IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING HURDLES FOR SHEEP AND OTHER LIKE ANIMALS".
Year: 1881

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LETTERS PATENT to Arthur Jervoise Scott of Rotherfield Alton in the
County of Hants Esquire for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING
HURDLES FOR SHEEP AND OTHER LIKE ANIMALS".
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur Jervoise Scott at tho
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th December 1881.
ARTHUR JERVOISE SCOTT of Rotherfield Alton in the County of Hants Esquire
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING HURDLES FOR SHEET AND OTHER LIKE ANIMALS"
My Invention relates to improvements in feeding hurdles for sheep and other
like animals whereby the hurdle is rendered capable of being folded and so made
portable in a more convenient form than heretofore.
In carrying out my Invention I construct a wood or metal hurdle of a frame of
bars arranged at such distance apart as to allow the animal to graze through thei
and support the same at a suitable angle by means of moveable legs or supports
capable of being folded up flat or into the same plane as the body of the hurdle.
These supports may be suitably connected by a rod or wire which maintains
then in their place when the hurdle is in use and also admits of any number
being caused to receive the same parallel motion when folding them up for the
convenience of transport. If desired the hurdle may be provided with wheels or
similar devices for facilitating its moveability in order to confine the cattle to a
limited grazing area as may be required.
The rod or wire connecting the supports forms a rail which is at an opposing
angle to the lower part of the hurdle so as to effectually guard against the
possibility of the cattle jumping over the hurdle.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Arthur Jervoise Scott in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th June 1882.
ARTHUR JERVOISE SCOTT of Rotherfield Alton in the County of Hants Esquire
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING HURDLES FOR SHEEP AND OTHER LIKE ANIMALS"
My Invention relates to improvements in feeding hurdles for sheep and other
like animals whereby the hurdle is rendered capable of being folded and so made
portable in a more convenient form than heretofore and the animals are prevented
from leaping thereover when the hurdles are in use.
In carrying out iny Invention I construct a wood or metal hurdle of a frame of
bars arranged at such distance apart as to allow the animal to graze through them
and support the same at a suitable angle by means of moveable legs or supports
capable of being folded up flat or into the same plane as the body of the hurdle.
These supports may be suitably connected by a rod or wire which maintains
them in their place when the hurdle is in use and also admits of any number being
caused to receive the same parallel motion when folding them up for the convenience
of transport If desired the hurdle may be provided with wheels or similar
devices for facilitating its moveability in order to confine the cattle to a limited
grazing area as may be required.
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The rod or wire connecting the supports forms a rail which is at an opposing
angle to the lower part or main body of the hurdle so as to effectually guard
against the possibility of the cattle jumping over_the_hurdle_
And in order that my said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the
several Figures on the annexed Sheet of Drawings the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in all the Figures
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings represents a perspective view of a
feeding hurdle constructed according to my Invention and Figure 2 is an end view
of the same. The hurdle proper consists of bars a a fastened to longitudinal ribs
or strips bb the said bars a a being at a distance apart sufficient to allow of the
sheep or other animals passing their heads between The said bars a a and b b
are supported at an angle by means of legs or supports c fixed by pins studs or
centre-pieces c to the upper side of the upper bar b so that they can be turned
upon these centre pins so as to lie parallel with the upper bar b and in one plane
with the body of the hurdle as shewn in top elevation at Figure 3 which
represents the hurdle folded for transit The supports c are prolonged at their
upper ends so as to project in front of the hurdle proper at or about a right angle
thereto as seen clearly in Figures 1 and 2 where the said projecting part is
marked c. A wire or bar d connects the supports c together the said wire or
bar being connected to the projecting portions c³ of the said supports as shewn
this wire or rod being situated in a plane above and in front of the plane of the
bars a so that the sheep or other animals are prevented from leaping the hurdles
owing to this position of the said wire or rod. The wire d as shewn in the
Drawing is fastened at one end to the projecting upper part of one of the end
supports and passes through an eye on the projecting part of the other support and
then the hook on its end is hooked into the eye on the projecting part of the
support at the other end. It will be understood that the wire d shewn in the
Drawings may be replaced by a rigid bar in the same position as that in which
the said wire is shewn In this case the said bar if it be properly connected to
each support will serve to give motion to all the supports simultaneously in
folding and unfolding.

page_text: The supports C may be pointed or not at their lower ends and the hurdles may
or may not be furnished with wheels or rollers for moving them from one position
to another.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part
recited Letters Patent is.
The hereinbefore described improvements in feeding hurdles for sheep and other
animals consisting of the hurdle proper supported at an angle by supports which
can be folded as shewn and described for transit and which project at their upper
ends to beyond or in front of the plane of the said hurdle proper and carry at
their upper ends so projecting a wire or rod or the like for preventing the sheep
or other animals from leaping over the said hurdles all substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Arthur Jervoise Scott have to this my
Specification set my hand and seal this Twenty ninth day of June One
- thousand eight hundred and eighty two
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ARTHUR JERVOISE SCOTT. (L.S.)