Stock control gate

Claim 1

A STOCK CONTROL GATE INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING VERTICAL SIDE MEMBERS AND HORIZONTAL TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS, AN INCLINED PANEL SECTION SECURED TO EACH SIDE MEMBER WITHIN SAID FRAME, A PAIR OF STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM MEMBER OF AND WITHIN SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT FROM AN OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY INCLINED STOCK RELEASE POSITION TO A SPACED PARALLEL VERTICAL STOCK CONTROL POSITION, SAID MEMBERS EACH SURROUNDINGLY SLIDABLY ENGAGING THE TOP MEMBER OF SAID FRAME, A LINK PLATE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE TOP MEMBER OF SAID FRAME BETWEEN SAID STOACK ENGAGING MEMBERS FOR ROCKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS IN A VERTICAL PLANE, MEANS CONNECTING THE UPPER END OF EACH OF SAID STOCK CONTROL MEMBERS TO GENERALLY DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED END PORTIONS OF SAID LINK PLATE WHEREBY UPON THE ROTATION OF SAID LINK PLATE SAID STOCK CONTROL MEMBERS ARE MOVED TOWARD OR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, SPRING MEANS CONNECTING SAID FRAME AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID STOCK CONTROL MEMBERS FOR NORMALLY BIASING SAID MEMBERS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR ROTATING SAID LINK PLATE, AND VERTICALLY SPACED ANIMAL RESTRAINING MEANS SWINGABLE INTO AND OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS UPON THE ROTATION OF SAID LINK PLATE, SAID ANIMAL RESTRAINING MEANS INCLUDING AN UPPER RESTRAINING BAR PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS FOR ROCKING MOVEMENTS, AND A LOWER ANIMAL RESTRAINING BAR PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS FOR ROCKING MOVEMENTS, AND A TENSION MEMBER CONNECTING EACH OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER BARS TO SAID FRAME WHEREBY TO PIVOT THE SAME INTO AN ANIMAL RESTRAINING POSITION WHEN SAID STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS ARE BROUGHT INTO A STOCK CONTROL POSITION AND TO PIVOT THEM INTO AN ANIMAL RELEASE POSITION WHEN SAID STOCK ENGAGING MEMBERS ARE BROUGHT INTO A STOCK RELEASE POSITION.