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Horse tail cover and method
Assignee: KINGETT ALBERT SR
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Filing: 1989-10-03
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2009-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A horse tail cover and method are provided to cover the horse's tail being readied for dressage and other show competitions. The device includes a tubular cover formed of a single cloth panel attached lengthwise with VELCRO patches and closed at the top and the bottom with VELCRO attachments. A strap attachment including a single long strap looping around the horse's chest, over its back, with a cross strap across the back, and VELCRO attachments on the end of the strap which attach to the upper end of the tubular cover.
Inventors
- 👤 Betty M. Kingett
- 👤 executor Donald L. Kingett
- 👤 Iii Executor Albert E. Kingett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:43
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K13/00; A01K13/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A device to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge substantially parallel to said top edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) lengthwise edge attachement means to detachably attach the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape, (c) top edge attachment means to detachably attach portions of the top edge together to partially close off and reduce the diameter of the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel, (d) strap means attachable proximate the top edge comprising a strap of sufficient length to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and over the back to the top of the horse's tail, to hold up the cloth panel up under the horse's tail, and (e) a means to detachably attach at least end portions of said bottom edge together to close off said bottom edge of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
169 words
A device to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge substantially parallel to said top edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) lengthwise edge attachement means to detachably attach the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape, (c) top edge attachment means to detachably attach portions of the top edge together to partially close off and reduce the diameter of the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel, (d) strap means attachable proximate the top edge comprising a strap of sufficient length to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and over the back to the top of the horse's tail, to hold up the cloth panel up under the horse's tail, and (e) a means to detachably attach at least end portions of said bottom edge together to close off said bottom edge of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the attachment means comprise opposing complementary detachable attachment strips of hook and loop fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the strap means is attachable through opposing complementary detachable attachment strips of hook and loop fabric on the strap and on the cloth panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the strap means comprises an elastic section proximate a median section of the strap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the strap means comprises a cross strap attachable at both ends to two positions on the strap positioned such that the cross strap will rest across the horse's back from side to side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the strap means comprises two sections of the strap which overlap on the horse's back when the strap means is fastened on the horse, and attachment strips of hook and loop fabric on the opposing surfaces of the two overlapping sections of the strap.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
248 words
A method to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) providing a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge substantially parallel to said top edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) providing a strap means to fasten the cloth panel under the horse's tail, the strap means comprising a strap comprising a length, a median section, and two ends, the length being sufficient to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, around, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and back to the top of the horse's tail, (c) looping the median section of the strap around the horse's chest and placing the ends of the strap on the horse's back above the top of the horse's tail, (d) holding the cloth panel in open position up under the horse's tail, (e) detachably attaching the ends of the strap to the cloth panel proximate the top edge, (f) folding the lengthwise edges of the cloth panel together over and around the horse's tail enclosing the horse's tail, (g) detachably attaching portions of the top edge together to partially close off the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel around the top of the horse's tail, (h) detachably attaching the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape enclosing the horse's tail, and (i) detachably attaching at least end portions of said bottom edge together to close off said bottom of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
248 words
A method to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) providing a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge substantially parallel to said top edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) providing a strap means to fasten the cloth panel under the horse's tail, the strap means comprising a strap comprising a length, a median section, and two ends, the length being sufficient to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, around, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and back to the top of the horse's tail, (c) looping the median section of the strap around the horse's chest and placing the ends of the strap on the horse's back above the top of the horse's tail, (d) holding the cloth panel in open position up under the horse's tail, (e) detachably attaching the ends of the strap to the cloth panel proximate the top edge, (f) folding the lengthwise edges of the cloth panel together over and around the horse's tail enclosing the horse's tail, (g) detachably attaching portions of the top edge together to partially close off the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel around the top of the horse's tail, (h) detachably attaching the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape enclosing the horse's tail, and (i) detachably attaching at least end portions of said bottom edge together to close off said bottom of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
234 words
A method to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) providing a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) providing a strap means to fasten the cloth panel under the horse's tail, the strap means comprising a strap comprising a length, a median section, and two ends, the length being sufficient to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, around, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and back the top of the horse's tail, (c) looping the median section of the strap around the horse's chest and placing the ends of the strap on the horse's back above the top of the horse's tail, (d) holding the cloth panel in open position up under the horse's tail, (e) detachably attaching the ends of the strap to the cloth panel proximate the top edge, (f) folding the lengthwise edges of the cloth panel together over and around the horse's tail enclosing the horse's tail, (g) detachably attaching the top edge together to partially close off the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel around the top of the horse's tail, (h) detachable attaching the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape enclosing the horse's tail, and (i) detachably attaching said bottom edge together to close off said bottom of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
234 words
A method to cover a horse's tail comprising: (a) providing a cloth panel comprising: (i) a top edge, (ii) a bottom edge, and (iii) two lengthwise edges, (b) providing a strap means to fasten the cloth panel under the horse's tail, the strap means comprising a strap comprising a length, a median section, and two ends, the length being sufficient to extend from the top of horse's tail over the horse's back, around, over the horse's chest above the horse's shoulders, and back the top of the horse's tail, (c) looping the median section of the strap around the horse's chest and placing the ends of the strap on the horse's back above the top of the horse's tail, (d) holding the cloth panel in open position up under the horse's tail, (e) detachably attaching the ends of the strap to the cloth panel proximate the top edge, (f) folding the lengthwise edges of the cloth panel together over and around the horse's tail enclosing the horse's tail, (g) detachably attaching the top edge together to partially close off the top edge of the tubular shaped cloth panel around the top of the horse's tail, (h) detachable attaching the lengthwise edges together to form the cloth panel into a tubular shape enclosing the horse's tail, and (i) detachably attaching said bottom edge together to close off said bottom of said tubular shaped cloth panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the strap means further comprises an elastic section proximate the median section of the strap fitted over the horse's chest.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the strap means further comprises a cross strap attachable at both ends to two positions on the strap and the method further comprises attaching the cross strap to the strap resting across the horse's back from side to side.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the strap means further comprises two sections of the strap with attachment strips of hook and loop fabric on the opposing surfaces of the two sections, and the method further comprises attaching the over lapping sections of the strap laying on the horse's back.
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