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US 5,063,876 AGranted
Means and methods for training and containing animals
AssigneeWilliam C. Velvin
InventorStephen W. Harris
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Abstract
A rope corral for training and containing animals, such as horses, having an elongated netting supported by a plurality of independently secured pole members and having a rope member circumscribing the median thereof to define a resilient enclosure therewith having a gateway disposed therewithin.
Claims14
A rope corral assembly comprising an elongated generally rectangular netting section having a proximal end, a distal end, and central longitudinal axis extending therebetween;
- rope means extending between said proximal end and said distal end adjacent said central longitudinal axis, a plurality of pole members disposed transversely of said netting section and secured thereto in spaced generally parallel relationship to each other;
- means for connecting said proximal and distal end to enclose an area within said enclosed netting section;
- and means disposed outside of said area for maintaining each said pole member in a substantially upright position upon the ground to complete the corral assembly.
A rope corral assembly for training and containing animals comprising:
- a plurality of support poles disposed in spaced generally parallel relationship to each other and having an upper and a medial fastener secured thereto;
- a horizontally extending elongated mesh section having an upper edge, a lower edge, a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of openings defined therethrough in spaced relationship to each other;
- said openings defining a first and second horizontal file extending between said proximal end and said distal end, said first file being disposed adjacent said upper edge of said section, each said openings therein being adapted to receive therethrough one of said upper fasteners from a different one of said poles, said second file being disposed in spaced generally parallel relationship to said first file along the longitudinal median of said section, each of said openings in said second file being adapted to receive one of said medial fasteners from a different one of said poles;
- an elongated rope member secured to and extending from said distal end of said mesh section to said proximal end of said section and extending through said medial fasteners;
- a plurality of stake members disposed in the ground, each stake member being positioned adjacent a different one of said pole members outboard of said mesh section;
- and rope means operatively connecting each of said fasteners to a corresponding one of said stake members and coactive with the remainder of said similarly secured poles to raise said section and create a resilient corral theretwith.
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