Improvements in Shelters for Sheep and other Animals.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar., 1891-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shelters for Sheep and other Animals.
I, HARRY INGLES WEBB, of Devonia, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
A portable shelter constructed according to my invention consists essentially of a
shed formed on a frame mounted on or provided with runners or wheels or both the
said frame being of such a width as will permit of the passage of the shelter through
ordinary farm gates and the shed being so constructed that the parts thereof may
be readily arranged so as to cover double or treble the area covered by the said
frame.
A convenient method of constructing a portable shelter according to my invention
capable when extended of accommodating say about twenty five sheep and of such
a size that when not extended it will pass through ordinary farm gates is hereinafter
described.
On two runners each of about twelve or fourteen feet long an open frame of
rather less length than the runners and about six to nine feet in height and about
six feet in depth is formed. This frame (which is hereinafter termed the main
frame) is provided at the lower part with a floor consisting of bars or strips of wood
or other suitable material and is covered with a slanting roof and the two shorter
sides of the said frame (hereinafter termed the ends) and one of its longer sides
To the
(hereinafter referred to as the back) are boarded up or otherwise closed.
lower part of the front of the main frame (that is the other of its longer sides) flaps
of wood or other suitable material are hinged so as to be capable of being placed in
an upright position or of being laid flat or horizontally about level with the floor of
the main frame. These flaps are hereinafter termed the extension floor. Other
flaps of about the same size as the ends of the main frame are engaged by means of
hooks or hook hinges with the end uprights of the front of the main frame and
placed in the same planes as the said ends which flaps constitute walls at the ends
of the extension floor and are hereinafter termed the extension ends. To the upper
part of the front of the main frame a flap is hinged which is capable of being
supported in a slanting position on the upper edges of the extension ends or of being
turned down flat against the front of the main frame. This flap when in the
former position constitutes a roof covering the extension floor and is hereinafter
termed the extension roof. Along the inner side of the back of the shelter a rack
and trough are arranged and in the said back are formed openings closed by hinged
flaps which openings admit of food being passed into the said rack and trough from
the outside of the shelter. The front portion of the extension floor rests on
support having an inclined face which facilitates access to the interior of the shelter
by the sheep.
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When it is required to remove the shelter the support of the extension floor is
placed within the main frame and the extension ends are removed and also placed
within the main frame. The extension floor is then turned up so as to close the
front of the main frame and the extension roof is turned down in front of the
extension floor. When the parts are in these positions the width of the main frame
is increased only to the extent of the thickness of the extension roof.
When the parts of the shelter constructed as herein before described are arranged
for use the shed formed thereby covers an area double that covered by the main
frame. When the shelter is required to cover treble the area covered by the main
frame I form an extension at the back similarly to that formed at the front and in
this case I prefer to form a longitudinal partition in the middle of the main frame

page_text: instead of the back hereinbefore described and to arrange feeding troughs and
racks on each side of the said partition.
In some cases I secure wheels to the underside of the frame in place of runners.
Or I provide for the application of wheels to the shelter in addition to the runners.
And in some cases I dispense with the flooring of the main and of the extensions.
In all cases where the shelters are required to be floored I secure the bars or
strips of which the floors are formed at some distance apart.
Shelters constructed according to my invention may be formed of wood or of
other convenient materials and of dimensions other than those hereinbefore stated.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1890.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMEDIN DICITIATION.
Improvements in Shelters for Sheep and other Animals.
I, HARRY INGLES WEBB, of Devonia, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, 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 :-
A portable shelter constructed according to my invention consists essentially of a
shed formed on a frame mounted on or provided with runners or wheels or both the
said frame being of such a width as will permit of the passage of the shelter
through ordinary farm gates and the shed being so constructed that the parts
thereof may be readily arranged so as to cover double or treble the area covered
by the said frame.
A convenient method of constructing a portable shelter according to my invention
capable when extended of accommodating say about twenty five sheep and of such
a size that when not extended it will pass through ordinary farm gates is herein-
after described.
On two runners each of about twelve or fourteen feet long an open frame of
rather less length than the runners and about six feet in height and depth is formed.
This frame (which is hereinafter termed the main frame) is provided at the lower
part with a floor consisting of bars or strips of wood or other suitable material and
is covered with a slanting roof and the two shorter sides of the said frame (herein-
after termed the ends) and one of its longer sides (hereinafter referred to as the
back) are boarded up or otherwise closed. To the lower part of the front of the
main frame (that is the other of its longer sides) flaps of wood or other suitable
material are hinged so as to be capable of being placed in an upright position or of
being laid flat or horizontally about level with the floor of the main frame. These
flaps are hereinafter termed the extension floor. Other flaps of about the same size
as the ends of the main frame are engaged by means of hooks or hook hinges, with
the end uprights of the front of the main frame and placed in the same planes as the
said ends which flaps constitute walls at the ends of the extension floor and are
hereinafter termed the extension ends. To the upper part of the front of the main
frame a flap is hinged which is capable of being supported in a slanting position on
the upper edges of the extension ends or of being turned down flat against the front
of the main frame. This flap when in the former position constitutes a roof
covering the extension floor and is hereinafter termed the extension roof. Along
the inner side-of-the-back of the shelter a rack and trough are arranged and in the
said back are formed openings closed by hinged flaps which openings admit of food
being passed into the said rack and trough from the outside of the shelter.
front portion of the extension floor rests on a support having an inclined face which
facilitates access to the interior of the shelter by the sheep.
The

page_text: inclusive of the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 being a front elevation showing the parts arranged for use.
Figure 2 a transverse section taken on the line A Figure 1 and Figure 3a
sectional plan taken on the B Figure 1.
Figure 4 is an end elevation of the shelter showing the parts arranged for
transport.
In the following description the drawings are referred to by the letters and figures
marked thereon. The same letters and figures of reference indicate the same parts
in all the said figures of the drawings.
a a are the runners 263 are the parts of the main frame formed thereon.
cc are the bars of wood forming the floor of the main frame. The roof consists of
corrugated iron d supported by bars of wood d' d'. ef are the boarded ends of
the main frame and g is the back. The end e is connected by hinges e¹ e at its
lower edge to the part of the main frame so as to be capable of being placed in
the position indicated in broken lines in Figure in which position it forms a
means of access to the interior of the shelter and strips of woods e² ² are secured to
the inner face of the said part e to afford foothold for animals passing over it. h is
the rack arranged at the back of the shelter. is the trough and g g² are the
hinged flaps closing the openings in the back of the shelter which openings are
provided to admit of food being passed into the rack and trough i from the outside
of the shelter. The said flaps are shown open in Figure 2. The said flaps g¹² and
the end e when closed are secured by means of buttons y³ g³es and the said flaps
when open are supported by chains are the parts of the extension floor
which are connected by means of hinges to the runner a. kk are the extension
ends and are the hinges by which they are connected to the end uprights 12 12
of the main frame. The said parts are also connected near their outer edges to
the extension floor by means of bolts 2 k². is the extension roof connected by
hinges (one of which is shown at in Figure 2) to the part 3 of the main frame.
The said roof may consist of boards or of metal and may be connected at or near
its outer corners with the extension ends kk by means of bolts or hooks or other-
m is the support of the front portion of the extension floor.
wise.
When it is required to move the shelter the support m of the extension floor j j
is placed within the main frame and the extension ends are removed and also
placed within the main frame. The extension floor is then turned up so as to close
the front of the main frame and the extension roof is turned down in front of the
extension floor as shown in Figure 4. When the parts are in these positions the
width of the main frame is increased only to the extent of the thickness of
the extension roof as will be seen by reference to the said Figure 4.
It will be seen that when the parts of the shelter constructed as herein before
described are arranged for use the shed formed thereby covers an area double that
covered by the main frame. When the shelter is required to cover treble the area
covered by the main frame I form an extension at the back in addition to that
formed at the front and in this case I prefer to form a longitudinal partition in the
middle of the main frame instead of the back hereinbefore described and to arrange
feeding troughs and racks on each side of the said partition.
A shelter constructed according to my invention and provided with the additional
extension and middle partition is illustrated in Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the
accompanying drawings Figures 5 and 6 being elevations taken at right angles to
cach other showing the structure as arranged for use Figure 7 a vertical section
taken on the line C Figure 6 and Figure 8 an end view of the structure as arranged
for transport.
Those of the parts of the structure illustrated in the said Figures 5 to 8 which
correspond to similar parts of the structure illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 are marked
with corresponding letters and figures of reference where reference to the said parts
is needed in the following description
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As will be seen by examination of the said Figures 5 to 8 the main frame is

page_text: constructed essentially as hereinbefore described with reference to the arrangement
illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 of the accompanying drawings and both of the
extension floors and extension ends and extension roofs are constructed and
connected to the main frame and supported essentially as hereinbefore described
with reference to the aforesaid arrangement. The main frame is however provided
with wheels nn carried by axle trees o of secured to the said main frame and
brackets o o' are secured to the axle tree o in order to admit of connection thereto
of a pair of shafts shown at p in Figure 8. The ends are also provided with
sliding doorsy mounted in guides and furnished with handles is the
middle partition of the main structure which partition is also provided with a sliding
door s mounted in guides s¹¹. The racks and feeding troughs which are not shown
in the arrangement illustrated in Figures 5 to 8 are or may be arranged on either
side of the partition at the parts not occupied by the door s.
Although in the accompanying drawings I have shown one shelter mounted on
runners and the other on wheels I would observe that either or both shelters may be
mounted on either runners or wheels or on both runners and wheels as may be
preferred.
The roofs of either or both of the shelters may be formed in part or entirely of
corrugated iron or of boards alone or of boards covered with tarred felt or other
suitable water proof material as may be preferred.
Where the shelters are required to remain long in one spot or where they are
required for use on dry soils the flooring of both the main structure and the
extensions may be dispensed with but I consider the flooring desirable in general
the primary object of my invention being to provide dry lying for the animals to be
sheltered.
Shelters constructed according to my invention may be formed of any convenient
materials and of dimensions other than those herein before stated.
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 I claim :-
First A portable shelter for sheep and other animals constructed substantially
as herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
Secondly-A portable shelter for sheep and other animals constructed sub-
stantially as herein before described and illustrated in Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated the 2nd day of March 1891
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.