| CPC A01K 3/001 (2021.08) | 8 Claims |
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1. An apparatus for mobile overhead capture of cattle comprising:
a mobile cattle pen for securing cattle therein and for detachably connecting to a front portion of a vehicle, the mobile cattle pen comprising an open top, an open bottom, a front railing, a first side railing having a plurality of openings extending through a portion of the first side railing for detachably connecting one or more roll bar thereto and one or more wheel connected substantially near the open bottom and for making contact with a ground surface, a second side railing having one or more wheel connected substantially near the open bottom and for making contact with a ground surface, and a back railing comprising a lockable gate for rear entry and exit therefrom, wherein the orientation of the lockable gate in relation to the orientation of the vehicle and the orientation of the front railing, first side railing, and second side railing, is such that the lockable gate opens from the rear in the same orientation as the rear of the vehicle and the lockable gate is positioned substantially perpendicular to a side door of the vehicle so that the front of the mobile cattle pen and the front of the vehicle provide a protective barrier for a user to exit the side door of the vehicle and access the lockable gate of the mobile cattle pen from the rear of the apparatus when the mobile cattle pen is detachably connected to the vehicle; and
a lift device for raising and lowering the mobile cattle pen over cattle, the lift device comprising a first arm member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first arm member having a first roll bar connected thereto and oriented in a position perpendicular to the first arm member, the first roll bar detachably connected to the first side railing of the mobile cattle pen through the plurality of openings in the first side railing, and a second arm member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm member having a second roll bar connected thereto and oriented in a position perpendicular to the second arm member, the second roll bar detachably connected to the first side railing of the mobile cattle pen through the plurality of openings in the first side railing, and a perpendicular support member connected to the first arm member and the second arm member;
a winch assembly comprising a cable, rotating drum and motor, the winch assembly detachably connected to the perpendicular support member of the lift device and the cable of the winch assembly detachably connected to the second end of the first arm member of the lift device, the winch assembly for automated raising and lowering of the first arm member and the second arm member of the lift device;
wherein, upon activation of the motor of the winch assembly, the cable pulls down the first arm member of the lift device to raise the lift device and the mobile cattle pen into the air, and upon releasing the cable the lift device and mobile cattle pen is lowered to make contact with a ground surface.
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