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US 10,238,084 B2Granted
Cattle floor
AssigneePermavoid Limited
InventorsCarolus Hermanus van Raam, Andrew Bryan Shuttleworth, Paul David Culleton
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AssigneePermavoid Limited
InventorsCarolus Hermanus van Raam, Andrew Bryan Shuttleworth, Paul David Culleton
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Floor for animals such as cattle, comprising a base structure and a top layer, wherein the top layer is permeable to fluid portions of animal faeces and/or animal urine, but impermeable to solid parts of the animal faeces, wherein the base structure comprises voids for receiving said fluid portions and/or urine passing through the top layer, wherein the base structure comprises an array base elements forming a substantially continuous deck supporting the top layer, wherein the deck is arranged for passing said fluids into internal volumes of the base elements forming said voids, the internal volumes of at least a number of said base elements being in fluid communication with each other, preferably such that fluids received in said internal volumes can be removed from the base elements by flow through said internal volumes.
A floor comprising a base structure and a top layer, wherein the base structure comprises an array of base elements forming a substantially continuous deck supporting the top layer, wherein the deck is arranged for passing fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine into internal volumes of the base elements forming said voids, the internal volumes of at least a number of said base elements being in fluid communication with each other, such that said fluid portions received in said internal volumes can be removed from the base elements by flow through said internal volumes, and a flushing device, located below the top layer, for flushing a fluid and/or gas through said internal volumes, wherein the floor is a floor for animals, wherein the top layer is permeable to said fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine, but impermeable to solid parts of the animal feces, wherein the base structure comprises voids for receiving said fluid portions and/or urine passing through the top layer, wherein the floor is adapted for removal of fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine and wherein a cleaning device is provided on said floor for collecting manure or dung from said floor.
A method for keeping animals, comprising:
A floor comprising a base structure and a top layer, wherein the base structure comprises an array of base elements forming a substantially continuous deck supporting the top layer, wherein the deck is arranged for passing fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine into internal volumes of the base elements forming said voids, the internal volumes of at least a number of said base elements being in fluid communication with each other, wherein the top layer is formed using a film and/or foil on which animals can stand and lie, wherein the floor is a floor for the animals, wherein the top layer is permeable to fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine, but impermeable to solid parts of the animal feces, wherein the base structure comprises voids for receiving said fluid portions and/or urine passing through the top layer, and wherein the floor is adapted for removal of fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine.
A floor for animals, comprising a base structure and a top layer, wherein the top layer is permeable to fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine, but impermeable to solid parts of the animal feces, wherein the base structure comprises voids for receiving said fluid portions and/or urine passing through the top layer, wherein the base structure comprises an array of base elements forming a substantially continuous deck supporting the top layer, wherein the deck is arranged for passing said fluids into internal volumes of the base elements forming said voids, the internal volumes of at least a number of said base elements being in fluid communication with each other, wherein the top layer is formed from at least one of a film or foil, wherein the floor is adapted for removal of fluid portions of animal feces and/or animal urine.
A method for using a floor, comprising:
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