Patent ID: 8424494

Claim:
A method for attaching a cattle head restraint to a cattle chute that is equipped with a head gate, said method comprising the steps of (1) providing the cattle head restraint, wherein said cattle head restraint is comprised of a lower neck restraint, an upper neck restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, a nose restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, a first cattle chute attachment adaptor, a second cattle chute attachment adaptor, a first head restraint mounting bracket, and a second head restraint mounting bracket, wherein the lower neck restraint is comprised of an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member, wherein the first cattle chute attachment adaptor and the second cattle chute attachment adaptor are attached to the lower neck restraint through tubular members that extend into the upper tubular member and the lower tubular member wherein the upper neck restraint is adapted to swivel into a position forming an inverted U-shape over the top of the lower neck restraint, and wherein the nose restraint is adapted to swivel by horizontal motion into a position forming a closed U-shape with the lower neck restraint, (2) attaching the first head restraint mounting bracket to a first pole on one side of the head gate, (3) attaching the second head restraint mounting bracket to a second pole on the opposite side of the head gate, (4) affixing the first cattle chute attachment adaptor to the first head restraint mounting bracket with a chute attachment pin, (5) adjusting the first cattle chute attachment adaptor and the second cattle chute adaptor to fit the size of the head gate, and (6) tightening at least four set screws that are adapted to hold the first cattle chute attachment adaptor and the second cattle chute attachment adaptor in the lower neck restraint.