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US 6,945,194 B2Granted
Box stall for farm animals
OwnerRonald M. Fritschinventor
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Abstract
An animal holding pen comprises front, rear, left and right rigid plastic panels that interlock to one another by means of a coupling system including stainless steel fasteners that remain physically attached to the side panel assemblies when the front and rear panels are detached. The front panel may include an opening through which the animal may extend its head when feeding. Feed and water are adapted to be contained in pails held by a pail support assembly that can be folded up against the front panel or deployed perpendicular to the front panel.
Claims10
An animal holding pen comprising:
- (a) a front panel, a rear panel and left and right side panels, each of the panels being generally rectangular and of a smooth polymeric material, the front and rear panels each including first and second elongated apertures of a predetermined width formed therethrough at vertically spaced locations adjacent opposed vertical edges thereof, and
- (b) a pair of fasteners affixed to the side panels at vertically spaced locations corresponding to the spacing between said first and second elongated apertures, said fasteners comprising bolts having a shank passing through bores in the side panels and an arcuate portion on the shank adapted to pass through the elongated apertures when the arcuate portion is in a horizontal plane but not when the arcuate portion is in a vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.