Patent ID: 6565426
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
A support apparatus for an animal, the support apparatus having a main assembly comprising:a main part; a pivot arrangement including at least one pivot member connected to said main part for movement between an animal supporting position, in which said at least one pivot member supports the entire weight of the animal, and an animal releasing position, in which the animal separates from the main assembly due to gravity, said at least one pivot member comprising an elongated main portion, and said pivot arrangement further including prongs, each prong extending at an angle from said main portion of said at least one pivot member to engage the animal; and means for releasably securing said at least one pivot member in the animal supporting position, wherein the elongated main portion of said at least one pivot member has a longitudinal axis, and said pivot member pivots about a pivot axis extending in the same direction as the longitudinal axis.