Patent ID: 7325513

Claim:
An animal trailer in combination with corral panels comprising: an animal trailer with a first side and a second side, two back doors, and front and rear wheels on either side; a pair of rear brackets, each rear bracket positioned on a bottom portion of a side of said animal trailer and adjacent said rear wheels, each said rear bracket comprising: a first rod member welded around a top perimeter of said rear bracket, a first plate member positioned horizontally within said rear bracket, with an aperture centered in said plate member to receive a plurality of said corral panels, a doorstop centered on a backside of said rear bracket for protection of said back doors when open, a first L-shaped mounting member attached to a lower surface of said rear bracket, said mounting member having fasteners protruding through said mounting member for mounting said rear bracket to said animal trailer; said combination further comprising a pair of front brackets, each front bracket positioned on a bottom portion of a side of said animal trailer and adjacent said front wheels, each said front bracket comprising: a second rod member welded around a top perimeter of said front bracket, a second plate member positioned horizontally within said front bracket, covering a portion of said front bracket and leaving an aperture to receive a plurality of said corral panels, a second L-shaped mounting member attached to a lower surface of said front brackets, said mounting member having fasteners protruding through said mounting member for mounting said front bracket to said animal trailer; wherein said front brackets are vertically aligned with and positioned forward said rear brackets, wherein said rear brackets and said front brackets are positioned on either side of said wheels of said animal trailer, wherein said front brackets are distanced from said rear brackets, said distance is set to accept one of said corral panel, said combination further including a pair of supports attached to each side of said animal trailer, each said supports comprising: a straight metal bar member and two U-shaped loops attached along the length of said support for passing straps through to secure said corral panels to said animal trailer, wherein said rear supports and said front supports are vertically aligned on a side of said animal trailer.