment for Hurdles, or Fencing for the
purpose of Sheltering Animals.
I GEORGE FIRMIN of Hall Road, Hadleigh in the County of Suffolk, Gentleman
do hereby declare the nature of this invention 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 my invention is to provide a ready and portable means for sheltering
animals such as sheep, lambs and the like when the same are in the open or at a
distance from the homestead.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the figures and letters
of reference thereon on which Figure 1 is a front view Figure 2 an end view of my
sheltering appliance, and Figure 3 the same showing an alternative arrangement; I
will proceed to describe my invention in carrying out which I take an ordinary
strong hurdle or flake A. (or one specially provided) built in the usual manner
say with three or more wood or metal standards and three or more rails and
diagonal stays, and to the backs of the standards I fix two or more loops or
housings B say one at or near the top rail and one at or near the centre of the
standard. These are secured permanently in position by screwing or any suitable
method of fastening, and in the case of metal hurdles may be cast on the standards
or otherwise fixed or fitted thereto.
For each hurdle I provide three or more metal rods or bars C bent about the
centre so as to form an obtuse angle and assume an open V shape or as shown by
Figure 3 the rods may be bent downwardly or at an acute angle One-arm-of
these bent rods or bars lins a loop or boss D at a point below the elbow to corre--
spond with and rest on the loop or upper housing on the hurdle, for the purpose.
of forming a stop or seat to support the rod or bar when in position. The lower
extremity of this arm of the rod or bar may be straight or bent, and when in
position is passed through the lower loop or housing on the standard. The upper
loop is so fixed or the rod or bar so bent that the elbow is preferably-coincident-
with the top of the standard of the hurdle so allowing the opposite arm to project
forwards from the front thereof. This arm is provided at its extremity with a
loop E or hook or suitable device for engaging with another (or front) rod F
running horizontally and connecting the several projecting ends of the bent rods
or bars. Diagonal stays H may be secured to the top of the centre or other
standard of the hurdle at their lower extremities and to the ends of the projecting
arms of the rods or bars so as to keep the framework now provided rigid and
steady.
It will be seen that one end of each of the rods or bars being passed through
the loops or housings on the standards and the opposite end projecting inwardly,
the front horizontal rod or bar may be now secured to the loops or other devices,
and the diagonal stays being secured to the centre or other convenient standard, a
frame work is formed over which, and falling down behind the hurdle, may be laced
or otherwise fastened a sheet of canvas, tarpaulin, sail cloth or other suitable
material the whole forming a shelter and when several of these are placed
together in line or at angles to each other a valuable portable means for protecting
animals from the weather is provided. The hurdles may if desired be mounted on
wheels or any convenient form of hurdle may be employed.
The rods or bars may be either permanently fixed to the hurdles or be loose
and provided with suitable devices for attaching them at any time when required.
If found desirable a knuckle or like reversible joint may be used at or near the
bend of the rod or bar so that the sheltering cover may be reversed on a sudden
change of wind,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
The attachments or appliances for use with hurdles and the like for the purpose
of sheltering sheep and other animals substantially as herein described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of September 1891.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.