Portable corral apparatus
AssigneePrairie Ridge Partners
InventorsDarrell D. Campbell, Dana Sander
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Abstract
A corral apparatus has mounting brackets for securing at spaced locations on a wall of a vehicle, livestock trailer, or building, a pair of side panels each having a first end pivotally connected to a respective bracket, and an end panel pivotally secured between the second ends of the side panels, whereby the apparatus can be pivoted between an operative condition in which each side panel extends transverse to the surface and the end panel extends between the ends of the side panels, and a storage position in which the panels are folded flat against one another and the surface.
Claims29
A corral apparatus for attachment to a wall of a vehicle, trailer, or building, comprising:
- first and second mounting assemblies for securing at predetermined spaced locations on a wall;
- a first side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the first mounting assembly to form a first pivot joint, and a second end;
- a second side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the second mounting assembly to form a second pivot joint, and a second end;
- an end panel extending between the second ends of the side panels in a deployed position of the apparatus, whereby an enclosure is formed by the wall, side panels and end panel;
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- the end panel having a first end pivotally secured to the second end of one of the side panels to form a third pivot joint, and a second end, and being movable between a deployed position extending transversely between the side panels and a collapsed position folded flat against the first side panel, and the side panels being movable between a deployed position extending outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the wall and a collapsed position folded flat against the wall together with the end panel;
- whereby there are only three panels and three pivot joints in the apparatus.
A corral apparatus for attachment to a vehicle, trailer, or building, comprising:
- at least two mounting assemblies for securing at predetermined, horizontally spaced locations on a surface of a vehicle, trailer, or building;
- a first side panel having a first end pivotally secured to one of the mounting assemblies and a second end;
- a second side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the other mounting assemblies and a second end;
- each of the side panels being adjustable in length;
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- an end panel extending between the second ends of the side panels, whereby an enclosure is formed by the surface, side panels, and end panel;
- each panel having at least two spaced, horizontal rails;
- the end panel being pivotally secured to at least one of the side panel second ends, and being movable between a deployed position extending transversely between the side panels and a collapsed position folded inwardly against at least one of the side panels, and the side panels being movable between a deployed position extending outwardly from the surface and a collapsed position folded flat against one another and the surface;
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- at least one third mounting assembly for securing at a predetermined location on said surface at a horizontal spacing from said first two mounting assemblies, a third side panel having a first end pivotally secured to said third mounting assembly and a second end, and a second end panel having a first end pivotally secured to the second end of the third side panel and a second end, the third side panel and second end panel being movable between a collapsed position folded inwardly against the surface and a deployed position in which said third side panel extends outwardly transverse to the surface and parallel to said first and second side panels and said second end panel extends transverse to said third side panel up to the first mentioned end panel, whereby two side-by-side corrals are formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.