Patent ID: 6199514
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A01K,A61D

Abstract:
An animal squeeze, comprising:a chute having a first end, a second end, sidewalls, a floor and a generally ""V"" shaped passage that extends from the first end to the second end;a side entry service door in at least one of the sidewalls at the first end of the chute large enough for a human to enter;means for relative movement of the sidewalls and the floor to suspend an animal in the ""V"" shaped passage;a pressure member movably secured to the chute and having a substantially vertical operative position exerting a substantially vertical downward force upon a back of an animal positioned within the chute; anda kick guard within the chute at an intermediate position adjacent the side entry service door and toward the second end, the kick guard having a stored position and an operative position, in the operative position the kick guard being positioned in a vertical orientation extending transversely across the chute.