Improvements in Cattle Fittings for Ships.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Fittings for Ships.
I NILS ANTON HANSEN, of 4 Florence Terrace, Villa Place, Hessle Road,
Hull, in the County of York, Ship's Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of my invention is to construct cattle fittings for ships so that
much labor and expense is saved, as well as giving greater security for the con-
veyance of cattle.
I construct my fittings as follows:-I employ stanchions made of channel iron,
steel, or any other suitable metal, with slots formed in them to admit the head or
front boards to which the cattle are secured by any suitable means. The said
stanchions fit into metal sockets screwed or fastened to the flooring in any suitable
manner, these sockets having the front part open to admit the stanchions which are
held in the socket by a batten pressing between it and a board fastened to the floor,
or other suitable means; these stanchions are bolted to hangers or brackets which
are rivetted or fastened to the ceiling; by this means they work on the bolt which
acts as a pivot, they can thus be swung on the pivot, and drawn or pushed up to
the ceiling where they are held by hooks or other suitable holders from the ceiling,
thus being suspended and hung out of the way, the head or front boards going up
with them, the said head or front boards are bolted or fastened to the said stanchion,
but can be easily unfastened and removed. At each end of the compartment
employ loose head or front boards, which act as gates, and can be easily removed
to allow of cattle being taken in or out of the compartment, or for use when any
cattle have died in the centre or any part of the pen, the boards sliding along in
their sockets or slots towards either end so leaving an open space where required.
At each end of the compartment I employ slotted metal fittings in place of
stanchions to receive the head or front boards, the said fittings being screwed or
fastened to the ends of the compartment.
For deck fittings I employ a socket against the bulwark or rails for the stanchion
to drop into; the stanchion being fastened to the rail at the ships side by any suit-
able means; the amidship line of stanchions I form with a shoulder or projection
at the bottom, which slides into a recess in the socket for receiving the same.
The cross beams for deck fittings I construct of wood, with iron or other suitable
metal ends, with a shoulder or projection cast upon the same, which slides and fits
into a recess cast in the stanchion for receiving the same; the cross beam being
locked with a pin or a bolt to the stanchion.
I construct the "top holders" for "shifting boards" of iron or suitable metal
bent at one end in angle form, and the other end bent and made round to form a
hinge with an oval iron or other ring for sliding the "shifting board" into, by this
means the "shifting boards can be easily placed in position and removed.
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With my improved construction of fittings for cattle on board ships, much labor
and expense is saved, and more substantial pens provided which can be suspended
from the ceilings instead of having to be pulled down as occasion requires.
Dated this Ninth day of November 1891.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Saville Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Fittings for Ships.
I, NILS ANTON HANSEN, of 4 Florence Terrace, Villa Place, Hessle Road,
Hull in the County of York, Ships Carpenter, 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:-
The object of my invention is to construct cattle fittings for ships, so that much
labour and expense is saved, as well as giving greater security for the conveyance
of cattle.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of cattle fittings.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows modification of stanchions composed of channel iron, one fitting
against the other.
Fig. 4 shows an elevation of cross beam fitting into deck stanchions.
Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a view of channel iron filled in with wood for attaching to front and
back deck stanchions.
I construct my fittings as follows:-I employ stanchions A, made of channel iron,
steel, or any other suitable metal with slots or holes B formed in them, to admit the
head or front boards 1 and 2 to which the cattle are secured by any suitable means.
The said stanchions are pivotted or suspended in metal brackets or hangers C,
screwed or fastened to the upper deck D, in any suitable manner; the bottom of
these stanchions fit within sockets E, secured to floor or lower deck F, having the
front part open to admit the said stanchions which are held in the position by
means of battens G fixed in any suitable manner, or by other suitable means;
by this means they may (when not required) be swung on the pivot C and drawn
or pushed up to the ceiling, where they can be held by hooks or other suitable
holders H, from the ceiling, thus being out of the way, the head and foot
boards 1 and 2 going up with them; the said head and foot boards are bolted
or fastened to the said stanchions by means of bolts J, but can be easily
unfastened or removed.
At each end of the compartment I may employ loose head and foot boards
which may act as gates, and can be easily removed to allow of cattle being taken
in or out of the compartment; or for use when any cattle have died in the centre or
any part of the pen, the boards sliding along in their sockets or slots towards either
end so leaving an open space where required.
At each end of the compartment I may employ slotted metal fittings E' in place
of stanchions to receive each head and foot board, the said fittings being screwed
or fastened to the end of the compartment. Or a square socket may be used like
that fixed against the bulwarks B₁ and a bolt passed through the socket and
stanchion bottom to hold it in position.
A' are deck stanchions, the front ones having a flange at the bottom to slide into
a socket E² for receiving them, the back ones B' have a plain bottom for dropping
into a plain socket C, and are held in position by a lug K fixed to the rail L, at
side of ship, or by being tied to the rail or in any suitable manner. The back
stanchions may have a channel M at side near the top for boards to drop into,
these boards forming a back ground or partition up against the rail L of the ship;
both front and back deck stanchions have holes in them at top as shown in dotted
lines, these holes are to admit boards with metal ends to slide in (see Figs. 4 and 5)
one end fitting in front and the other in back stanchions, also between front and
back stanchions are channel irons L' filled with wood, (see Fig. 6) one end being
cut out to form a lug to fit on outside of front stanchion A', and the other end being
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page_text: narrowed to go in channel of back stanchion B', these channel irons are held down
by bolts which hold the foot boards in position, and are for the purpose of keeping
the deck flooring from being washed away.
The cross beams P for deck fittings (see Figs. 4 and 5) I construct of wood with
iron or other suitable metal ends R having a shoulder or projection S cast or formed
upon the same, which slides and fits into the recesses M cast or formed in the
stanchions for receiving the same, the cross beam may be locked with a pin or bolt
to the stanchion.
I construct the top holders N¹ for shifting boards P', of iron or suitable metal,
bent at one end in angle form, and the other end bent and made round to form
a hinge T, with an oval metallic ring U, for sliding the shifting boards P' into,
the bottom of the shifting boards fitting in slot or grooves T', by this means the
shifting boards can be easily placed in position and removed.
With my improved construction of fittings for cattle on board ships much
labour and expense is saved, and more substantial pens provided which can be
suspended from the deck above instead of having to be pulled as occasion requires,
thus being a great convenience.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The use and employment of stanchions A with slots or holes B formed in them,
the said stanchions being pivotted in brackets C secured to the deck D, front
boards 1 and 2, sockets E, hooks H, brackets N' and shifting boards P¹, for the
purposes substantially such as shown and described.
2. The use and employment of stanchions A₁ and B', sockets E' and C³,
channel iron L', cross beam P and head or front boards as and for the purposes
such as shown and described.
Dated this Eighth day of August 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Saville Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Saville Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.