CA2113235A1 - Calving panel - Google Patents
Calving panelInfo
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- CA2113235A1 CA2113235A1 CA 2113235 CA2113235A CA2113235A1 CA 2113235 A1 CA2113235 A1 CA 2113235A1 CA 2113235 CA2113235 CA 2113235 CA 2113235 A CA2113235 A CA 2113235A CA 2113235 A1 CA2113235 A1 CA 2113235A1
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- Prior art keywords
- frame
- side panel
- cow
- sleeves
- section
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
- A61D3/00—Appliances for supporting or fettering animals for operative purposes
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Abstract
A device for capturing and restraining a cow for the purpose of examination and/or assisting with the delivery and subsequent suckling of a calf and/or performing such medical procedures as may be required is constructed of steel and comprises a headgate, a side panel and a detachable back gate. The headgate has sleeves that attach with pins to mounting plates or a maternity pen on the right side and is welded at a right angle on the left side to the side panel. The top section of the side panel comprises removable vertical bars to facilitate access to perform a cesarean section. At the lower rear of the side panel is a section which can be removed to permit access to the cow's udder for a calf to suckle. Removal of this section also allows greater access for a calf puller if necessary.
Attached to sleeves on the back of the side panel is a detachable back gate which pivots to be closed and fastened behind the cow or lifts upwards to be removed entirely to provide access to the rear of the cow.
Attached to sleeves on the back of the side panel is a detachable back gate which pivots to be closed and fastened behind the cow or lifts upwards to be removed entirely to provide access to the rear of the cow.
Description
CALVING P~NEL
The present invention relates to a device to promote the safe handling of a cow for a variety of procedures, specifically to assist in delivery and suckling of a calf.
The types of devices available for the purpose of examining a cow and assisting in delivery are contained within a maternity pen as a fixed stall. As this stall is permanently located within the maternity pen, it limits the remaining space in the maternity pen. Some difficulty may also arise in maneuvering an unwilliny cow into one specific stall. Not all livestock facilities provide for the space required to set up a complete maternity pen.
It is desirable to have a device such as a calving panel which is more easily operable by one person, in that it allows a cow to be rounded up from within a larger area.
It is further desirable for such a device to take up less space and to be more portable. The present invention relates to a device for more easily restraining and examining and/or assisting a cow in a limited space. This device may be mounted in a building or maternity pen and may be transferred from one location to another by removing and replacing two pins.
The present invention consists of a headgate, a side panel and a removable bacX gate. In one aspect the device comprises a headgate consisting of a frame, two vertical uprights and a latch. The headgate has sleeves that attach with pins to mounting plate~ or a maternity pen on the right side.
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In another aspect, the headgate is welded at a right ~ angle on the left side to a side panel with removable vertical bars which are spaced to facilitate access to perform a cesarean section. In this aspect the side panel also comprises, at the lower rear, a section which is secured to the frame by a pin. This pin is easily removed to allow the section to be removed to permit access to a cow's udder for a calf to suckle. Removal of this lower rear section also allows greater access to the rear of the cow and provides more maneuverability for a calf puller if necessary.
In a further embodiment of the invention, at the back of the side panel is a detachable back gate which pivots in sleeves to be closed and fastened behind the cow or which can be lifted upwards and removed entirely to provide access to the rear of the cow.
The invention, as exemplified by a preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a calving panel of the invention; and Figure 2 is an exploded view of the calving panel shown in Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, the embodiment of the invention shown, a calving panel 10 comprises a headgate 12. The headgate comprises a frame 14, two vertical uprights 16, 18 and a latch 20. One vertical upright 16 is fixed at the top and bottom; the second vertical upright 18 i8 inserted into one of several holes 22 in the 'op of the bottom section of the frame, the top of the second vertical 211~2~5 upright being allowed to slide from side to side in a ~ horizontal slot 24 in the top section of the frame. The latch locks the second vertical upright at specific locations 26 along the top section of the frame when pulled by a rope attached above the latch 28. The headgate also has a vertical notch 30 in the bottom of the top section of the frame located near the end of travel of the second vertical upright which allows the second vertical upright to be manually slid along the horizontal slot to the vertical notch, lifted upward, and moved to a different hole at the bottom for adjustment or moved out of the way to free the cow. Sleeves 32 are affixed to the right side of the headgate frame near the top and bottom. The calving panel is mounted to a wall or maternity pen by aligning these sleeves with sleeves 34 on the mounting plates 36 and inserting pins 38 thus creating a pivoting hinge system.
The left side of the headgate frame is welded to the front of the frame 40 of the side panel 42 at a right angle. The side panel also comprises multiple removable vertical bars 44, a removable nursing section 46, a chain 48 and a notched latch 50. The multiple removable vertical bars are positioned in holes 52 located in the frame in such a way that each removable vertical bar may be manually raised upward and removed for casarean sections. The nursing section may be removed by removing a hairpin 54 and a pin 56 to provide access to the cow's udder for a nursing calf, - hand milking or a calf puller. A chain and a notched latch are fixed to the rear of the frame of the side panel to secure the back of the calving panel once the cow has been captured.
The back gate 58 is attached to the back of the side r- - .
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panel by inserting the bottoms of the rods 60 on the gate into the tops of the sleeves 62 on the rear of the side panel frame.
A feature of this invention is that the entire unit pivots on a hinge system affixed to the right side of the headgate allowing it to swing out when capturing the cow, and to swing into a 90 degree corner of a building or maternity pen when not in use. This device can be operated by one person as it pivots on this hinge system to close in around a cow simultaneously as the headgàte is latched by a rope.
The present invention relates to a device to promote the safe handling of a cow for a variety of procedures, specifically to assist in delivery and suckling of a calf.
The types of devices available for the purpose of examining a cow and assisting in delivery are contained within a maternity pen as a fixed stall. As this stall is permanently located within the maternity pen, it limits the remaining space in the maternity pen. Some difficulty may also arise in maneuvering an unwilliny cow into one specific stall. Not all livestock facilities provide for the space required to set up a complete maternity pen.
It is desirable to have a device such as a calving panel which is more easily operable by one person, in that it allows a cow to be rounded up from within a larger area.
It is further desirable for such a device to take up less space and to be more portable. The present invention relates to a device for more easily restraining and examining and/or assisting a cow in a limited space. This device may be mounted in a building or maternity pen and may be transferred from one location to another by removing and replacing two pins.
The present invention consists of a headgate, a side panel and a removable bacX gate. In one aspect the device comprises a headgate consisting of a frame, two vertical uprights and a latch. The headgate has sleeves that attach with pins to mounting plate~ or a maternity pen on the right side.
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In another aspect, the headgate is welded at a right ~ angle on the left side to a side panel with removable vertical bars which are spaced to facilitate access to perform a cesarean section. In this aspect the side panel also comprises, at the lower rear, a section which is secured to the frame by a pin. This pin is easily removed to allow the section to be removed to permit access to a cow's udder for a calf to suckle. Removal of this lower rear section also allows greater access to the rear of the cow and provides more maneuverability for a calf puller if necessary.
In a further embodiment of the invention, at the back of the side panel is a detachable back gate which pivots in sleeves to be closed and fastened behind the cow or which can be lifted upwards and removed entirely to provide access to the rear of the cow.
The invention, as exemplified by a preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a calving panel of the invention; and Figure 2 is an exploded view of the calving panel shown in Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, the embodiment of the invention shown, a calving panel 10 comprises a headgate 12. The headgate comprises a frame 14, two vertical uprights 16, 18 and a latch 20. One vertical upright 16 is fixed at the top and bottom; the second vertical upright 18 i8 inserted into one of several holes 22 in the 'op of the bottom section of the frame, the top of the second vertical 211~2~5 upright being allowed to slide from side to side in a ~ horizontal slot 24 in the top section of the frame. The latch locks the second vertical upright at specific locations 26 along the top section of the frame when pulled by a rope attached above the latch 28. The headgate also has a vertical notch 30 in the bottom of the top section of the frame located near the end of travel of the second vertical upright which allows the second vertical upright to be manually slid along the horizontal slot to the vertical notch, lifted upward, and moved to a different hole at the bottom for adjustment or moved out of the way to free the cow. Sleeves 32 are affixed to the right side of the headgate frame near the top and bottom. The calving panel is mounted to a wall or maternity pen by aligning these sleeves with sleeves 34 on the mounting plates 36 and inserting pins 38 thus creating a pivoting hinge system.
The left side of the headgate frame is welded to the front of the frame 40 of the side panel 42 at a right angle. The side panel also comprises multiple removable vertical bars 44, a removable nursing section 46, a chain 48 and a notched latch 50. The multiple removable vertical bars are positioned in holes 52 located in the frame in such a way that each removable vertical bar may be manually raised upward and removed for casarean sections. The nursing section may be removed by removing a hairpin 54 and a pin 56 to provide access to the cow's udder for a nursing calf, - hand milking or a calf puller. A chain and a notched latch are fixed to the rear of the frame of the side panel to secure the back of the calving panel once the cow has been captured.
The back gate 58 is attached to the back of the side r- - .
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panel by inserting the bottoms of the rods 60 on the gate into the tops of the sleeves 62 on the rear of the side panel frame.
A feature of this invention is that the entire unit pivots on a hinge system affixed to the right side of the headgate allowing it to swing out when capturing the cow, and to swing into a 90 degree corner of a building or maternity pen when not in use. This device can be operated by one person as it pivots on this hinge system to close in around a cow simultaneously as the headgàte is latched by a rope.
Claims (21)
1. A device for capturing and restraining a cow for the purpose of examination and/or assisting with the delivery and subsequent suckling of a calf and/or performing such medical procedures as may be required which is constructed of steel and comprises:
a headgate, a side panel, and a detachable back gate.
a headgate, a side panel, and a detachable back gate.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the headgate comprises:
a frame, two vertical uprights, and a latch.
a frame, two vertical uprights, and a latch.
3. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein one vertical upright is fixed at the top and bottom; the second vertical upright is inserted into one of several holes in the top of the bottom section of the frame, the top of the second vertical upright being allowed to slide from side to side in a horizontal slot in the top section of the frame; and the latch locks the second vertical upright at specific locations along the top section of the frame.
4. A device as claimed in claim 2 comprising a vertical notch in the bottom of the top section of the frame located near the end of travel of the second vertical upright which allows the second vertical upright to be manually slid along the horizontal slot to the vertical notch, lifted upwards, and moved to a different hole at the bottom for adjustment or moved out of the way to free the cow.
5. A device as claimed in claim 2 where in sleeves are affixed to the right side of the headgate frame near the top and the bottom.
6. A device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the sleeves on the frame are connected to mounting plates or maternity pen mounts by aligning the sleeves on the frame with the sleeves on the mounts and inserting pins.
7. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the side panel comprises:
a frame, multiple removable vertical bars, a removable nursing section, a chain, and a latch
a frame, multiple removable vertical bars, a removable nursing section, a chain, and a latch
8. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the front of the frame of the side panel is welded to the left side of the frame of the headgate at a right angle.
9. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the multiple removable vertical bars are located in the upper section of the side panel.
10. A device as claimed in claim 7 or 9 wherein the multiple removable vertical bars are positioned in holes located in the frame in such a way that each removable bar may be manually raised upward and removed.
11. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the removable nursing section is located at the lower rear of the side panel.
12. A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein the removable nursing section is secured to the frame of the side panel by a pin.
13. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the chain is attached to the rear of the frame of the side panel.
14. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the latch is fixed to the rear of the frame of the side panel.
15. A device as claimed in claim 7 and 14 wherein the latch has a cut-out notch for insertion of a chain link in order to secure the chain at any given location.
16. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein sleeves are affixed to the rear of the side panel frame near the top and the bottom.
17. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein rods are welded to the left side of the detachable back gate near the top and the bottom.
18. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the detachable back gate is attached to the side panel by inserting the bottoms of the rods on the detachable back gate into the tops of the sleeves on the rear of the side panel frame.
19. A device as claimed in claim 1, 16, 17, or 18 whereby the detachable back gate pivots in the hinge system formed by inserting the rods on the detachable back gate into the sleeves on the rear of the side panel.
20. A device as claimed in claim 1, 5 or 6 whereby the entire device pivots on the hinge system created by connecting the sleeves on the headgate frame to the sleeves on the mounting plates or the maternity pen mounts with pins, allowing the entire device to be swung out of the way when not in use.
21. A calving panel, constructed of steel, comprising:
a headgate with a frame having two vertical uprights, the first one fixed to the frame at the top and the bottom, the second inserted into one of several holes in the top of the bottom section of the frame and allowed to slide from side to side at the top in a horizontal slot at the top of the frame and further able to latch at specific locations on the top of the frame, in order to capture and restrain a cow, the frame having a vertical notch on the bottom of the top section for removal and/or adjustment of the second vertical upright;
a side panel having a frame connected at a right angle to the left side of the headgate frame, the side panel also having multiple removable vertical bars in the upper section, with each vertical bar removable for performing cesarean sections as well as a lower rear nursing section secured to the frame by a pin and removable to provide access to the rear of the cow for a suckling calf or a calf puller, and a chain and a notched latch for further restraining the cow; and a detachable back gate which can be mounted to the back of the side panel frame by way of attached rods and sleeves to assist in the capture of the cow, swung to close behind the cow, or lifted off to provide greater access to the rear of the cow to assist with calving;
the entire calving panel having the ability to be mounted to a wall or maternity pen by use of sleeves and pins located on the right of the headgate frame and also having the ability to pivot for easier capture of the cow or to be swung out of the way when not in use.
a headgate with a frame having two vertical uprights, the first one fixed to the frame at the top and the bottom, the second inserted into one of several holes in the top of the bottom section of the frame and allowed to slide from side to side at the top in a horizontal slot at the top of the frame and further able to latch at specific locations on the top of the frame, in order to capture and restrain a cow, the frame having a vertical notch on the bottom of the top section for removal and/or adjustment of the second vertical upright;
a side panel having a frame connected at a right angle to the left side of the headgate frame, the side panel also having multiple removable vertical bars in the upper section, with each vertical bar removable for performing cesarean sections as well as a lower rear nursing section secured to the frame by a pin and removable to provide access to the rear of the cow for a suckling calf or a calf puller, and a chain and a notched latch for further restraining the cow; and a detachable back gate which can be mounted to the back of the side panel frame by way of attached rods and sleeves to assist in the capture of the cow, swung to close behind the cow, or lifted off to provide greater access to the rear of the cow to assist with calving;
the entire calving panel having the ability to be mounted to a wall or maternity pen by use of sleeves and pins located on the right of the headgate frame and also having the ability to pivot for easier capture of the cow or to be swung out of the way when not in use.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2113235 CA2113235A1 (en) | 1994-01-11 | 1994-01-11 | Calving panel |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2113235 CA2113235A1 (en) | 1994-01-11 | 1994-01-11 | Calving panel |
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| CA2113235A1 true CA2113235A1 (en) | 1995-07-12 |
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| CA 2113235 Abandoned CA2113235A1 (en) | 1994-01-11 | 1994-01-11 | Calving panel |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ302681B6 (en) * | 2006-12-20 | 2011-08-31 | Výzkumný ústav živocišné výroby, v.v.i. | Double individual loose box |
| WO2021081618A1 (en) * | 2019-11-01 | 2021-05-06 | Northquip Inc. | Side-gate assembly for needling access in a livestock squeeze chute |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ302681B6 (en) * | 2006-12-20 | 2011-08-31 | Výzkumný ústav živocišné výroby, v.v.i. | Double individual loose box |
| WO2021081618A1 (en) * | 2019-11-01 | 2021-05-06 | Northquip Inc. | Side-gate assembly for needling access in a livestock squeeze chute |
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