Patent ID: 8230821

Claim:
A head restraint for utilization in conjunction with a cattle chute, said head restraint being expandable to fit directly onto head gates of differing sizes and with said head restraint being 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, and a first head gate mounting bracket comprising a spacer plate and a mounting plate having a chute attachment hinge, 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.