Head restraint for animal control chute
OwnerRussell W. Kernsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a head restraint that can be used in conjunction with conventional cattle chutes that are equipped with head gates. This head restraint has a lower neck restraint, an upper neck restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, a nose restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, and a means for affixing the head restraint to the cattle chute. The upper neck restraint is adapted to swivel into a position forming an inverted U-shape over the top of the lower neck restraint, and the nose restraint is adapted to swivel by horizontal motion into a position forming a closed U-shape with the lower neck restraint.
Claims8
A head restraint for utilization in conjunction with a cattle chute, said head restraint being comprised of a lower neck restraint, an upper neck restraint which is directly mounted to the lower neck restraint, a nose restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, and a means for affixing the head restraint to the cattle chute, wherein the lower neck restraint includes a contour defining a neck rest, wherein the lower neck restraint has a substantially linear top surface profile across its entire length, wherein the upper neck restraint is adapted to swivel into a position forming an inverted U-shape over the top of the lower neck restraint, wherein the nose restraint is adapted to swivel by horizontal motion into a position forming a closed U-shape with the lower neck restraint, and wherein the head restraint is interconnected in the absence of the cattle chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.