Patent ID: 7481184

Claim:
A livestock brushing device for brushing livestock, comprising: a livestock brush having a substantially oblong cross section and adapted to be set in motion by a driving mechanism, said oblong livestock brush having a shaft and brush hairs projecting substantially radially therefrom when the oblong livestock brush is not being driven by the driving mechanism; and a carrier located above the livestock brush, said carrier supporting the livestock brush, the carrier including: at least one flexible element, wherein in the absence of a force other than gravity acting externally upon the livestock brush, the livestock brush has a substantially vertical orientation for brushing external sides of an animal, and wherein the at least one flexible element of the carrier is structured to allow, in response to a force other than gravity acting externally upon the livestock brush, a swiveling of the livestock brush to a substantially horizontal orientation for brushing against the back and higher-up external surfaces of the animal.