Patent ID: 8360010

Claim:
A calf handling apparatus comprising: (a) a base having a forward end; (b) a first wall fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from the base's forward end, the first wall having a lateral side and an oppositely lateral side, the first wall's lateral and oppositely lateral sides being immovably mounted with respect to each other, and the first wall comprising head gate means; the head gate means comprising lateral and oppositely lateral neck contacting jaws, said jaws being adapted for moving with respect to each other between calf neck securing and calf neck releasing positions, (c) a second wall fixedly attached to the base, the second wall extending rearwardly from the first wall's lateral side; and (d) a third wall, the third wall being directly hingedly attached to the first wall's oppositely lateral side for, while the lateral and oppositely lateral neck contacting jaws are positioned at the calf neck securing position, moving from a calf receiving or releasing position to a calf holding position, the third wall extending rearwardly from the first wall's oppositely lateral side upon the movement to the calf holding position, the third wall being displaced oppositely laterally from the calf holding position upon the movement to the calf receiving or releasing position; the head gate means comprising a fixed neck contacting jaw and a pivoting neck contacting jaw.