An Improved Portable Sheep Dipping Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 24th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Sheep Dipping Apparatus.
We, RICHARD STEELE FLETCHER, and THOMAS CROSBY FLETCHER, both of
the Firm of Fletcher Brothers and Co., of Grimsby, in the County of Lincoln,
Manufacturing Chemists, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct a portable sheep dipping apparatus
with bath, constructed so as to economize the wash, inclined drainer, dirt screen,
outlet, and dirt box to collect and prevent the dirt from running back into the
bath, whilst the sheep are draining after being dipped, the whole to be portable
preferably in vehicle form.
When in use, the bath which is rounded at its lowest end to economize the wash,
is placed at one end and inclines upwards to the body or drainer within or upon which
the sheep stand after being dipped, this body or drainer is also inclined towards the
bath, and in the incline of the bath is an interceptor or hole communicating with a
dirt box or trap into which the fluid and dirt from the said drainer run, the said
dirt box or trap having an overflow for the return of the fluid to the bath, the dirt
settling at the bottom of the said dirt box or trap.
A suitable gate is attached to the body of the drainer to keep the sheep in, or
allow of their exit as required, also a walk down board is attached to the body or
drainer.
The body may be supported by trestles or other means and have a suitable cloth
or other light cover.
The bath part is provided with shafts and when required to be moved is placed
upon wheels.
The body or drainer and walk down board fitting or sliding on to the bath, the
whole is in the form of a vehicle and can be transported as required either by
horses or by hand.
Dad thin ond da.. of T... 100,
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicants.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicants.
An improved Forte y dipping Apparatus.
We, RICHARD STEELE FLETCHER and THOMAS CROSBY FLETCHER both of
the Firm of Fletcher Brothers and Company of Grimsby in the County of Lincoln,
Manufacturing Chemists, 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 our invention is to construct a portable sheep dipping apparatus
with bath, constructed so as to economize the wash, by means of inclined drainer,
dirt screen, outlet, and dirt box to collect and prevent the dirt from running back
into the bath, whilst the sheep are draining after being dipped, the whole to be
portable preferably in vehicle form.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of our improved portable sheep dipping
apparatus.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation of our improved apparatus in portable vehicle form.
Fig. 3. is a plan of dipping bath shown at Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. shows an end view of wheels, cranked axle and spring employed in our
improved sheep dipping apparatus.
Fig. 5. is an end view of body of the drainer.
When in use, the bath A, which is rounded inside at its lowest end B to
economize the wash, is placed at one end and inclines upwards to the body or
drainer C, within or upon which the sheep stand after being dipped, this body or
drainer C is also inclined towards the bath, and preferably in the incline D of the
bath A is an interceptor or hole E, communicating with a dirt box or trap F with
plug F into which the fluid and dirt from the said drainer C run, the said dirt box
or trap having an overflow G for the return of the fluid to the bath, the dirt
settling at the bottom of the said dirt box or trap.
A suitable gate H is attached to the body of the drainer to keep the sheep in, or
allow of their exit as required, also a walk-down board J is attached to the body or
drainer.
The boards composing the sides of the drainer are preferably constructed with
bevelled edges C₁ slightly apart and overlapping each other see Fig. 5 so that
should any wash be pressed out of the wool on to the sides of the drainer it runs
through the opening between the bevelled edges and down the boards again into
the said drainer.
The body may be supported by trestles K or other means, and have a suitable
cloth or other light cover L.
The bath part is provided with shafts M, and when required to be moved is
placed upon springs N and wheels N¹.
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The body or drainer and walk-down board J fitting or sliding on to the top of
the bath A, the whole then being in portable vehicle form and can be transported
as required either by horses or by hand.
When our apparatus is used the wheels are taken off as shown in Fig. 1 and the
bath is sunk into the ground the required depth so that the sheep can be easily
placed on the curved board P and gently down the sloping end R of the bath into
the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;-
1. The use and employinent of a portable bath A, having an incline D, in which
is formed a dirt box or trap F, drainer C, and walk-down board J, constructed and
arranged as and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
2. Constructing a sheep dipping apparatus consisting of a portable bath A,
drainer C, and walk-down board J fitting within and upon each other in portable
vehicle form, in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown and
described.
Deted this Twents-seventh day of March 1895
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, and
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.