Patent ID: 9629337
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01K,E04F

Claim:
1. A mechanized training apparatus for steer roping, comprising: a motorized wheeled trolley disposed at the end of a radial and extended outward from a pivot such that the trolley travels in a circuitous path around the pivot, an extender from the trolley that connects and holds a roping target comprising a simulated animal torso for roping, including a simulated pair of fore legs, and a simulated pair of rear legs capable of articulating from the motor driving the trolley separately, independently and in cooperation such that the front legs and rear legs can move back and forth in tandem or in opposition relative to each other; a programmable mover for the fore legs and rear legs, wherein the legs effectively touch the ground; and a programmable mover for the animal torso, wherein the torso moves through space independent of the movement of the fore legs and rear legs; wherein the programmable mover configure to randomly vary the speed of movement of the fore legs and rear legs independent of the speed of the torso through free space, wherein the independently and randomly varying movements of the legs are configured to switch from a skipping gate, wherein one rear leg swings forward while the opposing rear leg swings backward to simulate a skipping gate, to a hopping gate, wherein the rear legs swing in tandem with each other to simulate a hopping gate, and/or from a hopping gate to a skipping gate.