Livestock structures and related methods
AssigneeBig Box Dairy LLC
InventorDean Mason
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a floor, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing; a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor; and one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof; in some embodiments, the floor comprises a non-zero slope. Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.
Claims19
A structure, comprising:
- a floor comprising a non-zero slope;
- a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor;
- one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof;
- an air regulating system comprising:
- an air scrubber configured to receive air from the structure and capture an exhaust gas from the received air;
- an air unit configured to receive the captured exhaust gas and utilize the captured exhaust gas to at least partially power the air regulating system.
A structure, comprising:
- a floor comprising a non-zero slope;
- a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor;
- one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof;
- an air regulating system configured to circulate air within the structure;
- and
- a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor;
- wherein the air regulating system includes:
- an air scrubber configured to receive air from the structure and capture an exhaust gas from the received air;
- and
- an air unit configured to receive the captured exhaust gas and utilize the captured exhaust gas to at least partially power the air regulating system.
A structure, comprising:
- a floor comprising a non-zero slope;
- a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor;
- one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof;
- an air regulating system configured to circulate air within the structure;
- and
- a guide track coupled to a portion of the roof that is substantially parallel to the floor, wherein the guide track is configured to be coupled to one or more vehicles such that the guide track guides the movement of the one or more vehicles about the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.