US 11,997,990 B2
Portable corral with shiftable rack to support panels
John L. McDonald, Abilene, KS (US)
Assigned to Rawhide Portable Corral, Inc., Abilene, KS (US)
Filed by Rawhide Portable Corral, Inc., Abilene, KS (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,736.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/383,137, filed on Nov. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/397,167, filed on Aug. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049682 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 3/001 (2021.08) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable livestock corral configured to be operably attached to a vehicle for advancement in a forward direction, said portable livestock corral comprising:
a chassis including an elongated corral frame extending longitudinally along the forward direction; and
opposed sets of corral panels positioned to extend longitudinally along respective sides of the corral frame in a stored condition, with the corral frame configured to support the opposed sets of corral panels when the corral is advanced in the forward direction by the vehicle,
said chassis further including a shiftable rack supported by the corral frame and configured to removably engage and support at least one of the opposed sets of corral panels in the stored condition,
said shiftable rack including upper and lower rack arms receiving therebetween said at least one of the opposed sets of corral panels in the stored condition, with the shiftable rack engaging said at least one of the opposed sets of corral panels and restricting lateral movement thereof out of engagement with the shiftable rack,
said upper and lower rack arms being shiftably attached to the chassis at rack pivot joints and having unsupported ends positioned outboard of the rack pivot joints in the stored condition,
said upper and lower rack arms being spaced vertically and removably connected relative to one another by a connection joint adjacent the unsupported ends, with the connection joint cooperating with the upper and lower rack arms to restrict relative movement between the upper and lower rack arms.