Patent ID: 6729267
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A01K,B60P

Abstract:
A corral apparatus for attachment to a vehicle, trailer, or building, comprising:a pair of mounting brackets for securing at predetermined spaced locations on a surface of a vehicle, trailer, or building; a first side panel having a first end pivotally secured to one of the mounting brackets and a second end; a second side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the other mounting bracket and a second end; each of the side panels being adjustable in length; a third end panel extending between the second ends of the side panels, whereby an enclosure is formed by the surface, side panels, and end panel; the end panel being pivotally secured to at least one of the side panel second ends, and being movable between a deployed position extending transversely between the side panels and a collapsed position folded inwardly against at least one of the side panels, and the side panels being movable between a deployed position extending outwardly from the surface and a collapsed position folded flat against one another and the surface; and said side and end panels each having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being movably mounted relative to the upper portion for movement between a storage position located against the upper portion and an extended, operative position extending downwardly from the upper portion to engage the ground.