BIOSECURITY LIVESTOCK FLOOR SYSTEM

• US 20190313599A1
• Filed: 04/12/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barntools, LLC
• Original Assignee: Hansen AG Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: SNELL, Lloyd D., MEESTER, David
• Application Number:
  US16/382,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20190313599A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0005 Stable partitions devices for fastening animals A01K1/06; pasturing enclosures A01K3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0017 Gates, doors
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0047 Air-conditioning, e.g. ventilation, of animal housings
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0076 Arrangement of heaters or heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0151 Grids; Gratings; Slatted floors
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0209 Feeding pens for pigs or cattle
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0218 Farrowing or weaning crates
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/01 Feed troughs; Feed pails A01K1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0208 with conveyor belts or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0283 by weight
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 5/43 Floor structures of extraordinary design; Features relating to the elastic stability; Floor structures specially designed for resting on columns only, e.g. mushroom floors anchoring devices for balconies with means for preventing cold bridging E04B1/0038; extraordinary constructions in general E04B1/34
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 5/48 Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating in block-shaped elements E04C1/39; in slab- or sheet-shaped elements E04C2/52
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/026 Braces

Abstract

An improved biosecurity livestock floor system for safely supporting and farrowing livestock. The floor system improves the safety of the livestock and the user. The floor system includes a containment area with containment panels, and a safety area with safety area floor panels, which house an animal and is adjoined, and separated, by the Flying-W configuration of the rib structure. This configuration protects offspring of the animal in the adjoining safety area from being injured or killed.

Claims

1. A biosecurity livestock floor system, comprising:

a bio-waste containment pit wherein the bio-waste containment pit includes a bottom and a sidewall;

a floor deck assembly;

wherein the floor deck assembly is comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners;

a confinement area;

wherein the confinement area comprises a confinement area floor;

wherein the confinement area floor is configured to support at least one livestock in the confinement area;

wherein the confinement area floor comprises of at least one confinement area floor panel;

wherein the confinement area floor panel is supported by the floor deck assembly.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a shelf;

wherein the shelf is configured to receive the floor deck assembly thereby supporting the floor deck assembly.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a floor plate;

wherein the floor plate is attached to an end of the floor beam by an interlock in the floor beam;

wherein the floor plate is configured to support the floor beam.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a safety area;

the safety area having a safety area floor comprising at least one safety area floor panel;

wherein the at least one safety area floor panel is connected to the floor deck assembly.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one nursery panel;

wherein the at least one nursery panel is configured to contain livestock within the system.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a confinement crate;

wherein the confinement crate is configured to confine the at least one livestock in the confinement area.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a feeder;

wherein the feeder is configured to provide food to the at least one livestock in the confinement area.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a water tree;

wherein the water tree is configured to provide fluid to the at least one livestock in the confinement area.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a water tree;

wherein the water tree is configured to provide fluid to a plurality of livestock in an adjoining safety area.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a heat lamp;

wherein the heat lamp is configured to provide warmth to at least one livestock in the confinement area.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor configured to detect at least one environmental condition of the floor system.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a hardware management system configured to respond to a data input and cause an output.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an application;

wherein the application is installed on an electronic device and controlled via a user interface;

wherein the application is wirelessly connected to a hardware management system and configured to wirelessly control the hardware management system.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the at least one confinement area floor panel further comprises holes configured to allow air and bio-waste to pass through the holes.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the floor deck assembly further comprises a floor plate;

wherein the floor plate is configured to connect at least one end rod to the floor deck assembly.

16. The system of claim 4, further comprising:

wherein the safety area is positioned adjacent the containment area;

wherein the safety area is configured to house offspring of the livestock contained within the confinement area.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the bio-waste containment pit is positioned below the confinement area such that bio-waste passes through the floor deck assembly into the bio-waste containment pit.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the floor deck assembly further comprises:

a floor beam assembly comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners and a plurality of floor plates.

19. The system of claim 4, wherein the floor deck assembly further comprises:

a floor beam assembly comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners;

wherein the at least one confinement area floor panel sits upon the at least one safety area floor panel and interlocks the at least one confinement area floor panel and the at least one safety area floor panel together.

20. The system of claim 4, wherein the floor deck assembly further comprises:

a floor beam assembly comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners;

wherein the at least one confinement area floor panel sits upon the at least one safety area floor panel and interlocks the at least one confinement area floor panel and the at least one safety area floor panel together and to the plurality of floor beams.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a safety area;

the safety area having a safety area floor comprising at least one safety area floor panel;

wherein the at least one safety area floor panel comprises at least one interlock;

wherein the at least one interlock allows the connecting of two or more safety area floor panels;

wherein the plurality of safety area floor panels share a common beam.

22. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a safety area;

the safety area having a safety area floor comprising at least one safety area floor panel;

wherein the at least one safety area floor panel interlocks with a safety area floor panel of an adjacent biosecurity livestock floor system creating a continuous row of biosecurity livestock floor systems.

23. A biosecurity livestock floor system, comprising:

a bio-waste containment pit wherein the bio-waste containment pit includes a bottom and a sidewall;

a floor deck assembly;

wherein the floor deck assembly is comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners;

a confinement area;

wherein the confinement area comprises of a confinement area floor;

the confinement area floor configured to enclose a bottom of the confinement area;

wherein the confinement area floor is configured to support a livestock in the confinement area;

wherein the confinement area floor comprises of at least one confinement area floor panel;

wherein the confinement area floor panel is supported by the floor deck assembly;

a safety area;

wherein the safety area comprises of a safety area floor;

wherein the safety area floor is configured to support a plurality of livestock in the safety area;

the safety area floor configured to enclose a bottom of the safety area;

wherein the safety area floor comprises of at least one safety area floor panel;

wherein the safety area floor panel is supported by the floor deck assembly.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

at least one nursery panel;

wherein the at least one nursery panel is configured to contain at least one livestock within the safety area.

25. A biosecurity livestock floor system, comprising:

a bio-waste containment pit wherein the bio-waste containment pit includes a bottom and a sidewall;

a floor deck assembly;

wherein the floor deck assembly is comprised of a plurality of floor beams and a plurality of stiffeners;

a confinement area;

wherein the confinement area comprises of a confinement area floor;

the confinement area floor configured to enclose a bottom of the confinement area;

wherein the confinement area floor is configured to support a livestock in the confinement area;

wherein the confinement area floor comprises of at least one confinement area floor panel;

wherein the confinement area floor panel is supported by the floor deck assembly;

a safety area;

wherein the safety area comprises of a safety area floor;

wherein the safety area floor is configured to support a plurality of livestock in the safety area;

the safety area floor configured to enclose a bottom of the safety area;

wherein the safety area floor comprises of at least one safety area floor panel;

wherein the safety area floor panel is supported by the floor deck assembly;

a confinement crate;

wherein the confinement crate configured to confine livestock in the confinement area.