Sweeps Patents (Class 185/21)
  • Patent number: 10159221
    Abstract: An automated and motorized animal conditioning device that can be configured to tilt or pivot relative to a foundation or base. A shaft can be integrated into the animal conditioning device and configured to rotate via a serviceable motor, gears, and chain mechanism. Further, as the shaft rotates, arms emanating from a supporting structure of the conditioning device can continuously change angles relative to the ground. Further, a tether, cable, or other such object can be attached to an arm so that an animal connected to it is encouraged to move as the arm rotates. Here, the continuous changing of the arm's angle allows an animal either tethered to, or moving in between panels, to move more naturally without being confined to a strictly defined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Lloyd F. Estes