US4953765A — Horse grooming organizer

Claim 1

Independent Claim 240 words

A horse grooming organizer system comprising: a generally rectangular sheet-form body member made of flexible fabric; a doubled over edge at a top end of said sheet-form body member and connected at its edge in firm assembly with said body member to form a transverse channel; stiffening means comprising a rod-like pole in said channel; eyelet support members positioned at opposite sides of said transverse channel by means of which said body member can be suspended from a support; a folded over edge at a bottom end of said sheet-form body member and operatively connected in firm assembly with said body member to form a plurality of transversely extending rectangular channel sections; planar rigidifying means in said channel sections; strap means connected to opposite sides of the bottom end of said body member at the endmost of said channel sections and to lateral edges of said body member thereby to form the channel sections into a rectangular trough-shaped shelf; a plurality of transversely extending hook and loop fastening strips connected to said body member to form spaced apart parallel connecting means; and a plurality of pouches and pockets forming storage members releasably secured to the connecting means, each storage member having a cooperating hook and loop fastening strip attached to a backside thereof for matching with one of said connecting means, said pockets and pouches being variably shaped and configured to receive horse grooming components of complementary size and shape.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 240 words

A horse grooming organizer system comprising: a generally rectangular sheet-form body member made of flexible fabric; a doubled over edge at a top end of said sheet-form body member and connected at its edge in firm assembly with said body member to form a transverse channel; stiffening means comprising a rod-like pole in said channel; eyelet support members positioned at opposite sides of said transverse channel by means of which said body member can be suspended from a support; a folded over edge at a bottom end of said sheet-form body member and operatively connected in firm assembly with said body member to form a plurality of transversely extending rectangular channel sections; planar rigidifying means in said channel sections; strap means connected to opposite sides of the bottom end of said body member at the endmost of said channel sections and to lateral edges of said body member thereby to form the channel sections into a rectangular trough-shaped shelf; a plurality of transversely extending hook and loop fastening strips connected to said body member to form spaced apart parallel connecting means; and a plurality of pouches and pockets forming storage members releasably secured to the connecting means, each storage member having a cooperating hook and loop fastening strip attached to a backside thereof for matching with one of said connecting means, said pockets and pouches being variably shaped and configured to receive horse grooming components of complementary size and shape.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 24 words

A horse grooming organizer system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the sheet-form body member comprises a rectangular flexible sheet of poplin fabric.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 34 words

A horse grooming organizer system as defined in claim 1, wherein the storage members include indicia on a front face thereof for identifying and designating particular items to be stored within the storage member.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 67 words

A horse grooming organizer system as defined in claim 1, further comprising an apron member made of a flexible fabric and having first and second panel members adapted to be worn on the thighs of a user, said panel member being operatively adapted for detachable attachment of said storage members thereto by means of cooperating strips of hook and loop fasteners attached to the apron panel members.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 33 words

A horse grooming organizer system as defined in claim 4, wherein the sheet-form body storage members are made out of heavy poplin and the apron member is made out of a lighter fabric.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 39 words

A horse grooming organizer system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a separate apron member having at least one panel member with cooperating hook and loop attachment means for detachably attaching thereto any of said detachable storage members.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 47 words

A horse grooming organizer system as defined in claim 1, wherein: said sheet-form body includes a hook and loop fastening strip transversely attached along said endmost channel section such that said fastening strip faces forwardly on a bottom edge of a front face of said trough-shaped shelf.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-09-03	1994-03-05	1994-09-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-09-03	1998-03-05	1998-09-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-09-03	2002-03-05	2002-09-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Horse grooming organizer

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