US20070028851A1 - Animal pen flooring system - Google Patents
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Abstract
An animal confinement pen flooring system, particularly adapted for swine farrowing operations, includes at least first and third rows of spaced-apart molded plastic foraminous flooring panels and an intermediate row of cast iron foraminous flooring panels, all of the panels being supported on spaced-apart elongated support rails in a stand off position above a subfloor. The plastic and cast iron panels each include opposed sets of hooked-shaped flanges for engagement with support rails, respectively, for supporting the panels thereon. The cast iron panels each include a boss and an opposed recess disposed on opposite sides thereof for interconnecting adjacent panels by cooperating hook portions formed on the boss and in the recess of the adjacent panel, respectively. The combination of the cast iron and molded plastic flooring panels provides enhanced comfort for swine in farrowing operations.
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- Animal confinement pens, particularly pens for confining sows and piglets in swine farrowing houses present certain problems with respect to the flooring systems for use in such pens. For example, the flooring systems are preferably supported in a standoff position with respect to a subfloor so that animal wastes may be removed from the confinement pens by way of the space between the raised flooring and subflooring therebelow. Raised flooring systems may be characterized by elongated spaced-apart support rails and removable foraminous flooring panels supported thereby. The construction of farrowing pen flooring panels is preferably of thermoplastic covering at least a portion of the confinement pen. However, the weight of the sow is such that conventional plastic flooring panels do not provide adequate support. Moreover, it has been determined that the sow prefers to reside on a cast iron or similar metallic panel which is of adequate strength but which also provides for a heating and cooling effect preferred by the sow. On the other hand the infant pigs prefer the more constant temperature and smoothness of molded plastic flooring and do not require the extra strength provided by cast iron, steel or other suitable metals which may be used for flooring panels.
- Continuing improvements have been desired in animal pen flooring systems of the general type described herein. The present invention overcomes certain disadvantages in prior art flooring systems and provides an improved flooring system which utilizes both molded plastic and cast iron or other metal panels which are secured to each other and to spaced apart support rails in an improved manner.
- The present invention provides an improved flooring system, particularly useful for animal confinement pens and more particularly useful for confinement pens used in swine farrowing operations.
- In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a flooring system is provided wherein spaced-apart elongated support rails are adapted to support spaced-apart rows of molded plastic flooring panels between which is disposed a row of cast iron or similar metal flooring panels. Both types of flooring panels are provided with elongated hook-like support flanges which are interleaved with each other and which engage upstanding elongated support rails to support the flooring in a standoff position from a subfloor to facilitate animal waste disposal.
- An improved arrangement in accordance with the present invention is one wherein an elongated set of cast iron or similar metal panels are interlocked with each other and supported by spaced-apart support rails. The metal panels are configured to be interleaved with opposed sets of molded plastic flooring panels which are also partially supported by the same pair of support rails which support the metal panels and are further supported by a second set of spaced apart elongated support rails disposed outboard of the first mentioned set of rails.
- The present invention further provides an improved animal confinement pen flooring system wherein the center set of flooring panels is provided by separate panels which are supported on the aforementioned support rails but which are also interlocked with each other to form a more rigid flooring system. The center panels are each provided with an integrally formed laterally projecting tongue and hook part on one side of the panel and the adjacent panel is provided with a recess and cooperating hook part on an opposite side of the panel. Each center panel may be identical or one or more of the center panels may be of different widths to provide the required overall dimension of the confinement pen.
- Those skilled in the art will further appreciate the above-mentioned advantages and superior features of the invention together with other important aspects thereof upon reading the detailed description which follows in conjunction with the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an animal confinement pen flooring system in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a cast iron or similar cast metal flooring panel in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the flooring panel shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a detail view showing a recess and hook part formed on one lateral side of the flooring panel shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a section view taken generally along the line 5-5 ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is a section view taken generally along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 is a section view taken generally along the line 7-7 ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 is a section view taken along the line 8-8 ofFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 9 is a section view taken generally along the line 9-9 ofFIG. 1 . - In the description which follows, like parts are marked throughout the specification and drawing with the same reference numerals, respectively. The drawing figures are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be shown exaggerated in scale in the interest of clarity and conciseness.
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FIG. 1 , there is illustrated a flooring system in accordance with the present invention and generally designated by thenumeral 10. Theflooring system 10 is adapted to be supported in a standoff position from asubfloor 12 by plural, spaced-apart elongated somewhat inverted T-shaped rails 14, seeFIGS. 5 and 6 also, for example. - The
rails 14 are preferably supported by spaced-apart support blocks 16, as shown inFIG. 1 , one shown for each of the fourrails 14 illustrated in the drawing figure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that thesupport blocks 16 may be spaced apart along eachrail 14, as required, to provide suitable support for each rail, respectively. - The
flooring system 10 further includes plural spaced-apart rows of generally rectangular shape moldedplastic flooring panels 18 which are foraminous to allow animal waste to drop therethrough onto thesubfloor 12 to be suitably removed therefrom. Each of thepanels 18 includes spaced apart laterally projecting hookedshaped flanges panel 18 which includes theflanges 20 is also provided with half length flanges, each generally designated by thenumeral 21. - The opposed spaced-apart rows of
panels 18 are separated by a row of cast metal flooring panels characterized byplural panels 24 supported side by side, and suitably interconnected, as will be explained in further detail herein.Panels 24 are preferably formed of cast iron, although other cast or forged metals may be used. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , each of thepanels 24 is characterized as a generally rectangular, preferably square, member having a set of laterally projecting spaced apart hook-shaped flanges 26 disposed along one side of a panel and an opposed set of hook shapedflanges 28 suitably spaced apart on the opposite side of thepanel 24. Short orhalf length flanges 29 are spaced from theflanges 28 on the side of thepanel 24 which includes theflanges 28. As shown inFIG. 1 , the spacing of theflanges flanges respective panels 18, as illustrated. The center set ofpanels 24 may include one ormore panels 24 a, one shown inFIG. 1 , and of half the width of thepanels 24, but otherwise identical to thepanels 24.Panels 24 a provide for spacing thepanels 24 with respect to thepanels 18 such that they overlap to provide a more rigid flooring system. - Referring further to
FIG. 2 , thepanels 24 include a substantially foraminous support surface defined byelongated perimeter webs 30 opposed to and parallel to each other. Transverse,parallel perimeter webs 32 extend normal to thewebs 30.Intermediate webs 34 are equally spaced from thewebs 32 and the remainder of the surface of thepanel 24 is delimited byelongated slots - Referring to
FIG. 3 , which is a bottom plan view of thepanel 24, it should be noted that each of thewebs 30 is reinforced by a dependingflange 33 and each of thewebs flange flanges 26 are each provided with a dependinghook portion 39. Theopposed flanges hook portions - Referring further to
FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 thepanels 24 are each provided with means for interconnecting adjacent panels to form a more rigid flooring system, including aboss 44 projecting from aweb 32 approximately midway between theopposed webs 30. Boss 44 is provided with a dependinghook part 46,FIGS. 3 and 9 . The opposite side edge of eachpanel 24 is provided with arecess 48, seeFIG. 4 , formed in theweb 32 of that side, for receiving a portion of theboss 44 of the adjacent panel. Anupstanding hook part 50,FIGS. 2 and 4 , delimits one side of therecess 48 and cooperates with ahook part 46 of anadjacent panel FIG. 9 . In this way thepanels rails 14 and are also interconnected with each other. As shown inFIG. 3 , spaced-apartbosses 43 project into grooves formed by the hook shapedflanges panels 24 when they are supported on therails 14. - Referring briefly to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , these figures illustrate typical arrangements wherein thepanels rails 14. As shown inFIG. 5 , hook shapedflanges 20 engage arail 14 and abut directly against apanel 24 at a recess formed by eachpanel 24 between its hook shapedflanges 28. In like manner, as shown inFIG. 6 , each of thepanels 24 is supported by arail 14 by engagement with the rail by a hook shapedflange 28 and acooperating boss 43.Flanges 28 project into cooperating recesses formed inpanels 18 betweenflanges 20. -
FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate how the hook shapedflanges 26 and hook shapedflanges 22 engagerespective rails 14 to support thepanels - Accordingly, with the
flooring system 10 arranged as illustrated and described, superior strength is provided by the interconnected and standoff supportedpanels 24 whereby, when theflooring system 10 is placed in a generally rectangular confinement pen, a sow will normally remain on thecast iron panels 24 due to the comfort provided to the sow thereby, while the offspring will normally remain on the moldedplastic panels 18 due to the thermal conductivity characteristics of these panels and the somewhat softer or more comfortable feel that the panels present to swine offspring. - Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
flooring system 10 may be quickly and easily erected and disassembled, as needed. Thanks to the arrangement of two rows ofplastic panels 18 cooperating with a center row of cast iron or similarcast metal panels - The
panels panels 24 above are preferably formed of cast iron and thepanels 18 are preferably formed of molded plastic, such as polypropylene. The fabrication of thepanels - Although a preferred embodiment of an animal confinement pen flooring system has been described herein in detail, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and substitutions may be made to the flooring system of the present invention without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims.
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14. In a flooring system for an animal confinement pen, particularly adapted for swine farrowing operations, in which multiple flooring panels are disposed upon spaced-apart supports and interconnected to form said flooring system, the improvement in which adjacent ones of said interconnected panels each have a construction comprising:
(a) a generally rectangular shaped main portion which is sufficiently foraminous to allow animal wastes to fall therethrough;
(b) flange members disposed at opposite ends of said main portion, with depending hook portions adapted for engaging, and when the panel is mounted in said flooring system engaging, at least one of said spaced-apart supports, said hook portions defining channels in which said spaced-apart supports are disposed;
(c) spaced apart bosses extending toward, but spaced from, said depending hook portions, and projecting into said channels to tighten the fit on the supports and assist in locating, and minimizing shifting movements of, the said panels when mounted on the spaced-apart supports; and
(d) hook means projecting from at least one of the two sides of the main portion which are transverse to said opposite ends, a hook receiving means provided in the other one of the two sides;
(e) the projecting hook means of one of the adjacent panels received within the opening of the other one of said adjacent panels to provide the interconnection therebetween.
15. The improvement as defined by claim 14 in which the generally rectangular shaped main portion is of cast iron.
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