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Animal handling apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-15
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1983-03-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cliford William Richard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:10
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
ANIMAL HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING CONVEYOR MEANS MOVABLY SUPPORTED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, A PLURALITY OF SPACED CARRIERS FIXED TO AND SUPPORTED BY SAID CONVEYOR MEANS, EACH OF SAID CARRIERS BEING ADATPED TO SUSPEND AN ANIMAL BY ITS FOUR LEGS, MEANS OPERABLE TO ACTUATED SAID CONVEYOR MEANS INTERMITTENTLY THEREBY TO MOVE THE CARRIES ALONG AN ENDLESS PATH AND TO ARREST THEM IN SUCCESSIVE AT A PLURALITY OF STATIONS INCLUDING A LOADING STATION AND AN UNLOADING STATION, AND AN ANIMAL RISING OR LOWERING UNIT ARRAGNED AT ONE OF SAID STATIONS, SAID UNIT COMPRISING A TROUGH-LIKE CRADLE HAVING DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING SIDE WALLS WHEREBY AN ANIMALS SUPPORTED ON ITS BACK THEREIN IS RESTRAINED AGAINST EXCESSIVE BODY MOVEMENT AND MEANS OPERABLE FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID CRADLE.
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