Team roping apparatus
OwnerDustin Whitakerinventor
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Abstract
A team roping assembly for guiding a bovine along a path between a first end and a second end of a track. Wherein: the team roping assembly comprises the track, a trolley, a horn wrap and a tether. The trolley is coupled to the track. The tether selectively connecting the horn wrap to the trolley. The horn wrap is configured to selectively attach to a head of the bovine. Said trolley 109 is slidably coupled to the track. The tether comprises the first end and the second end. Wherein, the first end of the tether is coupled to the trolley and the second end of the tether is coupled to the horn wrap on the bovine. The horn wrap comprises a protective wraps that wraps around a set of horns of the bovine to prevent rope burns and are used to reduce the risk of a horn breaking when roped.
Claims17
A team roping assembly for guiding a bovine along a path between a first end and a second end of a track;
- wherein:
- said team roping assembly comprises said track, a trolley, a horn wrap and a tether;
- said trolley is coupled to said track;
- said tether selectively connecting said horn wrap to said trolley;
- said horn wrap is configured to selectively attach to a head of said bovine;
- said trolley is slidably coupled to said track;
- said tether comprises said first end and said second end;
- wherein, said first end of said tether is coupled to said trolley and said second end of said tether is coupled to said horn wrap on said bovine;
- said horn wrap comprises a protective wraps that wraps around a set of horns of said bovine to prevent rope burns and are used to reduce the risk of a horn breaking when roped;
- said tether is configured to selectively decouple said first end from said trolley by releasing said first end;
- and
- said tether is configured to selectively decouple said second end from said horn wrap when said trolley presses a portion of a mechanical trigger.
A team roping assembly for guiding a bovine along a path between a first end and a second end of a track;
- wherein:
- said team roping assembly comprises said track, a trolley, a horn wrap and a tether;
- said trolley is coupled to said track;
- said tether selectively connecting said horn wrap to said trolley;
- said horn wrap is configured to selectively attach to a head of said bovine;
- said trolley is slidably coupled to said track;
- said tether comprises said first end and said second end;
- wherein, said first end of said tether is coupled to said trolley and said second end of said tether is coupled to said horn wrap on said bovine;
- and
- said horn wrap comprises a protective wraps that wraps around a set of horns of said bovine to prevent rope burns and are used to reduce the risk of a horn breaking when roped.
A team roping assembly for guiding a bovine along a path between a first end and a second end of a track;
- wherein:
- said team roping assembly comprises said track, a trolley, a horn wrap and a tether;
- said trolley is coupled to said track;
- said tether selectively connecting said horn wrap to said trolley;
- said horn wrap is configured to selectively attach to a head of said bovine;
- said trolley is slidably coupled to said track;
- said tether comprises said first end and said second end;
- wherein, said first end of said tether is coupled to said trolley and said second end of said tether is coupled to said horn wrap on said bovine;
- said horn wrap comprises a protective wraps that wraps around a set of horns of said bovine to prevent rope burns and are used to reduce the risk of a horn breaking when roped;
- said team roping assembly further comprises a barrier coupled along said track;
- said trolley is configured to translate along said barrier;
- said team roping assembly comprises said track having two or more straight portions and a curved portion;
- said two or more straight portions comprise a first straight portion and a second straight portion;
- said curved portion is located between said two or more straight portions;
- while using said team roping assembly, a header traditionally pulls said bovine towards a left side of the steer;
- said two or more straight portions and said curved portion of said track correspond to a leftwards shape of said path generally taken by said bovine while roped by a header during team roping;
- and
- said bovine is restricted along said path by the shape of said track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.