Cattle foot-bath system

• US RE46,638 E1
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Specialty Sales LLC
• Original Assignee: John W Eakin
• Inventors: Eakin, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, Kristen C
• Application Number:
  US13/385,815
• Time in Patent Office: 2,114 Days
• Field of Search: 119673, 119666, 119671, 601158, 601160, 601166, 601167, 4492, 45414, 45416, 4567, 45721, 4586, 4625, 4622, 4671, 4672
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/001 Washing, cleaning, or drying devices for veterinary purposes A61D7/00, A61D11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/003 Devices for applying insecticides or medication A01K27/007 takes precedence; for veterinary purposes A61D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 11/00 Washing devices or gaseous curative baths specially adapted to veterinary purposes milking machine accessories for treatment of udders or teats A01J7/04

Abstract

A cattle foot-bath system, specifically adapted to mix and charge foot-bath troughs with repeatably precise quantities of chemical treatments. The system administers a concentrated medicinal agent, such as a bactericide, a fungicide, or a viruscide, for the treatment of cattle feet, and includes a day-tank feed valve, which may be a three-way or interlocked valve, for controlling an infeed flow of the concentrated medicinal agent fed into a day tank, which may be mounted to a portable tote-tank containing the concentrated medicinal agent. A day-tank drain valve controls an outlet flow of the concentrated medicinal agent drained from the day-tank, and the day-tank holds a set quantity of the concentrated medicinal agent. A footbath then receives a quantity of dilution water and the set quantity of the concentrated medicinal agent from the day-tank.

Claims

1. A cattle foot-bath system comprising:

a concentrated medicinal agent for the treatment of cattle feet;

a day-tank feed valve for controlling an infeed flow of the concentrated medicinal agent through a concentrated feed pipe, into a day-tank;

a day-tank drain valve for controlling an outlet flow of the concentrated medicinal agent drained from the day-tank;

the day-tank for holding a set quantity of the concentrated medicinal agent;

a footbath for receiving a quantity of dilution water and the set quantity of the concentrated medicinal agent drained from the day-tank;

the quantity of dilution water and the set quantity of the concentrated medicinal agent from the day-tank mix in the footbath to form a repeatably precise concentration of a diluted medicinal agent;

a day-tank tray mounted to a portable tank, the portable tank containing the concentrated medicinal agent;

and

the day-tank received into the day-tank tray; and

a vent connecting the day-tank to the portable tank containing the concentrated medicinal agent.

2. The cattle foot-bath system of claim 1, wherein:

the concentrated feed pipe connects to a tank for containing the concentrated medicinal agent, and a containment surrounds the tank of concentrated medicinal agent; and

the concentrated feed pipe passes through the containment proximate to a safety valve.

3. The cattle foot-bath system of claim 1, additionally including:

a valve interlock for preventing both the day-tank feed valve and the day-tank drain valve from both being open at the same time.

4. The cattle foot-bath system of claim 1, additionally including:

a three way valve for selectively routing flow of the concentrated medicinal agent into the day-tank from the concentrated feed pipe, or routing flow of the concentrated medicinal agent out of the day-tank through a day-tank drain pipe to the foot-bath.

5. The cattle foot-bath system of claim 1, wherein:

the concentrated medicinal agent consists of;

a bactericide, a fungicide, or a viruscide.

6. The cattle foot-bath system of claim 1, wherein:

a containment surrounds the tank of concentrated medicinal agent and the day tank received into the day-tank tray;

a day-tank drain pipe connects to the day tank for draining the day-tank;

the day-tank drain pipe passes through the containment proximate to a safety valve; and

the day-tank received into the day-tank tray; and

the day-tank drain pipe passes through the containment proximate to a safety valve.