Universal headgate
AssigneePowder River, Inc.
InventorsReid K. Stubbs, Willard B. Walch, deceased
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Abstract
A headgate that includes a pair of spaced apart stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position in which the animal is confined about its neck. A pair of opposing yokes, made of a durable resilient material such as rubber or plastic, are positioned along the stanchions to define in part the size and shape of the opening in the headgate within which the animal is confined when the stanchions are in a closed position. The size and shape of this opening may be easily adjusted, as desired, by varying the number, size and shape of the yokes and adjusting their spacing along the stanchions.
Claims20
A headgate, which comprises:
- a. a pair of spaced apart stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position;
- b. an opening in the headgate, the opening being sized and shaped so that the animal is confined about its neck within the opening when the stanchions are in the closed position;
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- c. opposing yokes positioned along the stanchions, the yokes having a curved perimeter extending away from the stanchions defining at least in part the size and shape of the opening.
A headgate, which comprises:
- a. a pair of spaced apart stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position in which the animal is confined about its neck;
- b. a pair of opposing upper yokes attached to an upper portion of the stanchions;
- c. a pair of opposing lower yokes attached to a lower portion of the stanchions;
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- d. the yokes have a curved perimeter extending away from the stanchions.
A headgate, which comprises:
- a. a frame assembly comprising a top cross piece, a bottom cross piece, and a pair of uprights attached to and extending between the top cross piece and the bottom cross piece;
- b. a stanchion assembly connected to the frame assembly, the stanchion assembly comprising a pair of stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position in which the animal is confined about its neck, a pair of opposing upper yokes attached to an upper portion of the stanchions, a pair of opposing lower yokes attached to a lower portion of the stanchions, a middle portion of the stanchions between the upper and lower yokes, wherein the stanchions define an opening in which the animal is confined about its neck when the stanchions are in the closed position;
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- c. the yokes have a curved perimeter extending away from the stanchions.
A headgate which comprises:
- a. a frame assembly comprising a top cross piece a bottom cross piece, and a pair of uprights attached to and extending between the top cross piece and the bottom cross piece;
- b. a stanchion assembly connected to the frame assembly, the stanchion assembly comprising a pair of stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position in which the animal is confined about its neck, a pair of opposing upper yokes attached to an upper portion of the stanchions, a pair of opposing lower yokes attached to a lower portion of the stanchions, a middle portion of the stanchions between the upper and lower yokes, wherein the stanchions define an opening in which the animal is confined about its neck when the stanchions are in the closed position;
- c. an elongated u-shaped guide member attached to the top cross piece to form a guideway along and adjacent to the top cross piece;
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- d. top ends of the stanchions positioned within the guideway.
A headgate which comprises:
- a. first and second stanchions operable to move from an open position to a closed position in which the animal is confined about its neck;
- b. a pair of opposing upper yokes attached to the stanchions, each upper yoke having a curved perimeter extending away from the stanchion;
- c. a pair of opposing lower yokes attached to the stanchions, each lower yoke having a curved perimeter extending away from the stanchion;
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- d. wherein the yokes contact one another along a tangent of the curved perimeter of each yoke when the stanchions are moved to the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.