Patent ID: 7353778

Claim:
Cow stanchion apparatus comprising: an elongated fixed support structure including a plurality of fixed stanchion elements spaced horizontally therealong; a plurality of release stanchion bar assemblies supported by the fixed stanchion elements; each release stanchion assembly including a pair of elongated facing double release stanchion bars pivotally connected at their intermediate portions to the fixed stanchion elements for simultaneous free swinging movement towards and away from one another when engaged by the neck of a feeding cow, with the space between the release stanchion bars defining a cow head receiving opening and the release stanchion bars being pivotable between a cow locking position wherein the release stanchion bars extend generally vertically and a cow feeding position wherein the stanchion release bars are free to swing towards and away from one another; and a release stanchion bar control assembly interposed between the fixed support structure and the release stanchion bars to control the swinging movement of such release stanchion bars.