Multi-Species Cervical Spine Extension
AssigneeR&R Livestock Equipment LLC
InventorFrancisco Rempel
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a cervical spine extender (CSE) having an adjustable separation distance between restraint members. In an illustrative example, the CSE may, for example, be selectively operable between at least an extended mode and a collapsed mode. The CSE may, for example, be coupled to a headgate. For example, when an animal is restrained in the headgate, the restraint members of the CSE may, for example, be disposed caudally to the head and rostrally to the headgate. The restraint members may, for example, be coupled to the headgate by extension arms. Various embodiments may advantageously permit adjustment of a separation distance to effectively accommodate operation with different sized animals.
Claims21
A multi-species cervical spine extender comprising:
- a headgate configured to selectively restrain an animal between a head and shoulders of the animal such that the animal is restrained from traveling along a longitudinal axis;
- and,
- a cervical spine extender selectively operable between at least an extended mode and a collapsed mode, the cervical spine extender comprising:
- opposing restraint members comprising parallel bars configured such that, when the headgate restrains the animal, the parallel bars are disposed caudally to the head and rostrally to the headgate;
- and,
- extension arms coupled to the opposing restraint members and the headgate such that a separation distance between the parallel bars about the longitudinal axis is selectively adjustable relative to a position of the headgate.
A multi-species cervical spine extender comprising:
- a headgate configured to selectively restrain an animal between a head and shoulders of the animal such that the animal is restrained from traveling along a longitudinal axis;
- and,
- a cervical spine extender selectively operable between at least an extended mode and a collapsed mode, the cervical spine extender comprising:
- restraint members configured such that, when the headgate restrains the animal, the restraint members are disposed caudally to the head and rostrally to the headgate on opposing sides of a neck of the animal;
- and,
- extension arms coupled to the restraint members and the headgate such that a separation distance between the restraint members about the longitudinal axis is selectively adjustable relative to a position of the headgate.
A multi-species cervical spine extender comprising:
- a headgate configured to selectively restrain an animal between a head and shoulders of the animal such that the animal is restrained from traveling along a longitudinal axis;
- and,
- means for extending a cervical spine of the animal, the means for extending the cervical spine selectively operable between at least an extended mode and a collapsed mode and defining a separation distance about the longitudinal axis sufficient to receive a neck of the animal and less than a width of the head and a width of the shoulders of the animal such that the separation distance is selectively adjustable relative to a position of the headgate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.