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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 11, 2023
Marel Meat A/s, Roskilde, DK;
Marel Iceland Ehf., Gardabaer, IS;
Leif Lykke, Roskilde, DK;
Heinz Madsen, Roskilde, DK;
Karl Sigurjonsson, Roskilde, DK;
Patrick Westergaard, Roskilde, DK;
MAREL MEAT A/S, Roskilde, DK;
MAREL ICELAND EHF., Gardabaer, IS;
Abstract
A box is for containing one or more four-legged live slaughter animals prior to slaughter, and comprises: a bottom; two sidewalls extending along sides of the bottom, and having a length; a gated inlet formed at a first end of the sidewalls; and an end wall formed at a second end of the sidewalls and opposite from the inlet gate. The end wall is configured for allowing the one or more animals in the box to see through the end wall when at the inlet to the box, wherein a side wall is provided with a ventilation window formed as a through-going opening through the sidewall, and wherein the ventilation window comprises barring means for preventing an animal from extending its head through the ventilation window, which barring means are further configured to prevent an animal from viewing through the ventilation window as it enters the box through the inlet.