Patent ID: 6863031
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A livestock stanchion latching mechanism comprising: a plurality of substantially vertical posts fixed between a substantially horizontal base rail and a substantially horizontal slider rail to form a frame having a series of livestock openings between said posts; a restraining stanchion pivotally fixed to and co-planar with said frame within each of said openings, each of said restraining stanchions pivots between first positions in which said restraining stanchion presents a diagonal orientation in a said opening and a second position in which said restraining stanchion presents a substantially vertical orientation in a said opening; a latch head fixed to an end region of restraining stanchion; a latch pin fixed to said restraining stanchion, said latch pin releaseably connects to a latch pin receiver assembly, said latch pin receiver assembly coupled to a rotatable cam shaft mounted to said frame, wherein said cam shaft is rotated to move said latch pin receiver assembly between a deployed position to engage said latch pin thereby locking said restraining stanchion into said second position and a retracted position to release said latch pin.