IMPROVEMENTS IN DRAINAGE PAVINGS FOR STABLES AND CATTLE STALLS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALFRED JOHN WARD of 39 West Matheson Road, West Kensington in the
County of Middlesex Architect do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DRAINAGE PAVINGS FOR STABLES AND CATTLE STALLS," to be
as follows:
My Invention has for its object to provide a paving or flooring for stables and
cattle stalls whereby a better drainage and a more durable paving or flooring is
obtained than hitherto. According to my Invention I make the paving or floor to
fall or incline downwards from the wall or part where the manger or feeding
trough is placed and I also make the said paving or floor to dip or fall from the
centre towards each side. The central longitudinal part of the paving or floor is
without a channel and the floor being highest and thickest at this part which
is subjected to the most wear affords a better distribution of the material of the
paving. The grooves or channels by which the drainage is effected are arranged
as follows:-A number of diagonally disposed grooves lead on each side from near
the central line (but not so as to meet and destroy the continuity of the aforesaid
elevated central part) the ends of the said diagonally disposed grooves nearest the
centre being presented towards the manger or feeding trough end of the stall the
said grooves then extending outwards at an angle towards each side and towards
the other end of the stall and opening into side channels one on each side of the
floor or paving near to the stall sides or divisions the said channels opening into
the main channel by which the building is drained and which may be common to
any number of stalls.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the said Alfred John Ward.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Drainage Pavings for Stables and Cattle Stalls.
I, ALFRED JOHN WARD of 128 Palace Chambers Westminster but late of
39 Matheson Road West Kensington in the County of Middlesex, Architect do
hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DRAINAGE
PAVINGS FOR STABLES AND CATTLE STALLS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My Invention has for its object to provide a paving or flooring for stables and
Cattle stalls whereby a better drainage and a more durable paving or flooring is
obtained than hitherto.
I will describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawing
whereon Figure 1 is a plan of the stall of a stable having the Hoor arranged
according to my Invention Figure 2 is a section on the line ab and Figure 3 is a
section on the line cd both of Figure 1.
According to my Invention I make the paving or floor to fall or incline down-
wards from the wall or part A where the manger or feeding trough is placed and
I also make the said paving or floor to dip or fall from the centre line B towards
each side C. The central longitudinal part of the paving or floor is without a
channel as shewn clearly in the Drawing and the floor being highest and thickest
at this part which is subjected to the most wear affords a better distribution of the
material of the paving than has hitherto been the case. Near to each of the sides
of the stall at CC are channels E running lengthwise. A number of diagonally
disposed grooves D may be made on each side in the floor, the said grooves leading
from near the central line B (but not so as to meet and destroy the continuity of
the aforesaid elevated central part) the ends of the said diagonally disposed
grooves D nearest the centre being presented towards the manger or feeding trough
end A of the stall, the said grooves D then extending outwards at an angle towards
each side C and towards the other end of the stall and opening into the side
channels E, one on each side of the floor or paving near to the stall sides or
divisions C The said channels E open into the main channel F by which the
floors are drained and which may be common to any number of stalls.
If desired the grooves D may be omitted, the double incline of the floor from
the central line being relied upon to properly drain liquid from the floor of the
stall into the channels E at the sides of the stall. This modification is shewn in
figure 4. At front a channel E' may join the channels E as shewn in Figure 1
and 3.
The advantages of floors constructed according to this Invention may be stated
as follows:
First. A division of the urine into two channels thus preventing the usual over-
flow and saving the litter by keeping it dry.
Second. The channels E being at the side are out of the way of the animals feet
and droppings, and therfore affords greater facility for discharge into traps, instead
of allowing it to remain and generate ammonia so detrimental to the health of
animals.

page_text: Third. Extra thickness of material is gained in the centre of the stalls, where it
is most required, thus utilizing the material to its best advantage.
Fourth. Where the grooves D are used the said grooves being in the direction
shewn in Figure 1 do not form a direct catch for the feet of an irritable animal
and therefore are not liable to get damaged to such an extent as would otherwise
be the case.
The Invention is capable of being applied very readily to existing stables.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Drainage pavings for stables and cattle stalls provided with inclines from front
to back lengthwise and from the centre or near the centre to the sides laterally
with a central longitudinal ungrooved portion substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing whether the grooves D be
used or not.