Improvements in and relating to Posts, Stanchions, and Door Jambs for use in Railway Cattle Trucks and Horse Boxes, Ship Cattle Fittings, Pens, Stalls, and other Enclosures employed in the Transit and Storage of Live Stock, applicable also to the Posts of Gangways for Loading and Discharging Live Stock.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Posts, Stanchions, and Door Jambs
for use in Railway Cattle Trucks and Horse Boxes, Ship Cattle
Fittings, Pens, Stalls, and other Enclosures employed in the
Transit and Storage of Live Stock, applicable also to the Posts of
Gangways for Loading and Discharging Live Stock.
I, JOHN ROOTH, of 61, Victoria Street, Douglas, I. of Man, Cattle Dealer and
Butcher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to prevent injury to cattle, horses and other
live stock when entering and leaving enclosures employed in their transit and
storage, such as railway cattle trucks and horse boxes, ship cattle fittings, pens,
stalls, loose boxes and the like; also to prevent live stock from being injured in
passing along gangways used in connection with their transit by land or sea.
At the present time the ribs, shoulders and hips of animals are frequently
severely grazed and otherwise injured by coming into contact with the posts,
stanchions or door jambs, between which they have to pass when entering and
leaving the enclosures referred to above; like injury is also frequently caused by
gangway posts during loading and discharging.
Now according to my invention, I propose to substitute a post, stanchion or door
jamb of improved construction, for those ordinarily employed, wherever injury is
likely to be caused; said improved post, stanchion or door jamb having a revolvable
portion consisting of a roller free to rotate on a vertical spindle or axis which
connects the non-revolving head and foot portions. The angles of said non-revolv-
ing portions are preferably rounded off for additional security. The said revolvable
portion or roller should be of such length and be disposed at such height from the
ground or floor surface as to be adapted to receive the contact of all parts of the
bodies of passing animals, injury to the latter being prevented by the revolution of
the roller on its axis, which also assists the passage of the animals. When my
invention is applied to door jambs, the door hinges may be attached to the non-
revolving portions of the jambs in the usual manner.
Dated this 11th day of March 1898.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Posts, Stanchions, and Door Jambs
for use in Railway Cattle Trucks and Horse Boxes, Ship Cattle
Fittings, Pens, Stalls, and other Enclosures employed in the
Transit and Storage of Live Stock, applicable also to the Posts of
Gangways for Loading and Discharging Live Stock.
I, JOHN ROOTH, of 61, Victoria Street, Douglas, I. of Man, Cattle Dealer and
Butcher, 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 the present invention is to prevent injury to animals when entering
and leaving stalls, loose boxes, pens, lairages, cattle markets, railway cattle trucks
and horse boxes, ship cattle fittings and the like, also when passing along gangways
used for loading and discharging animals in land or sea transit.
At the present time the ribs, shoulders and hips of animals are frequently severely
grazed, bruised and otherwise injured by coming into contact with the posts,
stanchions or door jambs between which they have to pass, as when entering and
leaving the enclosures or places referred to above; like injury is also frequently
caused by the gangway posts during loading and discharging.
Now according to my invention, I. propose to substitute a post, stanchion or door
jamb of improved construction for those ordinarily employed, wherever injury as
above set forth is likely to be caused, said improved post, stanchion or door jamb
being formed or provided with a revolvable portion or roller of such length and
disposed at such a height from the ground or floor surface as to be adapted to
receive the contact of all parts of the bodies of passing animals; injury to the latter
is thus prevented by the revolution of the roller on its axis the same also assisting
the passage of the animals. When my invention is applied to door jambs, the door
hinges may be attached to the non-revolving portions of the door jamb in the
usual manner without interfering with the revolvable portion thereof. It is obvious
that if desired a series of short roller sections may be substituted for a comparatively
long roller, and this arrangement is in my opinion preferable. The angles of the
fixed or non-revolving portions of the posts, stanchions or door jambs should be
rounded off as an additional security against injury to the animals.
I will now describe my invention and the manner of performing the same with
reference to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters refer to correspond-
ing parts in all the figures and wherein,
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a post or stanchion, and Fig. 2 is a like view of a door
jamb, constructed according to my invention and having each a single roller.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of a post or stanchion, and Fig. 4 a like view of a door
jamb, constructed according to my invention and having each a series of short
roller sections in lieu of a single roller.
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively cross sections of Figs. 2 and 4.
Figs. 7 and 8 represent short posts (as used in cattle markets lairages and like
places) constructed according to my invention.
Referring to Fig. 1 the post or stanchion consists of a foot a and head 6 con-
nected by a spindle or long bolt on which latter a roller d revolves freely. That
portion of the bolt c upon which the roller d revolves is of slightly increased
diameter, shoulders are thus formed upon which the head and foot portions a and b
bear when the bolt is screwed up thereby preventing jamming of the roller. Fig. 2
shews a door jamb having a recess formed in one side for the reception of the

page_text: roller d which revolves freely therein, upon the spindle c.
at to the fixed or non-revolving portions of the jamb.
The door f is hinged
Fig. 3 represents a post or stanchion having short roller sections d'in lieu of
the single roller d (Fig. 1) said sections being preferably separated by washers e
which facilitate independent movement of the various roller sections and should be
of rather less diameter than the latter.
Fig. 4 shows a door jamb of similar construction to Fig. 2 but having short
roller sections substituted for the roller d. In this arrangement the roller
sections are separated by small plates el provided with pointed tongues e² which
enter the door jamb. The shoulders of the plates el bear upon the surface of the
recess in the jamb, the said plates thus not only serve to separate the roller sections
from one another, but also act as supports or stays to the spindle c and prevent the
bending of the latter and consequent jamming of the roller sections should extra
heavy pressure be applied to the latter.
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. For the purpose set forth, the improved construction and arrangement of posts,
stanchions and door jambs having a revolvable portion consisting of a roller or
scries of roller sections, substantially as described.
2. A post, stanchion or door jamb for the purpose set forth, constructed and
arranged substantially as illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 15th day of Apr 1
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.