Mobile corral
US4048959A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K3/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mobile, portable, and self-propelled corral for penning animals having three fence rail sides and one back side, there being a gate through one fence rail side, with the back side extending up from the rail sides on either side to form a roof over a portion of the corral, there also being facilities attached to the interior back side for feeding and watering the penned animals; the subject invention additionally having wheels mounted at each corner of the corral, two of the back wheels being driven by a prime mover motor means mounted upon the exterior back side together with means for riding upon the subject invention with steering means attached to at least one of the front wheels. By means of a steering lever connecting the front wheel, the invention may be propelled over land in steered fashion in order that selected areas may be pastured or chosen animals may be quarantined from a herd. In addition, the size of the pen may be adjusted by adding or taking away side rail fence sections and the side rail fence sections are adapted to receive supplemental fence sections which may be lowered to the ground in order to pen small animals.
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