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Portable livestock pen

  • US 5,170,746 A
  • Filed: 10/18/1991
  • Issued: 12/15/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A livestock pen comprising:

  • a rectangular horizontal platform having a perimetric edge extending therearound;

    a plurality of sidewall assemblies connected to said horizontal platform and extending around said perimetric edge thereof, one of said sidewall assemblies including a first vertical post and a second vertical post each having upper and lower ends and being spaced apart from one another to form a gate opening therebetween, an upper horizontal rail having one end connected to said upper end of said first vertical post and extending horizontally away from said gate opening;

    a horizontal slide rail attached to said one sidewall assembly and being horizontally spaced from said upper horizontal rail of said one sidewall assembly, said slide rail extending across said gate opening adjacent and horizontally spaced from said lower ends of said vertical posts;

    a gate formed into the shape of a rectangle sized to fit in covering relation over said gate opening;

    said gate comprising an upper channel member slidably and retentively engaging said upper horizontal rail adjacent said gate opening for longitudinally sliding movement along said upper horizontal rail;

    said gate further comprising a lower sleeve member slidably mounted to said horizontal slide rail for sliding movement thereon, whereby said gate is slidably mounted to said upper horizontal rail and said horizontal slide rail for sliding movement from an open position adjacent said gate opening to a closed position in covering relation over said gate opening.

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