US3273311A
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Animal halter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-12
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Granted: 1966-09-20
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Expires: 1984-08-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary G Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:37
CPC Classifications
B; B68; B68B; B68B1/00; B68B1/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
415 words
HALTER MEANS FOR LIVESTOCK COMPRISING A YOKE, A NOSE LOOP PORTION, A HEAD LOOP PORTION AND A PAIR OF SIDE PIECES CONNECTING SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION TO SAID HEAD LOOP PORTION, SAID HALTER MEANS BEING FORMED FROM A UNITARY AND CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF HOLLOW BRAIDED LINE HAVING OPPOSITE RESPECTIVE TERMINAL ENDS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND ENCLOSE ANOTHER SECTION OF SAID LINE WITHIN ITSELF, SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN A FIRST POINT NEAR ONE OF THE TERMINALS ENDS OF SAID LINE AND A SECOND POINT SPACED FROM SAID FIRST POINT BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO TWICE THE LENGTH ADEQUATE TO FORM SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION, SAID ONE TERMINAL END OF SAID LINE BEING INSERTED WITHIN SAID LINE AT SAID SECOND POINT AND FORCED AROUND WITHIN SAID LINE SO THAT SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION IS FORMED OF A COAXIAL LAYER OF SAID LINE, ONEOF SAID SIDE PIECES BEING DEFINED BY A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID SECOND POINT AND A THIRD POINT ON SAID LINE, A LOOP AND LOCK BEING FORMED IN SAID LINE AT SAID THIRD POINT, SAID YOKE BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID THIRD POINT AND A FOURTH POINT ON SAID LINE, SAID YOKE HAVING A LOOP INTERMEDIATELY THEREOF, SAID LOOP BEING FORMED BY INSERTION OF THE OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID LINE NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF SAID YOKE SECTION FORCING SAID OPPOSITE END BACK THROUGH SAID LINE A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AND WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID LINE, SAID LINE BEING WITHDRAWN UNTIL A RELATIVELY SMALL LOOP REMAINS AT SAID MIDPOINT, THE OTHER OF SAID SIDE PIECES BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID FOURTH POINT AND A FIFTH POINT ON SAID LINE SPACED FROM SAID FOURTH POINT AT SUBSTANTIALLY TWICE THE LENGTH OF SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE, SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE BEING PROVIDED WITH A LOOP ENGAGING SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION BY THREADING THE OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE THROUGH SAID NOSE PORTION AT A DESIRED POINT THEREON AND THEREAFTER THREADING SAID OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE BACK INTO SAID LINE, PASSING IT BACK TO SAID FOURTH POINT AND THERE WITHDRAWING IT AND DRAWING SAID LINE THROUGH SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE UNTIL SAID LOOP IS FORMED, THE BALANCE OF SAID LINE FORMING SAID HEAD LOOP PORTION AND BEING SECURED TO SAID LOOP AT SAID THIRD POINT TO FORM THE COMPLETED HALTER MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
415 words
HALTER MEANS FOR LIVESTOCK COMPRISING A YOKE, A NOSE LOOP PORTION, A HEAD LOOP PORTION AND A PAIR OF SIDE PIECES CONNECTING SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION TO SAID HEAD LOOP PORTION, SAID HALTER MEANS BEING FORMED FROM A UNITARY AND CONTINUOUS LENGTH OF HOLLOW BRAIDED LINE HAVING OPPOSITE RESPECTIVE TERMINAL ENDS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND ENCLOSE ANOTHER SECTION OF SAID LINE WITHIN ITSELF, SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN A FIRST POINT NEAR ONE OF THE TERMINALS ENDS OF SAID LINE AND A SECOND POINT SPACED FROM SAID FIRST POINT BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO TWICE THE LENGTH ADEQUATE TO FORM SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION, SAID ONE TERMINAL END OF SAID LINE BEING INSERTED WITHIN SAID LINE AT SAID SECOND POINT AND FORCED AROUND WITHIN SAID LINE SO THAT SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION IS FORMED OF A COAXIAL LAYER OF SAID LINE, ONEOF SAID SIDE PIECES BEING DEFINED BY A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID SECOND POINT AND A THIRD POINT ON SAID LINE, A LOOP AND LOCK BEING FORMED IN SAID LINE AT SAID THIRD POINT, SAID YOKE BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID THIRD POINT AND A FOURTH POINT ON SAID LINE, SAID YOKE HAVING A LOOP INTERMEDIATELY THEREOF, SAID LOOP BEING FORMED BY INSERTION OF THE OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID LINE NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF SAID YOKE SECTION FORCING SAID OPPOSITE END BACK THROUGH SAID LINE A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AND WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID LINE, SAID LINE BEING WITHDRAWN UNTIL A RELATIVELY SMALL LOOP REMAINS AT SAID MIDPOINT, THE OTHER OF SAID SIDE PIECES BEING FORMED FROM A SECTION OF SAID LINE LYING BETWEEN SAID FOURTH POINT AND A FIFTH POINT ON SAID LINE SPACED FROM SAID FOURTH POINT AT SUBSTANTIALLY TWICE THE LENGTH OF SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE, SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE BEING PROVIDED WITH A LOOP ENGAGING SAID NOSE LOOP PORTION BY THREADING THE OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE THROUGH SAID NOSE PORTION AT A DESIRED POINT THEREON AND THEREAFTER THREADING SAID OPPOSITE FREE END OF SAID LINE BACK INTO SAID LINE, PASSING IT BACK TO SAID FOURTH POINT AND THERE WITHDRAWING IT AND DRAWING SAID LINE THROUGH SAID OTHER SIDE PIECE UNTIL SAID LOOP IS FORMED, THE BALANCE OF SAID LINE FORMING SAID HEAD LOOP PORTION AND BEING SECURED TO SAID LOOP AT SAID THIRD POINT TO FORM THE COMPLETED HALTER MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-19 | 1970-03-21 | 1970-09-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-19 | 1974-03-21 | 1974-09-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-19 | 1978-03-21 | 1978-09-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |