Patent ID: 6854426

Claim:
A corral apparatus for attachment to a wall of a vehicle, trailer, or building, comprising: first and second mounting assemblies for securing at predetermined spaced locations on a wall; a first side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the first mounting assembly to form a first pivot joint, and a second end; a second side panel having a first end pivotally secured to the second mounting assembly to form a second pivot joint, and a second end; an end panel extending between the second ends of the side panels in a deployed position of the apparatus, whereby an enclosure is formed by the wall, side panels and end panel; and the end panel having a first end pivotally secured to the second end of one of the side panels to form a third pivot joint, and a second end, and being movable between a deployed position extending transversely between the side panels and a collapsed position folded flat against the first side panel, and the side panels being movable between a deployed position extending outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the wall and a collapsed position folded flat against the wall together with the end panel; whereby there are only three panels and three pivot joints in the apparatus.