Abstract

The present invention relates to a cushion device for supporting a large animal such as a cow,a horse, a buffalo, a sheep, a goat, a pig and so forth. The cushioning device includes a top and bottom surface interconnected by a 'drop stitch' structure and a chamber. Contained within the chamber of the cushioning device is a filling material. The filling material includes a gaseous compound, a liquid or a mixture of a gaseous compound and a liquid. Additionally, the present invention also relates to the methods of transporting and installing the cushioning device. The device is shipped to the installation site absent the filling material. During installation a controlled mixture of dual phase fluids such as water and inert gas are disposed into the cushioning device, creating a gelatinous and gaseous filling material.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01K 29/00 - Other apparatus for animal husbandry

Abstract

A valve system for use in an inflatable bladder having two opposing layers and a bladder interior disposed between the two layers, the valve system includes (i) an aperture disposed at a position on one layer for filling and deflating the bladder interior, and (ii) a valve closure member placed within the interior of the bladder and configured to form a seal around a periphery of the aperture when the valve system is actuated by releasably securing together the two layers at about the position.

IPC Classes  ?

• F16K 15/20 - Check valves specially designed for inflatable bodies, e.g. tyres
• A01K 1/015 - Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets
• A47C 27/08 - Fluid mattresses

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cushioning device for supporting a large animal such as a cow or a horse. The cushioning device comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, said top surface and bottom surface forming a chamber, and an amount of a gelatinous filling material disposed within the chamber. The present invention relates also to methods of transporting and installing a cushioning device for supporting a large animal. The method comprises transporting the cushioning device and a compound capable of creating a gel upon contact with a liquid may be delivered separately to the site. At the remote site the compound may be disposed within the chamber and the chamber may then be filled with an amount of liquid to create the gel within the cushioning device. The compound may also be delivered to the site already disposed within the chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01K 1/015 - Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets
• A47C 27/10 - Fluid mattresses with two or more independently-fillable chambers
• B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
• B68G 11/04 - Finished upholstery not provided for in other classes mainly composed of resilient materials, e.g. of foam rubber

Goods & Services

Equine mattresses.

Goods & Services

flooring accessory for use with livestock in the nature of an arched plastic brisket board placed in front of dairy cow free stalls and dairy cow tie stalls