Animal husbandry – Waste toilet or related device – Walled receptacle; e.g. – litter box – etc. – containing...
Patent
1977-02-11
1978-09-12
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Waste toilet or related device
Walled receptacle; e.g., litter box, etc., containing...
A01K 1300, A61D 1100
Patent
active
041128745
ABSTRACT:
A livestock transport apparatus particularly useful for transporting a disabled animal, such as a cow or the like, to a therapeutic apparatus, such as a whirlpool bath, the livestock transport apparatus also being utilized in general for transporting animals or other relatively large objects. In one embodiment, the livestock transport apparatus includes a movable frame, a cage and a positioning assembly for moving the cage to a first position wherein the cage is supported in a portion of the movable frame, to a second position wherein the cage is supported in a position generally above the first position and to a third position wherein the cage is supported in a position generally below the first position. In one operational embodiment, the cage is moved to the third position generally near the ground surface and the animal is moved into the cage. The cage then is raised via the positioning assembly to the second position and the movable frame is adjusted for supporting the cage. The cage then is lowered to the first position wherein a portion of the cage is engaged via the movable frame and, in this first position of the cage supported on the movable frame, the movable frame along with the animal retained within the cage is moved to another location. In one particular application, the livestock transport apparatus is utilized in conjunction with a whirlpool bath apparatus and, in this application, the cage is raised to the second position wherein the cage and the animal retained therein are supported generally above the whirlpool bath apparatus. Then, the cage and the animal retained therein are lowered via the positioning assembly to the third position wherein the animal is disposed within the whirlpool bath apparatus, the animal being supported in the cage within the whirlpool bath in this third position of the cage.
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