Patent ID: 7371039

Claim:
A slat replacement system for replacing slats forming a portion of a floor of an animal pen, the system comprising: a base assembly for resting on a floor of the animal pen, the base assembly being movable between a stored position and a deployed position; a frame member being rotatably coupled to the base assembly such that the frame member is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis with respect to the base assembly; a lifting assembly mounted on the frame member for lifting and moving slats from the floor of the animal pen; a plurality of channel members; wherein the base assembly defines a support perimeter over which the weight of the system is distributed by the base assembly, a size of the support perimeter in the deployed position being relatively greater than a size of the support perimeter in the storage position; wherein the base assembly comprises a base member and a plurality of leg members mounted on the base member for supporting the base member on the floor of the animal pen; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of leg members are pivotable with respect to the base member between the stored position of the base assembly and the deployed position of the base assembly, the portion of the plurality of leg members being pivotable in a plane oriented substantially parallel to the floor when the base assembly is rested on the floor; and wherein the plurality of channel members, when mounted on the leg members, form a substantially continuous track and releasably secure the leg member in the deployed position.