Tilt forward head gate for livestock chute
US11547083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/0613
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Livestock head gate assembly configured to be installed as part of a livestock chute for holding an animal, including a head gate frame and a pair of laterally spaced gate panels laterally shiftable relative to each other between a releasing condition and a holding condition. The gate panels cooperatively define a gate opening, with the gate panels permitting the animal to move through the gate opening in the releasing condition and removably engaging a neck of the animal in the holding condition to restrict animal movement through the gate opening. The head gate frame is configured to be pivotally attached to the chute frame at a pivot joint defining a lateral pivot axis such that the head gate is swingable away from the chute frame toward the holding condition to orient the neck along a longitudinal direction and restrict movement of a head of the animal.
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