Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Anatomical
Reexamination Certificate
1998-04-21
2001-01-30
Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)
Geometrical instruments
Gauge
Anatomical
C033S759000, C054S006100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06178652
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to measuring apparatus and particularly, but not exclusively, to apparatus for measuring the head of a horse in order to produce a well fitting bridle.
A bridle is an important part of the means by which a rider controls a horse. An ill fitting bridle can reduce the effectiveness of the rider's control, with consequent safety implications, and can be uncomfortable for the horse, which can cause injury to the horse or cause the horse to be less cooperative, again with safety implications.
According to the invention, there is provided horse head measuring apparatus comprising two components which are movable relative to one another to produce a desired fit of the apparatus relative to the head, and measuring means operable to provide a measurement of the relative positions of the components.
Preferably the measuring means comprise indicia associated with one of the components, and indicator means associated with the other component, the indicator means serving, in use, to indicate one of the indicia as the aforesaid measurement. The indicator means may comprise a window through which the indicated one of the indicia is visible. The said one of the components may be elongate, and carry the indicia along its length, the window being formed on the other of the components, and the said one component being slidable relative to the other component to present indicia through the window according to the relative positions. The said other component preferably comprises two apertures, the one component being threaded through both apertures in opposite senses to be visible between the apertures and to be obscured by the other component to either side of the apertures.
Preferably the indicia are numerical. The indicia may represent the length required of a strap of a finished harness article having the desired fit to the head being measured. Preferably the finished harness article is a bridle.
The apparatus preferably forms a bridle, there being measuring means as aforesaid at each position at which an adjustable connection will be provided for a strap in the bridle to be made from the measurements, whereby the length required of each strap in the bridle is represented by respective indicia after the apparatus has been adjusted to provide the desired fit to the head.
The invention also provides a method of measuring a horse's head, in which components which are movable relative to each other are offered to the head and adjusted relative to one other to achieve a desired fit to the head, and in which measuring means are used to provide a measure of the relative positions of the components.
Preferably the components form part of the measuring apparatus as aforesaid, and wherein the or each of the relatively movable components are moved until a desired overall fit is achieved by the apparatus, and measurements are then read from the or each measurement means.
A measuring apparatus may be dispatched to a prospective customer by a manufacturer, the customer fitting the apparatus to the head, recording the measurements provided by the measurement means, and providing the measurements to the manufacturer, whereby the manufacturer may produce a made-to-measure harness article without access to the horse.
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Francis F.
Gutierrez Diego
Smith-Hill and Bedell
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