Harness for working animal – Blanket or garment – Specific material
Patent
1990-03-08
1990-09-11
Swiatek, Robert P.
Harness for working animal
Blanket or garment
Specific material
54 66, B68C 500
Patent
active
049551825
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to an anti-rub device for use with animals, and more specifically to an anti-rub device for use under horse blankets, to prevent undesired wearing of the horse's coat.
BACKGROUND OF THE ART
Blankets are commonly used on horses to protect them during inclement weather. These blankets often are draped loosely over the back of the horse, and sometimes are provided with fastening means to actually secure the blanket about the girth and/or neck region of the horse.
It has been found that the relative movement which inherently occurs between the horse's body and the blanket actually causes the horse's coat or hair to be worn off, thereby creating unsightly blemishes. This problem is particularly acute at the point of the horse's front shoulders, wherein the frictional rubbing action between the horse's coat and the blanket appears to be most pronounced.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,584,436, issued to Gulyas, discloses a blanket for a horse comprising an outer layer of waterproof fabric, such as nylon, and an inner layer of a material having a texture so as to cling to the animals body, e.g., plush nylon, and a padding of heat insulating fiber, e.g., polyester fiber, interposed therebetween.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,807,136, issued to Deal, discloses a pad for preventing saddle sores, and being constructed by attaching two portions of pile fabric in a back-to-back relationship. The pad is placed between the saddle and the horse to permit the relative movements between the saddle and the animal to substantially reduce frictional movements against the hide, while permitting air circulation between the pad and the hide to facilitate moisture evaporation and cooling. The pad disclosed in Deal is loosely draped over the back of the horse, in the region which is adapted to receive the saddle.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,671,049, issued to Benckhuijsen, discloses a protective blanket for a horse. The blanket contains a synthetic foam lining which is permeable to air and which is located between two mutually movable layers of knit fabric made of a non-hydroscopic synthetic fiber material. These two layers move with respect to each other to generate static electricity to create a feeling of warmth for the animal.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,355,600, issued to Zielinski, discloses an elastic protective body suit which is intended to be used to hold a bandage against the animals body. In fact, the suit is designed so that the protective pad is adapted to be attached to the suit, rather than to the body of the animal. Principal use of this product appears to be with dogs, cats and other animals which generally tend to paw or chew at the wound or bandage.
The patents to Schwartz (U.S. Pat. No. 3,248,852); Bennett (U.S. Pat No. Des. 228,926); Smith (U.S. Pat. No. 2,006,118) and Hackett (British No. 1,579,800) all disclose devices which are intended to be worn by animals to protect them from inclement weather conditions. The Schwartz U.S. Pat No. 3,248,852specifically teaches that the fabric should not be stretchable because such fabrics loose their insulating properties, the more they are stretched.
In summary, none of the prior art references identified above recognize the problem encountered when a horse blanket is loosely draped over a horse in direct contact with the horse's body; namely, that the relative movement between the blanket and the horse (which takes place virtually at all times that the blanket is being worn) causes the horse's coat or hair to be worn off. Moreover, none of the prior art references teach a recognition of the problem that the wearing of the horse's coat or hair is most pronounced at the point of the horse's front shoulders. Clearly, none of the prior art references identified herein suggest any solution to the problems solved by the present invention.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is a general object of this invention to provide an anti-rub device to be used under a horse blanket, and thereby prevent the horse blanket from rubbing away the coat of the horse.
It is a more specific
REFERENCES:
patent: 1159495 (1915-11-01), Hill
patent: 2103109 (1937-12-01), De Mar
patent: 3211132 (1965-10-01), Hersh
patent: 4114352 (1978-09-01), Horton et al.
patent: 4671049 (1987-06-01), Benckhuijsen
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