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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE6
BENJAMIN E. MOSHER, OF PALESTINE, TEXAS.
CATTLE-GUARD.
932,634. Specifiation of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 31, 1909,
Application filed December 12, 1908. Serial No., 467,159.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, BENJAMIN E. MosHEn,
citizen of the United States, residing at Pal-
estine, in the county of Anderson and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
fil Improvements in Cattle - Guards, of
which the following is a specification.
My 'invention relate-s to new and useful
improvements in cattle guards.
10 The object of the invention is to provide
a simple device of superior construction in-
volving wedge shaped metallic covered
blocks secured to the cross ties.
Finally the object of the invention is to
15 provide a device of the character described
that will be strong, durable and efficient, and
simple and comparatively inexpensive to
produce, also one in which the several parts.
will not be liable to get out of working
20 order.
With the above and other objects in view,
the invention has relation to certain novel
features of construction and operation, an*
example of which is described in the specifi-
25 cation and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a plan view, Fig. 2 is an end
elevation, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sec-
tional view taken on the line A-B of Fig. 1.
30 In the drawings, the.numeral 1 designates
cross ties or timbers which I desire to make
longer and larger than the usual 6 inch by 8
inch by 8 foot ties now commonly used, so
as to provide a better bearing and permit
35 the ties to be placed far enough apart to al-
low the animal to more readily.withdraw its
leg and to hold the leg instead of the foot.
At their ends, the ties are fastened together
by vertical end boards 2 forming a rigid
40 frame. The upper surface of each tie is bev-.
eled, except at the points where the rails 3
rest, at an angle of about 30 degrees.
Wooden blocks 4 are secured on the ties at
intervals. These blocks are wedge shaped,
45 inclining toward their lower ends and pro-
jecting over each side of the ties a consider-
able distance and permitting the ties to be
placed a good distance apart. The upper
surfaces of the blocks are inclined at an an-
50 gle of about 45 degrees which causes the cat-
tle in entering the guard and attempting to
cross the same, to insert not only their feet,
but also their legs almost to the knee. Thus
the leg near the knee rests against the upperpart of one block and the lower back part 55
of the leg against the lower end of the other
block, thereby holding the leg at an angle of
about 45 degrees and preventing a forward
movement. At the same time the leg can be
easily withdrawn without injury. 60
The lower edges of the blocks are rounded
as indicated at 5 in Fig. 2. To protect the
blocks and provide a smooth surface I cover
the blocks with metal plates 6 and 7. The
blocks on a tie between the rails are covered 65
by a single plate 6 and each set of blocks
outside of the rails being covered by a plate
7. These plates are bent around the upper
and lower edges of the blocks and secured
to the undersides thereof. 70
The continuous inclined surfaces provided
on each tie between, and on each side of the
rails, being extremely smooth, as I prefer
to use sheet metal, cause the fore legs of the
animal to readily slide down and also assists 75
it in easily withdrawing the same. The in-
creased space between the ties makes the
guard more effective as the leg instead of
the foot is held and may be .more readily
withdrawn. 80
The blocks form a solid filling for the
metal plates so that they can not be easily
bent, broken or displaced. By the use of
the wedge shaped blocks a bearing entirely
across the tie, transversely, is. had and the 85
liability of the blocks tilting is obviated and
no extra blocks are required.
What I claim, is:
1. In a cattle guard, a plurality of cross
ties, blocks extending across the ties having 90
their upper surfaces extending at an angle,
and metallic plates .secured on the blocks
having their ends bent around the ends of
the blocks.
2. In a cattle guard, a plurality of cross 95
ties having portions of their upper surfaces
cut at an angle, blocks secured on the an-
gular portions of the ties, the blocks having
their upper surface inclined at a greater
angle than the angular portions of the ties, 100
and metal plates covering the blocks.
In testimony whereof I have signed my
name to this specification in the presence of
two subscribing witnesses.
BENJAMIN E. MOSHER.
Witnesses:
LELAN. SCHLEY,
JACK A. SCHLEY.
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Mosher, Benjamin E. Cattle-Guard., patent, August 31, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508843/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.