US3223070A
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Dairy establishment
Assignee: AG PRO Inc
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Filing: 1963-11-05
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Granted: 1965-12-14
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Expires: 1983-11-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gribble Donald Joseph
- 👤 Henry E Bennett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:44
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
289 words
A DAIRY BARN FOR COWS AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A SMOOTH, EVENLY CONTOURED PAVED SURFACE FORMING A FLOOR PROVIDING A WALKING SURFACE FOR COWS IN THE BARN, DRAIN MEANS FOR DRAINING WASH WATER FROM SUCH FLOOR OPENING TO THE TOP OF THE FLOOR, SAID SMOOTH, EVENLY CONTOURED SURFACE WHICH FORMS SUCH FLOOR SLOPING TOWARD SAID DRAIN MEANS WHEREBY WASH WATER DISCHARGED ON THE FLOOR MAY BE COLLECTED AND DISPOSED OF THROUGH SAID DRAIN MEANS, SAID BARN FURTHER INCLUDING MULTIPLE REST AREAS WITH INDIVIDUAL STALLS FOR EACH COW AND WITH EACH OF SAID STALLS HAVING A BOTTOM WHICH IS ALSO OF SMOOTH PAVEMENT, BUT WHICH IS DISPOSED AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE THE PAVED SURFACE FORMING THE FLOOR, SAID STALLS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT A COW CAN COMFORTABLY STAND OR LIE IN THE STALL, BUT OFFAL FROM THE COW FALLS OUTSIDE THE STALL BOTTOM AND ONTO THE FLOOR PROVIDING THE WALKING SURFACE IN THE BARN, SAID BARN FURTHER INCLUDING DEFINED FEEDING AREAS HAVING FEEDING TROUGHS WITH MEANS FOR DISCHARGING FEED TO THE TROUGHS, A COW-HOLDING AREAS, A MILKING AREA AND A TRANSFER AREA ALL BOTTOMED WITH THE WALKING SURFACE FORMING SAID FLOOR IN THE BARN, AND FLOOR-WASHING MEANS FOR WASHING THE FLOOR PROVIDING THE WALKING SURFACE IN THE BARN WHERE SAID FLOOR BOTTOMS AND FEDING, HOLDING, MILKING AND TRANSFER AREAS OPERABLE TO SEND WASH WATER FLOWING OVER THE FLOOR WITH SUCH WATER WASHING ANY COW OFFAL THEREIN INTO SAID DRAIN MEANS, SAID FLOOR-WASHING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS LOCATED OVERA REGION OF SAID FLOOR WHICH IS UPHILL FROM SAID DRAIN MEANS CONSTRUCTED TO COLLECT WATER AS A POOL ABOVE SAID FLOOR AND OPERABLE AFTER SUCH COLLECTION OF WATER AS A POOL TOD ISPERSE THE WATER AS A SHEET OF WATER OVER SAID FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
289 words
A DAIRY BARN FOR COWS AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A SMOOTH, EVENLY CONTOURED PAVED SURFACE FORMING A FLOOR PROVIDING A WALKING SURFACE FOR COWS IN THE BARN, DRAIN MEANS FOR DRAINING WASH WATER FROM SUCH FLOOR OPENING TO THE TOP OF THE FLOOR, SAID SMOOTH, EVENLY CONTOURED SURFACE WHICH FORMS SUCH FLOOR SLOPING TOWARD SAID DRAIN MEANS WHEREBY WASH WATER DISCHARGED ON THE FLOOR MAY BE COLLECTED AND DISPOSED OF THROUGH SAID DRAIN MEANS, SAID BARN FURTHER INCLUDING MULTIPLE REST AREAS WITH INDIVIDUAL STALLS FOR EACH COW AND WITH EACH OF SAID STALLS HAVING A BOTTOM WHICH IS ALSO OF SMOOTH PAVEMENT, BUT WHICH IS DISPOSED AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE THE PAVED SURFACE FORMING THE FLOOR, SAID STALLS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT A COW CAN COMFORTABLY STAND OR LIE IN THE STALL, BUT OFFAL FROM THE COW FALLS OUTSIDE THE STALL BOTTOM AND ONTO THE FLOOR PROVIDING THE WALKING SURFACE IN THE BARN, SAID BARN FURTHER INCLUDING DEFINED FEEDING AREAS HAVING FEEDING TROUGHS WITH MEANS FOR DISCHARGING FEED TO THE TROUGHS, A COW-HOLDING AREAS, A MILKING AREA AND A TRANSFER AREA ALL BOTTOMED WITH THE WALKING SURFACE FORMING SAID FLOOR IN THE BARN, AND FLOOR-WASHING MEANS FOR WASHING THE FLOOR PROVIDING THE WALKING SURFACE IN THE BARN WHERE SAID FLOOR BOTTOMS AND FEDING, HOLDING, MILKING AND TRANSFER AREAS OPERABLE TO SEND WASH WATER FLOWING OVER THE FLOOR WITH SUCH WATER WASHING ANY COW OFFAL THEREIN INTO SAID DRAIN MEANS, SAID FLOOR-WASHING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS LOCATED OVERA REGION OF SAID FLOOR WHICH IS UPHILL FROM SAID DRAIN MEANS CONSTRUCTED TO COLLECT WATER AS A POOL ABOVE SAID FLOOR AND OPERABLE AFTER SUCH COLLECTION OF WATER AS A POOL TOD ISPERSE THE WATER AS A SHEET OF WATER OVER SAID FLOOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-12-13 | 1969-06-14 | 1969-12-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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