Livestock Force Tub with Supplemental Wall Section, Auxiliary Space and Reduced Opacity Exit-Adjacent Wall Sections
AssigneeNorthquip Inc.
InventorsStephen Arthur Langrell, Philip Malcolm Firth
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AssigneeNorthquip Inc.
InventorsStephen Arthur Langrell, Philip Malcolm Firth
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A livestock force tub features a perimeter structure delimiting an interior space of said livestock tub, including a main peripheral wall spanning circumferentially around a central upright axis, an exit situated at or proximate a terminal end of the main peripheral wall and a supplemental wall section at an area adjacent the exit on a side thereof opposite the terminal end of the main peripheral wall. The supplemental wall section increases an angular span of the tub around the central axis to create an auxiliary space beyond the exit. This auxiliary space accommodates a possible uncooperative animal during unloading of the force tub while allowing others to still reach the exit. The supplemental wall section and a terminal section of the main peripheral wall have a lesser opacity than more significantly cladded areas of the main peripheral wall, whereby increased light admission and environmental visibility attract livestock toward the exit.
A livestock force tub comprising:
A livestock force tub comprising a perimeter structure spanning circumferentially of an interior space of said livestock tub around an upright axis, and an exit by which livestock can depart said interior space, wherein an angular span of said interior space around the upright axis extends past the exit in an unloading direction in which livestock are herded through the exit, thereby creating an auxiliary space beyond said exit to accommodate one or more uncooperative animals during unloading of the force tub.
A livestock force tub comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.