Cushion mount for stunner

A mount for connecting a housing to a handle of an animal stunner, the housing having a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod, the handle having a valve trigger to control flow of a pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward, each of the housing and handle having at least one passageway for the pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod, the mount comprising:

• a first mount portion for connection to the housing;
• a second mount portion for connection to the handle;
• wherein the first and second mount portions each have opposite edges, the edges of the first mount portion being spaced from the edges of the second mount portion, the first and second mount portions being secured to each other between the opposite edges;
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• wherein each of the first and second mount portions contain at least one passageway for connecting the housing and handle passageways proximate to the location at which the first and second mount portions are secured to each other.

A stunner for stunning an animal comprising:

• a housing having a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod;
• a first handle having a valve and a first moveable valve trigger to control flow of pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward;
• a second handle having a valve and a second moveable valve trigger to control flow of the pressurized fluid, the valves of the first and second handles being connected by passageways such that the both of the first and second valve triggers must be depressed to provide pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward;
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• a bracket extending from the housing on which is mounted the second handle and the second moveable valve trigger extending outward from a side of the second handle, the second handle being rotatable within the bracket and fixed in place in one of a plurality of positions, wherein the second moveable valve trigger may positioned to extend from the second handle and be operable at a plurality of different fixed positions relative to the housing.

A stunner for stunning an animal comprising:

• a housing having a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod;
• a first handle having a valve and a first moveable valve trigger to control flow of pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward;
• a second handle having a valve and a second moveable valve trigger to control flow of the pressurized fluid, the valves of the first and second handles being connected by passageways such that the both of the first and second valve triggers must be depressed to provide pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward, the second handle being disposed on a second handle bracket;
• a mounting bracket extending from the housing on which is mounted the second handle bracket;
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• a first anti-shock cushion disposed between the second mounting bracket and the second handle bracket.

A method of operating an animal stunner comprising:

• providing a stunner having a housing with a stunning rod therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod;
• a first handle having a valve and a first moveable valve trigger to control flow of pressurized fluid to drive forward and retract the stunning rod;
• a second handle having a valve and a second moveable valve trigger to control flow of the pressurized fluid, the valves of the first and second handles being connected by passageways such that the both of the first and second valve triggers must be depressed to provide pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod forward;
• and a bracket extending from the housing on which is mounted the second handle and the second moveable valve trigger extending outward from a side of the second handle, the handle being rotatable within the bracket and fixed in place in a first position, wherein the second trigger extends from the second handle and is operable at a first fixed position relative to the housing;
• rotating the second handle being within the bracket to a second position different from the first position;
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• fixing the second handle in place in the second position, wherein the second trigger extends from the second handle and is operable at a second fixed position different from the first fixed position relative to the housing.