Patent ID: 6447234
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A01K,B65G

Abstract:
A livestock loading/unloading system for loading/unloading livestock from a transport vehicle, the vehicle having two sides and a width extending from one side to the other, the system comprising:a storage unit for the storage of livestock during transport, said unit supported by the vehicle and being generally rectangular with a top, a bottom, two sides and two open ends, said sides generally extending said width of said vehicle and each of said ends including a door; a base having a first and a second end; a conveying mainframe having a first and a second end, said first end of said mainframe pivotably attached near said first end of said base; a telescopic conveying belt section having a conveyor belt and further having a first end and a second end, said first end of said telescopic conveying belt section pivotably attached to said second end of said mainframe, said second end of said telescopic conveying belt section generally capable of extending and retracting said belt from one end of said unit to the other; and an elevating support member having one end attached near said second end of said base and another end attached near said second end of said mainframe whereby said elevating support member is capable of raising/lowering said mainframe.