Head restraint for animal control chute

Details Head restraint for animal control chute Head restraint for animal control chute

2007-06-05

2007-06-05

Smith, Kimberly S. (Department: 3644)

Animal husbandry

Animal controlling or handling

Head or neck stock

C119S733000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11047458

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.

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