Head gate for a cattle containment chute

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11751534
APP PUB NO 20230172157A1
SERIAL NO

17542725

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An animal head gate includes head gate doors each having a squeeze bar to trap the neck mounted between upper and lower rails. Adjustment of the spacing between the bars uses an eccentric crank operated by lever which cooperates with two manual latches on a rail at maximum and minimum spacing. A neck sweep bar is mounted on one gate and movable from a retracted position to a position forward of the squeeze bar across the head gate so as to engage the neck of the animal in front of the squeeze bar and to turn the neck and head. The head gate is held closed by front and rear abutment members each of which is formed as a roller which rotates to reduce friction under load. Each gate includes an upstanding torsion bar which twists when forces are applied to the squeeze bars from impact with the animal.

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COMTE INDUSTRIES LIMITEDBOX 6 255 PR 244 S NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES R0G 1M0

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Comte, Alain Gerald Notre Dame de Lourdes, CA 3 0
Delaquis, Yvan Notre Dame de Lourdes, CA 3 0
Delorme, Allan R Lavenham, CA 4 1

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