Calf pairing unit
AssigneeL.T. Hampel Corp.
InventorLance T. Hampel
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Abstract
A housing system for a calf including a housing unit having a first exterior sidewall, a second exterior sidewall, a front exterior wall extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall, a roof extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall, an opening at least partially defined by the front exterior wall for ingress and egress of a calf into and out of the housing unit, and an enclosed living space extending between and bounded by the first and second exterior sidewalls and the front exterior wall.
Claims11
A housing system for calves, the housing system comprising:
- first and second housing units each having
- a first exterior sidewall,
- a second exterior sidewall,
- a front exterior wall extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall,
- a roof extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall,
- an opening at least partially defined by the front exterior wall for ingress and egress of a calf into and out of the housing unit, and
- an enclosed living space extending between and bounded by the first and second exterior sidewalls and the front exterior wall;
- wherein the first and second housing units are positioned with respect to each other so that the first exterior sidewall of the first housing unit is positioned adjacent and in facing relationship with respect to the second exterior sidewall of the second housing unit;
- a perimeter fence at least partially defining a yard open to the openings of the first and second housing units but closed to the egress of calves from the yard;
- and
- a divider fence movable between a stowed position between the first exterior wall of the first housing unit and the second exterior wall of the second housing unit, and a deployed position in which the divider fence separates the yard into first and second portions each open to a respective opening of the first and second housing units, but closed to movement of calves between the first and second portions of the yard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.