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US 5,662,068 AGranted
Animal stall cleaning device
OwnerRaymond Childsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in removing manure and bedding from animal stalls especially in horse barns comprising a movable floor engagement belt that is adapted to be pulled along the floor in one direction transporting accumulated debris out of the barn and in the opposite direction to reposition across the floor of the multiple stalls.
Claims13
An apparatus for use in removing manure from multiple animal stalls in a building said building having a floor, comprises;
- a collection belt within said stalls on top of said floor, said belt movable in either direction lengthwise thereof, said belt comprises of a synthetic resin porous material, a take-up reel engaging one end of said belt removing said belt and manure from said stalls, cable means extending from said free end of said belt for deploying said belt within said stall from said take-up reel, means for selective rotation of said take-up reel, means for cleaning said collection belt on said take-up reel, and means for collecting said manure from said collection belt.
An apparatus for use in removing animal waste from multiple animal stalls in a building comprises;
- a collection and transportation belt within said stalls and intermediate transfer means engageable on said belt, a take-up reel extending from one end of said belt in a direction opposite of said transfer means in removal mode, cable means secured to said belt, a drive motor and gear assembly on said take-up reel, means for cleaning said belt on said take-up reel, said cable means extending from said belt for deploying said belt from said take-up reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.