Cattle Leg Latch
OwnerBrandon Beaversinventor
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Abstract
A cattle leg latch that is mounted to a cattle restraining chute and that allows the cattle's leg to be safely secured to allow for inspection and hoof trimming. The leg latch consists of a based plate mounted to the bottom edge of the chute, with a handle pivotably mounted on the base plate and a latch hook pivotably mounted on the base plate, with the handle attached to the latch hook by means of a linkage that allows the latch hook to be moved when the handle is moved, and allows the latch hook to be closed around the animal's leg to secure the animal's legs while the animal is restrained in the chute.
Claims10
A leg latch for restraining the leg of an animal in an animal control chute, said latch comprising:
- a base plate mounted to a bottom edge of the animal control chute, said base plate having a latch hook rotatably mounted on said base plate wherein said latch rotates to partially encircles the leg against the bottom edge of the animal control chute to restrain the leg in place and means for opening and closing said means for latching.
(canceled)
A leg latch for restraining the leg of an animal comprising:
- an animal control chute having four walls, each of said four walls having a bottom;
- a base plate for mounting said leg latch to said bottom of said walls to restrain the legs of the animal as they extend from the chute;
- a latch hook mounted to said base plate and configured to encircle the leg of the animal;
- a handle mounted to said base plate and attached to said latch hook by a linkage and configured to open and close said latch hook;
- wherein an animal is retrained in said animal control chute such that its legs extend from the chute, and wherein each of the animal's legs are placed below a paired latch hook and said handle is manipulated to encircle said leg and secure said animal in said chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.