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US 5,203,544 AGranted
Cattle guard
OwnerA. LeVan Webbinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed cattle guard includes a base and grills which may easily be removed for cleaning without disturbing the adjacent roadway. The cattle guard includes side wings which are attached to the base to ease the removal of the grills. In a further aspect, the ends of the base include angled portions designed to facilitate funneling of water through the base while preventing ground erosion.
Claims6
An improved cattle guard comprising:
- a) a base buried underground in a pit having a floor and including:
- i) a pair of elongated spaced runners supported on said floor;
- ii) a plurality of cross members, each of said cross members being interconnected between said runners and being suspended above said floor to allow free flow of fluid through said base;
- iii) each of said runners having an angled extension attached at each end thereof with adjacent angled extensions of said spaced runners diverging from one another in a direction away from said runners to provide a funnel-like shape to funnel fluid between said runners;
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- b) a grill structure removably placed on said base.
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