Large animal stock

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A portable stock formed from a plurality of components assembled together, which stock comprises: (a) a pair of spaced opposed side frames, wherein each side frame comprises spaced front and rear vertical members connected by a horizontal top member, each side frame having at least one intermediate member pivotally attached thereto; (b) a pair of top cross members positioned in a spaced relationship and fixedly extending transversely between said side frames, one at a rear end thereof, and one forwardly of a middle of said side frames; (c) front and rear bottom cross members transversely connecting said opposed side frames at the bottoms thereof; (d) a front crossbar having a collar at one end, slidingly and pivotally mounted along a first of said side frames' intermediate member and removably secured to the second of said side frames' intermediate member; (e) rear closure means pivotally mounted to said rear vertical member of one of said side frames; all of which taken together define a space for the confinement of an animal; wherein at least one of the two side frames includes as its intermediate member, at least one gate arm pivotally mounted at one end and removably securable at the other end, to permit side entry of an animal into the stock.
2.
In the apparatus of claim 1 wherein the manner to removably secure said front crossbar to the first of said side frames is the provision of a series of spaced linearly aligned bores in said first of said side frames, and at least one bore is positioned through the collar of said front crossbar, and a lock pin positionable simultaneously in one bore of said side frame and said bore in the said collar of said slidingly moveable crossbar.
3.
In the apparatus of claim 1 wherein a rear crossbar is slidingly and pivotally mounted to one of said side frames and removably securable to the other side frame, and which rear crossbar comprises: a tubular member having a collar transversely mounted thereto at one end, with said collar encircling a portion of one side frame, and having a forwardly extending finger on the other end, said finger adapted to engage one of a series of slots on the other side frame