344results about "Animal transportation" patented technology

A pet transporter that can be towed behind a wheeled vehicle is disclosed. The pet transporter comprises a carrier member, a frame adapted to receive the carrier member, a pair of side bows attached to the side walls of the carrier and to the frame, a pair of wheel assemblies attached to the frame on opposite sides of the carrier, and an attachment arm with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be attached to the frame proximate the front wall of the carrier and the second end is adapted to releasably attach to a rear axle of a wheeled vehicle. The pet transporter has a low center of gravity, making tipping of the pet transporter more difficult. In addition, few tools are required to assemble and disassemble the pet transporter.

A foldable deck for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The foldable deck includes a pair of deck panels connected by a double jointed hinge. The foldable deck is mounted on one of the side walls of the freight compartment and is capable of movement between a secure upright position and an extended horizontal deployed position. When the deck panels are in their deployed position they at least partially define a platform above the floor of the vehicle freight compartment. The double jointed hinge has a hinge member having a pair of pivot pins and slot pins that alternate between a deployed position and an upright position. The free end rests upon a channel or catch rail on the free wall opposite the attachment wall.

A self-propelled vehicle is provided for use in transporting poultry loaded in a wheeled multi-tier cage from a first location to a second location, such as through the tight confines of a poultry house. The apparatus has a gripper assembly for releasably laterally engaging and disengaging one end of the cage above its fixed wheels and a lifter assembly disposed below the gripper assembly for selectively raising and lowering the cage adjacent its fixed wheels. The apparatus also has self-propelled drive wheels enabling linear and pivotal translation of the apparatus and cage along a support surface, such as the floor of the poultry house. Accordingly, the cage can be coupled to the apparatus and decoupled therefrom for efficient transportation of live poultry within a poultry house. A method of moving live poultry within a poultry house is also provided.

The invention is a utility trailer incorporating a flatbed trailer combined with a detachable stock trailer shell, a removable center divider and a removable fabric roof cover, allowing use of the trailer as an open flat bed, an open stock trailer with one or two stalls, or a covered stock trailer.

A trailer for transporting living fowl is provided and includes an enclosure defined by a top, a front wall, a rear wall, a floor, and first and second side walls. The side walls are made of fabric so that the living fowl may be loaded and unloaded from the sides of the trailer. A main air supply duct extends a substantial portion of the length of the enclosure and receives conditioned air from an apparatus for generating conditioned air. A plurality of spaced apart vertical side ducts are connected to the main air supply duct and provide support for the top of the enclosure. A plurality of spaced apart floor ducts are connected to the vertical side ducts.

The invention relates to a keep-alive system and a keep-alive method, and belongs to the field of keep-alive transportation. A keep-alive transportation vehicle for circulation transportation is characterized in that the transportation vehicle is divided into two relatively independent space regions including a keep-alive object loading region and a keep-alive equipment region, electric power supply equipment, a heat and cold supply system, an atomization spraying device, aeration oxygenation equipment, purification sterilization equipment, a compartment environment monitoring system and an intelligent control system are respectively arranged in the keep-alive equipment region, the intelligent control system controls and maintains the operation work of all systems and equipment of the keep-alive equipment region, the heat and cold supply system can realize the refrigeration mode of cold air preparation or cold water preparation, or can convert the refrigeration mode into a heat pump heating mode of hot air preparation or hot water preparation, the intelligent control system can control the operation of all equipment or systems in the keep-alive transportation vehicle according to keep-alive objects or keep-alive process requirements, and the independent work of any one keep-alive mode of three keep-alive modes is realized. Through the system and the method, the keep-alive transportation adaptation capability can be greatly improved.

The invention discloses a special vehicle for transporting cattle, and relates to a special vehicle for cattle turnover transportation. The interior of a carriage of a vehicle body is transversely partitioned into a plurality of modules with the same structure, and each module forms a station; the module comprises a partition, a bottom plate, a manger and a plug nose, and has the function of a door body and the function of adjusting the space; the plug nose is fixedly arranged on the first or second lateral surface; the manger is arranged at the lower side of the plug nose of the first lateral surface; the bottom plate is a square plate with a plurality of grooves, and the bottom plate is detachable; and an extension panel is arranged at the lower part of the carriage. Through the vehicle, the cattle is isolated in the mutually independent unit modules, and mutual crowding and trampling accidents of the cattle are avoided; and if the traditional transport vehicle is used, the statistical figure shows that 5 to 10 percent of cattle suffers from diseases and even dies, so the special vehicle for transporting the cattle has great professional transportation advantages and broad economic benefit prospect.

The invention discloses a transport vehicle capable of keeping aquatic products alive without water. The transport vehicle comprises a compartment and is characterized in that a controlled atmosphere control system, a pressure control system, a spray control system, a temperature control system, a light control system and a cold-acclimation control system are arranged in the compartment and connected with a control system. The transport vehicle is high in intelligent and information degree, and micro environmental parameters can be regulated through a touch screen of a control panel. The transport vehicle is wide in application range, multiple in transport product category, applicable to all aquatic products widely, complete in system devices, stable in transport and high in security.

The invention describes a poultry-loading machine able to guide poultry into a cage, the cage having an opening and a bottom surface. The machine comprises: a main frame; a first conveyor belt for transporting the poultry from a first position into a second position, the first conveyor belt being supported by the main frame; and a second conveyor belt for transporting the poultry into the container, the second conveyor belt defining a loading belt surface. The machine also comprises a device for modifying the inclination of the second conveyor belt so that the loading belt surface is substantially parallel to the bottom of the container; and an approach frame which supports the second conveyor belt, the approach frame being able to move the second conveyor belt towards and away from the container, the second conveyor belt being displaceable so as to enter into the container and transport the poultry inside it.

A combination livestock and travel trailer includes a trailer frame having wheels, a base floor and an upper ceiling, living quarters in the front portion of the trailer having a living floor above the base floor and a ceiling in common with the upper ceiling, a livestock portion in the rear portion of the trailer having a floor in common with the base floor and a horse ceiling below the upper ceiling, a first cargo area defined by the space between the horse ceiling and the upper ceiling and a second cargo area defined by the space between the horse ceiling and the upper ceiling. Additional components of the trailer may include a removable cover for the second cargo area, a gravity-fed water system with a fresh water tank in the second cargo area, a solar hot water heater, and fresh, gray, and black water tanks in the first cargo area down the center of the first cargo area with storage compartments along the outside of the trailer.

A animal trailer with corral panels system for efficiently transporting and retaining fence panels on a trailer. The animal trailer with corral panels system includes a trailer, a plurality of rear brackets, front brackets and supports. The trailer can be any general horse trailer used for transporting horses or other animals. A first rear bracket and a second rear bracket are mounted on the sides of the trailer, rearward of the trailer wheel wells. A first front bracket and second front bracket are similarly mounted forward of the trailer wheel wells spaced accordingly from the rear brackets in order to receive the fence panels. A rear support and a front support are additionally mounted to the sides of the trailer, utilized with straps to secure the fence panels to the trailer.

A foldable deck for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The foldable deck includes a pair of deck panels connected by a double jointed hinge. The foldable deck is mounted on one of the side walls of the freight compartment and is capable of movement between a secure upright position and an extended horizontal deployed position. When the deck panels are in their deployed position they at least partially define a platform above the floor of the vehicle freight compartment. The double jointed hinge has a hinge member having a pair of pivot pins and slot pins that alternate between a deployed position and an upright position. The free end rests upon a channel or catch rail on the free wall opposite the attachment wall.

A multiple heat sensor alarm system for use in a vehicle to indicate that the interior temperature is above a preset limit has a control head with a microprocessor. Heat sensors or thermometers are placed at different points in the vehicle and connected to the microprocessor. The processor averages all sensor inputs and compares the average to the preset alarm temperature limit. When the limit is exceeded the microprocessor issues an alarm command. The system is connected to the vehicle components and the alarm command operates the horn, lights, windows, doors, or engine. The system may correspond with a portable beeper / pager. The microprocessor has a time delay mode on initial start-up. The system also monitors the battery power of the vehicle and indicates a low power situation.

To provide a device for maintaining body temperature having heart rate and respiratory rate detection function for small animals and a heart rate and respiratory rate measurement system for small animals, which are capable of being simply and easily set up without causing the small animals pain. A sheet pressure-sensitive sensor (piezoelectric device or the like) (4) is provided over a flat-plate heater (1) to which a heater-current supplying line (2) is connected. The pressure-sensitive sensor (4) is sandwiched between thin insulation sheets (3). A spacer (6) formed of a metallic plate having a hole into which the pressure-sensitive sensor fits is provided between the thin insulation sheet (3, 3). A signal line (5) of the pressure-sensitive sensor (4) is connected to a control device and the heater-current supplying line (2) is connected to a power supply that is capable of being controlled by the control device. With this structure, it is possible not only to maintain the body temperature of a small animal but also to detect the heart rate and respiratory rate of the small animal placed on the pressure-sensitive sensor (4) with the pressure-sensitive sensor (4) and supply the detected values to the control device for measuring and monitoring the heart rate and respiratory rate of the small animal.

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.

A moveable vehicle such as a truck, railway carriage, or the like is structured and dimensioned to enable the transportation of products including live aquatic species, such as fish in a refrigerated condition. The vehicle includes insulating and heat exchange layers which, when utilized to transport live aquatic species, may maintain them in a dormant state by temperature controls within the refrigeration system. A water spraying assembly provides a humidity and oxygen level for disposing of waste and also enables the spraying of fog to provide effective humidity between spraying cycles. Any existing animal waste is treated in the water and a recirculation or closed loop system is provided. A product storage area facilitates loading and unloading and a separate storage room may be provided to house the systems equipment or optionally may be attached to the vehicle. When refrigerated products which do not develop waste are transported, use of at least components of the water and filtration system may be selectively discarded as the operator deems appropriate for effective utilization of the system.

The invention discloses a vehicle-mounted quick-unfolding beekeeping vehicle which can be quickly unfolded to shield sun and rain. The beekeeping vehicle mainly comprises a fixing frame, a unit movable beehive framework, a front end ventilation rain shield, an upper cover rain shield, foldable ventilation sun-rain shields on two sides, a rear end ventilation rain shielding door and the like, wherein the unit movable beehive framework can be unfolded and folded under the push of a bottom connecting rod consisting of a driving connecting rod and a passive connecting rod; the driving connecting rod is driven under the hydraulic drive of a hydraulic cylinder to allow the unit movable beehive framework to be unfolded or folded; and the hydraulic cylinder is hydraulically powered by a hydraulic pump station which is the double combination of a hand-operated type and a programmable control type. According to the invention, compared with a current beehive transfer vehicle, the beekeeping vehicle has the characteristics of easiness in sun and rain shielding, repeated manual loading and unloading prevention, time and labor conservation, convenience, quickness and the like.

An animal transportation and tracking system for efficiently tracking and tracing livestock during transportation thereof. The inventive device includes a frame attached to a truck, a ramp attached to the frame that is extendable from the frame, a computer, a primary transceiver in communication with the computer, an animal transponder in communication with the primary transceiver, a secondary transceiver in communication with the computer, and a position localizer in communication with the secondary transceiver.

The sliding feed door for horse trailer is a door panel having lower and upper ends and a window. The feed door has a latching handle to secure the door in open and closed positions. Door hinges are pivotally attached to the upper sides of the feed door. A spring torsion assembly, including a torsion axle, is disposed horizontally along an upper inside trailer wall. Spools having spooled cables are attached to the torsion axle near either end. Free ends of the cables are attached to the feed door hinges. Two guide tracks are spaced apart and vertically disposed within the trailer wall. Two guide wheels are rotatably attached to the feed door hinges and adapted to being vertically slidable in the guide tracks so that spring torsion applied through the cables slides the door into a normally closed position over an opening in the trailer wall.

An animal management system provides an alley to control the handling of animals when procedures are to be performed on the animals by veterinarians or cattle producers. The alley is formed by a base frame, and included therewith are a headgate and preferably two wedge-shaped access doors rotatably mounted with the base frame. The headgate is movable between an entrapping position to a releasing position for an animal, and coordinated movement of the at least one access door ensures that a lead animal is properly positioned while other down line animals do not interfere with care given to, or procedures performed on, the lead animal in the headgate. Each access door allows convenient access for persons to the lead animal, and the selective use of one of two doors at a time facilitates the access to and movement of animals of different sizes in the alley. The system may also include an articulating hitch assembly for coupling the alley with a towing vehicle and decoupling the alley so that the hitch assembly substantially does not block the exit of the alley.

A livestock trailer providing a dual level livestock loading entrance with a first loading area at a level for loading and unloading livestock or other animals at a dock height and a built-in chute within a second loading area at a level for ground loading and unloading livestock at or near ground level, the trailer further providing a combination interior wall and floor panel with a central rotating mechanism providing either an interior wall separating the first and second loading areas or lying securely flat over the recessed floor in the second ground loading area to prevent access to the recessed floor of the ground loading area during loading and unloading in the first loading area and also providing a ramp in the recessed floor of the second loading area, the ramp being adjustable at a front end to be raised or lowered, the raised position utilized during the loading and unloading operation forming a ramp between the principle trailer floor and the recessed floor of the second loading area, and a lowered position during transport for an additional livestock, animals or other related item storage area.

The present invention relates in general to the field of livestock trailers, and more specifically, to a livestock trailer that utilizes an enclosed elevator platform for loading and unloading animals. The elevator platform is located within an elevator shaft inside the frame of the livestock trailer. The elevator platform is configured to protect and confine the livestock as it traverses through the elevator shaft during loading and unloading operations. The livestock trailer may further comprise a ventilation system, a sprinkler system and / or a watering system to help assist in the well-being, health, and safety of the livestock while being transported. The purpose of the invention is to provide a livestock trailer and method of loading and unloading livestock onto the livestock trailer that minimizes risk of serious injury to both animal and handler during loading, unloading and transportation operations.

The invention discloses a high-density living fish transporting vehicle and a transporting method thereof. The high-density living fish transporting vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a water oxygen circulation system and a fish tank, wherein the fish tank and the water oxygen circulation system are fixedly arranged on the vehicle body; the fish tank is internally provided with partitions; the outer wall of the fish tank is a sandwiched hollow heat-preservation layer; a fish feeding hole is formed in the top surface of each compartment; a fish discharge hole is formed in a side surface of each compartment; the water oxygen circulation system comprises a filtering device, an oxygen enriching device and a heat exchanger which are serially connected with the fish tank through a water pump, pipelines and valves; water dissolved oxygen and temperature are automatically controlled; the pump and a refrigeration compressor are driven by a vehicle-mounted engine; before being loaded, living fishes are subjected to dormancy pretreatment and water quality conditioning firstly, and circulation, temperature and oxygen dissolution control on a water body are implemented in the transportation process. By adoption of the structure and the method, the temperature inside the fish tank is controlled to be higher than the physiological ice temperature of 0.5-8 DEG C of the living fishes, and the water dissolved oxygen is controlled to be approximate to the physiological oxygen requirement, so that physiological metabolism of the living fishes can be reduced to the minimum level, the living fish transportation time can be prolonged, the survival rate can be increased, and the oxygen consumption can be reduced.