Cattle head gate
OwnerWilliam D. Cummingsinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Cattle head gate on a squeeze chute which includes a pair of gates which open outwardly, with each gate pivotally attached to the chute about separate vertical axes, the vertical axis of each gate being positioned longitudinally outside of the squeeze chute. Actuating arms connected to the gates swing the gates into a closed position with a longitudinal component of the gates' movement in the same direction as that of the animal.
Claims7
An improved head gate assembly on a cattle squeeze chute, the chute having longitudinally extending sidewalls extending along the path the cattle move through the chute and entry and exit ends on the chute, the head gate being attached to the exit end of the chute, the head gate assembly comprising:
- A pair of gates, each gate being pivotally attached to the chute about separate vertical axes, said axes are positioned forward of the plane of the closed gates to permit the gates to have a forward component of movement as they approach the closed position;
- actuation arms attached to the gates;
- and a linear actuator attached to said arms for opening and closing said gates.
An improved head gate assembly on a cattle squeeze chute, the squeeze chute having longitudinal extending sidewalls and entry and exit ends to permit the cattle to move forward from the entry end through the exit end, the improvement comprising a head gate assembly comprising:
- A pair of gates mounted on the exit end of the squeeze chute, each gate pivotally attached about a vertical axis, said axes are positioned forward of the plane of the closed gates to permit the gates to have a forward component of movement as they approach the closed position;
- and actuation arms attached to the gates for opening and closing said gates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.