Stable Bales for horses or other animals and has for its objects
Year: 1888

page_text: 1 JOSEPH GURDON LEYCESTER STEPHENSON, of 6 Drapers Gardens in the City of
London, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to Stable Bales for horses or other animals and has for its
objects:
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The prevention of the communication of disease by making the bales in such a way
that they can easily be removed and scoured when necessary and by the substitution
of iron or steel or other metal for wood now more generally used.
The prevention of the destruction of the bale by crib biting horses and from other
causes by the substitution of iron or steel for wood as at present more generally used
and by making the bale entirely of iron or steel or other metal wrought in one piece
instead of as in the modern iron bale of cast and wrought iron bolted rivetted or
otherwise fastened together.
The prevention of injury to the limbs or other parts of the horse or other animal by
the bale falling upon them by making the bale of such a weight as to be harmless when
falling in the stall.
In order to avoid the communication of disease I construct the bales of iron steel or
other metal they are so made that they can easily be taken down and scoured and I
leave everywhere a smooth surface which can be readily cleansed whereas wood
which is commonly used becomes impregnated with dirt and disease and cannot be
thoroughly cleaned or disinfected.
I further by constructing my bale of a wrought iron steel or other metal tube by
closing the ends with an iron steel or other metal stopper which is welded in at a
proper heat and by reducing the tube with a suitable tool near each end so as to forni.
the neck make a bale which cannot be destroyed by crib biting horses is stronger more
durable and lighter than the modern metal bale constructed of cast and wrought iron
or steel rivetted or otherwise fastened together its weight being such that it cannot
injure the horse or other animal if it falls upon it.
Dhinda Difteenth day of October 188R

page_text: 1 JOSEPH GURDON, LEYCESTER STEPHENSON of 6 Drapers Gardens in the City of
London, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to Stable Bales for horses or other animals and has for its
objects:
The prevention of the communication of disease by making the bales in such a way
that they can easily be removed and scoured when necessary, and by the substitution
of iron or steel or other metal for wood now more generally used.
The prevention of the destruction of the bale by crib-biting horses and from other
causes by the substitution of iron or steel for wood as at present more generally used
and by making the bale entirely of iron steel or other metal wrought in one piece
instead of as in the modern iron bale of cast and, wrought iron bolted rivetted or
otherwise fastened together.
The prevention of injury to the limbs or other parts of the horse or other animal in
consequence of the bale falling upon them by making the bale of such a weight as to
be harmless when falling in the Stall.
In order to carry out my invention in such manner as to prevent the communication
of disease construct the bales of iron steel or other metal in such form that they
can easily be taken down and scoured and I leave everywhere a smooth surface
which can be readily cleansed whereas wood which is commonly used becomes
impregnated with dirt and disease and cannot be thoroughly cleaned or disinfected.
I further by constructing my bale of an iron steel or other metal tube by closing
the ends with an iron steel or other metal stopper which is welded in at a proper heat
and by reducing the tube with a suitable tool near each end so as to form the neck
make a bale which cannot be destroyed by crib-biting horses is stronger more durable
and lighter than the modern metal bale constructed of cast and wrought iron or steel
rivetted or otherwise fastened together its weight being such that it cannot injure the
horse or other animal if it falls upon it.
The bale is constructed in the following manner :-
An iron steel or other metal tube of a suitable diameter and thickness is first cut to
the required length, an iron steel or other metal stopper is then welded into each end
and the neck is then formed by reducing the tube near each end at a proper heat to a
suitable diameter, this can be done by means of dies, a hammer cut to the required
shape or other suitable tools.
Reference is made to the annexed drawings in which
Fig. 1. is an elevation showing the bale hung in its position in the stable fitted to
my Improved Manger Frame Patent No. 16566, dated 2nd December 1887.
Fig. 2. is an elevation of-the bale without chains.or. other supports.

page_text: The necks A are shown in Figs. 2 & 3.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in and connected with stable bales substantially as herein-
before described.
2nd. The construction of the bale in one piece substantially as hereinbefore
described.
3rd. The formation of the neck by reducing the tube substantially as herein before
described..
Dated this Fourteenth day of December 1888.
J. GURDON L. STEPHENSON.