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An animal pen construction having sidewalls and a gate which are formed from a plurality of prefabricated modular rail sections. These rail sections have cooperating male and female portions on opposite ends to permit the sections to be slidably telescopically connected together. A single universal

An animal pen construction having sidewalls and a gate which are formed from a plurality of prefabricated modular rail sections. These rail sections have cooperating male and female portions on opposite ends to permit the sections to be slidably telescopically connected together. A single universal post member is utilized both in a straight run along the sidewall, and as a corner or gate post, for supporting the walls in an upright position. The posts permit from one to four connections thereto, which connections can run straight through the post or at right angles thereto. A latch structure cooperates between the gate and the associated post to permit horizontal swinging of the gate into an open position. This latch structure also functions as a hinge so that provision of this latch structure adjacent each edge of the gate enables the gate to be hingedly opened about either edge thereof.

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In an animal pen construction having wall means defining an enclosed confinement space for livestock, said wall means including a plurality of upright walls and post means fixedly associated with said walls for maintaining same in an upright position, and at least one of said walls having horizontal

In an animal pen construction having wall means defining an enclosed confinement space for livestock, said wall means including a plurality of upright walls and post means fixedly associated with said walls for maintaining same in an upright position, and at least one of said walls having horizontally swingable gate means associated therewith for selectively providing access into said confinement space, the improvement comprising: said post means including first and second identical post members disposed adjacent the opposite vertical edges of said gate means, each said post member comprising an elongated open channel-shaped member; a first lAtch-hinge structure coacting between one edge of said gate means and said first post member for permitting horizontal hinging movement of said gate means about said first post member and release of said gate means from said first post member so that it can be horizontally hingedly moved about said second post member; a second latch-hinge structure coacting between the other edge of said gate means and said second post member for permitting horizontal hinging movement of said gate means about said second post member and release of said gate means from said second post member so that it can be horizontally hingedly moved about said first post member; each of said first and second latch-hinge structures including a latch element fixedly secured to the respective edge of said gate means for releasably connecting same to the respective post member, each of said latch-hinge structures also including a manually movable latching member movably supported on the respective post member and disposed within the interior of said channel-shaped member, said movable latching member coacting with said latch element for holding the gate means closed or for permitting the structure to function as a hinge when the movable latching member is in a latched position.