Horse loader
OwnerPatrick Todd Cluff, Shane Smithinventors
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for a trailer-mounted system for easing the process of loading a horse into a horse trailer. In one embodiment the system includes a plurality of hinged panels pivotally attached at a proximal end thereof to a back or side of the horse trailer. The panels are moveable between a stowed condition folded one atop the other against the trailer, and a deployed condition with the panels unfolded and extended away from the trailer.
Claims22
An apparatus for easing the process of loading a horse into a horse trailer, comprising:
- a first elongated panel having a first end pivotally mounted to a back portion of the horse trailer;
- and
- a second elongated panel having a first end pivotally connected to a second end of the first panel, wherein the first and second panel are moveable from a stowed condition folded one atop the other against the trailer, to a deployed condition with both panels unfolded and extended away from the trailer.
A process for loading a horse into a horse trailer, comprising the steps of:
- opening a rear door of the trailer;
- releasing a series of hinged panels from a stowed position on a side or back of the trailer;
- extending the panels away from the back of the trailer to form a curved enclosure with an opening between a distal end of the hinged panels and the trailer;
- leading a horse through the opening into the enclosure;
- pulling the distal end of the hinged panels forward to close the opening and shrink the enclosure until the horse is caused to enter the trailer;
- and
- closing the rear door of the trailer.
A trailer-mounted system for easing the process of loading a horse into a horse trailer, comprising:
- a plurality of hinged panels pivotally attached at a proximal end thereof to a back or side of the horse trailer, the panels moveable between a stowed condition folded one atop the other against the trailer, and a deployed condition with the panels unfolded and extended away from the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.