US 12,167,715 B2
Livestock confinement gating system and method
Lloyd D. Snell, Ames, IA (US)
Assigned to Hzarvestec, LLC, Ames, IA (US)
Filed by Hzarvestec, LLC, Ames, IA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/088,938.
Application 18/088,938 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/125,724, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,564,372.
Prior Publication US 2023/0133790 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/01 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 1/0017 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0005 (2013.01); A01K 1/0011 (2013.01); A01K 1/01 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gating system for animal confinement within a building, comprising:
an animal confinement area;
wherein the animal confinement area can house at least one animal;
wherein the system comprises a plurality of confinement areas;
wherein movement of the at least one animal between the plurality of confinement areas is prevented;
a floor constructed of a plurality of concrete floor slat panels;
wherein the plurality of concrete floor slat panels contain a plurality of floor slat slots;
wherein a bio-waste pit is located below the plurality of concrete floor slat panels;
a gate alignment error existing between a barn length, a number of confinement areas, calculated gate centerlines, and the relative position of at least one floor slat slot;
at least one feeder;
wherein the at least one feeder is a confining barrier of at least one confinement area;
at least one exoskeletal fixed-gate assembly;
wherein the at least one exoskeletal fixed-gate assembly is a confining structure of the at least one confinement area;
at least one footplate;
wherein the footplate secures the at least one fixed-gate assembly to the plurality of concrete floor slat panels;
a t-strap;
wherein the t-strap secures the at least one footplate to the at least one fixed-gate assembly;
at least one wall;
at least one latch assembly;
wherein the at least one latch assembly is connected to the at least one exoskeletal fixed-gate assembly;
wherein the at least one latch assembly is connected to at least one exoskeletal swing-gate assembly;
at least one c-bracket;
wherein the at least one c-bracket is connected to at least one wall;
wherein the at least one c-bracket is connected to the at least one feeder;
wherein the at least one c-bracket is connected to the at least one fixed-gate assembly;
wherein the at least one latch assembly is connected to the at least one c-bracket;
the at least one exoskeletal swing-gate assembly; and
wherein the at least one exoskeletal swing-gate assembly is a confining structure of the at least one confinement area.