Animal handling device
US4459941A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61D3/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In FIG. 5 a sheep shearing table (1) includes a pair of rollers (3) rotatable about respective shafts (31) in a common direction so as to rotate a sheep placed thereon and faciliate its being sheared. The legs of the sheep are tethered by rope passing through cleats (11) and the rollers are driven by operation of a foot operated lever (16) through a releasable drive coupling (7) which can be released when the rollers (3) are required to be swivelled and pivoted relative to the base (3) about a joint (4). The bracket (9) can then rest on the ground and enabling a sheep to be loaded on to the rollers (3) for subsequent shearing or a sheared sheep to be released into the tally pen.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.