Livestock trailer corral assembly
View Patent ↗A removable corral assembly for use in a livestock trailer which includes a plurality of interlocking livestock panels. The panels are in a substantial U-shape so when they are installed in the livestock trailer a left aisle and right aisle are formed with a middle or center aisle which is segregated. The worker stands in the center aisle and is protected from livestock being worked in the left and right aisles. A catch gate or squeeze chute may be associated with the corral assembly and positioned near the rear opening of the trailer in either the left or right aisle. Rollers, wheels or similar mechanisms are fastened to the panel assembly so that the corral can easily be rolled in to and out of a livestock trailer. Varying panel sizes may be used to adjust the overall dimensions of the corral assembly for installation in trailers having varying sizes.
1. A corral assembly for livestock comprising
a livestock trailer having two side walls, a front wall and a rear end; and
a frame and a plurality of panels attached to the frame, each of the plurality of panels having an inside surface and an outside surface;
wherein the frame is removably inserted into the rear end of the livestock trailer to define a central walkway along a portion of the longitudinal axis of the livestock trailer between the inside surfaces of the plurality of panels, said central walkway having a first end in communication with the rear end of the livestock trailer;
wherein a livestock path defined between the outside surfaces of the plurality of panels and the livestock trailer is disposed around the central walkway when the frame is disposed in the livestock trailer, the livestock path having first and second ends in communication with the rear end of the livestock trailer and located on either side of the first end of the central walkway; and
wherein each panel of the plurality of panels may be removed to adjust the length and width of the corral assembly.
2. The corral assembly for livestock of claim 1 further comprising a rail attached to the livestock trailer for receiving a plurality of rollers attached to the bottom of the frame.
3. The corral assembly for livestock of claim 2 wherein the frame further comprises a livestock control device attached substantially across one or both ends of the livestock path.