US 12,324,969 B2
Team roping apparatus
Dustin Whitaker, Childress, TX (US)
Filed by Dustin Whitaker, Childress, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/461,401.
Application 18/461,401 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/795,323, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,779,823, issued on Oct. 10, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0058676 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 15/04 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/0068 (2013.01) [A01K 15/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A team roping assembly for guiding a bovine along a path between a first end and a second end of a track; wherein:
said team roping assembly comprises said track, a trolley, a horn wrap and a tether;
said trolley is coupled to said track;
said tether selectively connecting said horn wrap to said trolley;
said horn wrap is configured to selectively attach to a head of said bovine;
said trolley is slidably coupled to said track;
said tether comprises said first end and said second end;
wherein, said first end of said tether is coupled to said trolley and said second end of said tether is coupled to said horn wrap on said bovine;
said horn wrap comprises a protective wraps that wraps around a set of horns of said bovine to prevent rope burns and are used to reduce the risk of a horn breaking when roped;
said tether is configured to selectively decouple said first end from said trolley by releasing said first end; and
said tether is configured to selectively decouple said second end from said horn wrap when said trolley presses a portion of a mechanical trigger.