Patents Assigned to Trax Pty. Ltd.
  • Animal handling apparatus
    Patent number: 4850308
    Abstract: Animal handling apparatus in the form of a closed track around which a number of carriages may run. Each carriage has a cradle for supporting an animal on its back, the cradle portion being rotatable relative to the remainder of the carriage. A catching box turns a sheep on its side and down a ramp onto a cradle on its back and a hook connected to an air pump catches and decelerates a moving carriage to deposit a treated sheep back on its feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Trax Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Barry C. Padgett