Livestock handling apparatus
US11412710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/0017
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates in general to a confining and restraining apparatus for livestock to facilitate their handling. The apparatus has an animal receiving stall having a frame, a base and a means for rotatably mounting the frame on the base. The animal receiving stall has opposed, entrance and exit openings, an entrance gate assembly is located at the entrance opening and fixed to one end of the base. The exit gate assembly is located at the exit opening and attached at one end of the frame, the exit gate assembly having a pair of stanchions which are adapted to capture a neck of an animal therebetween. The means for rotatably mounting the frame to the base allows rotation of the frame in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions around a vertical axis to position an animal in a selected treatment position.
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