Improvements in Floors for Stables, Cattle Sheds, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Floors for Stables, Cattle Sheds, and the like.
I, ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN Junior, of River Terrace, Ayr, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the floors of stables, cattle sheds and
the like and it has for its object to improve their construction.
In carrying out my invention I make the floor of the stalls of a metal or other
suitable grating or of a number of gratings. If the grating or gratings is or are of
metal it or they may be galvanized or tarred. The gratings are supported above
the floor proper, which may be of cement or brick work, by, preferably, metal beams
or supports which may have projecting brackets for the grating or gratings to rest
on. The gratings are bevelled or partly bevelled at one or both ends and the
bevelled parts enter into corresponding bevels in the supports or the brackets.
The bevels are so made that the grating or gratings can be either lifted right out
or be turned up hinge-wise for cleaning purposes.
I prefer to use two gratings which rest on a support at the centre of the stall.
The bars of the grating are preferably angled at the underside to prevent dirt
clinging to them.
The new floor has the merit of being always clean and of keeping the horses or
cattle as well as the bedding dry.
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H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Floors for Stables, Cattle Sheds, and the like.
I, ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN Junior, of River Terrace, Ayr, Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in the floors of stables, cattle sheds and
the like, and it has for its object to improve their construction.
In carrying out my invention, I make the floor of the stalls of a metal or other
suitable grating or of a number of gratings. If the grating or gratings is or are of
metal, it or they may be galvanized or tarred. The gratings are supported above
the floor proper, which may be of cement or brick work, by, preferably, metal beams
or supports which may have projecting brackets for the grating or gratings to rest
The gratings are bevelled or partly bevelled at one or both ends and the
bevelled parts enter into corresponding bevels in the supports or the brackets.
The bevels are so made that the grating or gratings can be either lifted right out
or be turned up hinge-wise for cleaning purposes.
on.
I prefer to use two gratings which rest on a support at the centre of the
stall.
The bars of the grating are preferably angled at the underside to prevent dirt
clinging to them.
The new floor has the merit of being always clean and of keeping the horses or
cattle as well as the bedding dry.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood, I have here-
unto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved flooring.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of one of the side girders or supports for the
flooring.
Fig. 3 is an end view of the girder, Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is an end view of the central girder or support.
Fig. 5 is a section, to an enlarged scale, of a girder and grating.
In carrying out my invention, I make the flooring of the stalls of a number of
metal gratings a. The gratings may be galvanised or tarred to prevent them
rusting. The gratings are made with a number of openings b and alternate raised
projections c. The openings are wider at their under sides than at their upper
sides, as shown at Fig. 5, so as to allow dirt to pass readily through them. Each 1
grating has a hinged or rounded part d at one side. The hinged part d fits into a
groove made in the side supporting girders e, f. The groove is marked in Figs. 1
and 3. The central supporting girder is flat on its upper side, as shown at Figs. 1
and 4.
A
In Fig. 1, the top of the stall is at r, and the bottom or entrance of the stall
at y.
As will be seen, the girders e, f, h, are inclined or tapered towards the
entrance end of the stall, so that the horses, or cattle, as the case may be, stand on
an inclined flooring.
The girders may be embedded in cement or brickwork etc.
In Fig. 1, four gratings are shown a, a, a, a, and a dotted line at a represents
the position of the top pair of gratings of the stall. The gratings a and a² have
their hinged parts d resting in the groove 7 of the girder f, whilst the hinged parts d
of the gratings a' and a³, rest in the groove g of the girder e.
With this arrangement of flooring, any liquid matter passes through the gratings
on to the cement foundation, and runs off. As a consequence, the litter, and
bedding is always kept clean and dry. Any particles of dirt or matter can be
brushed through the holes of the grating.
When it is desired to clean out the stall, the gratings a' and a³ are lifted up and
laid back against one of the side walls or partitions of the stall, the parts d, working
in the groove g, serving as a hinge to enable the gratings to be easily turned over
or laid back. The gratings a and a² are likewise turned over or laid back against
the other side wall or partition of the stall. When all the gratings have been laid
back, the stall can be easily washed and swept out.
If desired, the gratings may be made of a metal frame, with india-rubber, wood,
or the like forming the raised parts.
The hinge arrangement d, g, enables heavy gratings to be easily turned over or
laid back.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. Floors for stables, cattle sheds and the like, having metal gratings a, made
with hinged parts d, which are fitted in grooves on the supporting girders, sub-
stantially as herein before set forth.
2. The combination with metal gratings, having hinged parts d, and serving as a
floor for stables, cattle sheds and the like, of supporting girders, which are grooved
throughout their length for the reception of the said hinged parts, substantially as
herein before set forth.
3. Floors for stables, cattle sheds and the like, consisting of metal gratings, which
have hinged parts d at one side, the gratings being supported on two tapering
grooved side girders, and a central flat girder, which is also tapered, substantially
as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 28th day of September 1892.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.