Starting bar attachment for starting gates
OwnerSamuel G. Dunninventor
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Abstract
Starting bar apparatus for a starting gate structure and including a starting bar in one or more section extending across the stalls of the gate structure at ground level and adjacent the rear ends of the stall. A plurality of downwardly-inclined rigid links are swingably connected at upper ends to the gate structure and swingably connected at lower ends to the starting bar. These links are inclined forwardly in the direction of the forward ends of the stalls so that when the bar is engaged by the hooves of horses starting out of the stalls, the links force the bar firmly into the ground so that it does not give or slip rearwardly relative to the horses.
Claims21
Starting bar apparatus for a starting gate structure divided by separators into a plurality of animalretaining stalls, each stall having a rear entrance end and a forward exit end, said bar apparatus comprising a starting bar extending across said stalls at ground level and adjacent the rear thereof, a plurality of downwardly-inclined rigid main links spaced from each other longitudinally of the bar and extending from the gate structure to said bar, said links being inclined forwardly in the direction of the forward ends of the stalls, and connectors connecting the upper ends and the lower ends of the links respectively to the gate structure and the starting bar, said connectors at the upper ends of the links comprising swivel means to allow the links to swing longitudinally and laterally of the stalls.
Starting bar apparatus for a starting gate structure divided by separators into a plurality of animalretaining stalls, each stall having a rear entrance end and a forward exit end, said bar apparatus comprising a starting bar extending across said stalls at ground level and adjacent the rear thereof, a plurality of downwardly-inclined rigid main links spaced from each other longitudinally of the bar and extending from the gate structure to said bar, said main links being inclined forwardly in the direction of the forward ends of the stalls, connectors connecting the upper ends and the lower ends of the main links respectively to the gate structure and the starting bar, said connectors at the upper ends of the main links comprising swinging means to allow the main links to swing longitudinally of the stalls, a plurality of downwardly-inclined and flexible secondary links spaced from each other longitudinally of the bar and extending from the gate structure to the bar and connected to said structure and said bar, said secondary links being swingable relative to the stalls, and means connected to the starting bar operable to swing the main links and the bar forwardly to raise said bar relative to the ground.
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