Animal head restrainer
AssigneeIowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsLloyd L. Anderson, Leon E. Girard
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Abstract
An animal head restrainer for holding the head of an animal confined in an animal chute is provided and includes a pair of bracket assemblies adjustably attached to the chute and a head cradle connected to the bracket assemblies. The cradle includes a crossbar adjustably connected at opposite ends to the bracket assemblies, a clamp unit pivotally attached to the crossbar intermediate the ends thereof, a pair of spaced apart arms connected to and extending forwardly from the clamp unit, and a jaw support member slidably mounted upon the arms. The head restrainer permits the head of the animal to be raised, lowered, tilted and turned to the desired position for work thereon.
Claims20
An animal head restrainer for holding the head of an animal confined in an elongated animal chute having forward and rearward ends and an opening in said forward end through which the head of the animal extends, said head restrainer comprising:
- a pair of bracket assemblies attached to said chute, one of said assemblies being attached on either side of said opening in said chute,
- a head cradle for holding the head of the animal and having forward and rearward ends and opposite sides and being connected at said rearward end to said bracket assembly in spaced relation to said chute,
- first adjustment means on said bracket assemblies for pivoting said cradle about a horizontal axis whereby the head of the animal is tiltable from side to side, said horizontal axis being substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of said chute,
- second adjustment means on said cradle for pivoting a portion of said cradle about a vertical axis whereby the head of the animal is laterally movable from side to side, and
- third adjustment means on said cradle for tilting the head of the animal upwardly or downwardly from a horizontal plane.
An animal head restrainer for holding the head of an animal restrained by a framework having an opening through which the head of the animal extends, comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart bracket assemblies connected to
- said framework on either side of said opening,
- a head cradle connected to said bracket assemblies in spaced relation to said framework for holding the head of an animal and having opposite sides and forward and rearward ends defining a longitudinal axis thereof,
- first means on said bracket assembly for tilting the head of the animal from side to side about a longitudinal horizontal axis;
- second means on said cradle for turning the head of the animal from side to side about a vertical axis;
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- third means on said cradle tilting the head of the animal upwardly or downwardly with respect to the body of the animal, said first, second and third means operating independently of one another for selective positioning of the animal's head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.