Title: Transition for animals to be slaughtered on double-rail system

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1. A transition arrangement for transferring an animal from a chute to a conveyor, comprising

a horizontal platform;

a ramp inclined downward from said platform;

a triangular wedge having a sloping top surface located above said platform and above said ramp; said triangular wedge having the shape of a truncated triangle with the upper end thereof being between a pair of said conveyors and the bottom end thereof above said platform;

means for moving said wedge horizontally whereby said animal attempting to step on said conveyors will step on said wedge and slip and slide on said ramp and go upright onto said conveyors with its legs straddling said conveyors; and

cover means disposed above said wedge at a distance about equal to the rump dimension of said animal for prevent said animal from stepping on said conveyors.

2. The transition arrangement of claim 1, wherein said ramp is at an angle of 21.degree..

3. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein said ramp is located under said wedge and is connected to said platform at a location close to the bottom of said wedge.

Other info:

Inventors: Prince, Ralph P. (Storrs, CT, US)
Johnson, David H. (Storrs, CT, US)
Giger, Jr., Walter (Wethersfield, CT, US)

Application Number: 618468
Filing Date: 1975-10-01
Publication_date: 1976-07-06
Assignee: Council of Liverstock Protection, Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 452/53
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

621116	Mar, 1899	Mandel	17/1.
712579	Nov, 1902	Nicholson et al.	17/1.
3599276	Aug, 1971	Edwards	17/1.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Chamblee, Hugh R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Kojima; Moonray