US4229930A
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Flexible link fastener
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-11-29
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Granted: 1980-10-28
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Expires: 1998-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A horse blanket incorporating a flexible link fastener for securing a blanket after it is put on a horse. The blanket has a pair of flanges having eyelets which come together across the chest of the horse in front of the forelegs. The flexible link fastener has a pair of bars joined by a perpendicular flexible elongate shaft member having a thick center portion which permits the rods or bars to be inserted in eyelets thus securing the blanket to the horse. The elongate flexible shaft joining the two bars allows each bar to be twisted endwise and slipped through the eyelet with the resilience of the joining member causing the bar to snap into a perpendicular position after passing through the eyelet.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert E. Ostermaier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:26
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K13/00; A01K13/006; A41; A41F; A41F1/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/24; Y10T24/31; Y10T24/36; Y10T24/3689; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45005; Y10T24/45021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A fastening system for a horse blanket or the like comprising: a blanket having a pair of opposing flanges and adapted to cover a horse; said flanges adapted to come together around the horse and having a plurality of eyelets in said opposing flanges adapted to overlap to adjust the fit of said blanket; a flexible link fastener adapted to engage and join respective eyelets in said flanges to secure said blanket; said fastener comprising: an elongate cylindrical flexible shaft; a pair of substantially stiff cylindrical bars attached at each end of said flexible shaft; said flexible shaft having a cylindrical thickened portion of at least one-half the length of the flexible shaft and narrower, more flexible end portions; the thickened portion being at least one-and-one-half times the diameter of the end portions; the ends of said flexible shaft being connected substantially perpendicular to the stiff bars when in an unflexed position at the mid-point of said stiff bars; said stiff bars being passed through respective eyelets in said opposed flanges thereby securing said blanket to a horse.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A fastening system for a horse blanket or the like comprising: a blanket having a pair of opposing flanges and adapted to cover a horse; said flanges adapted to come together around the horse and having a plurality of eyelets in said opposing flanges adapted to overlap to adjust the fit of said blanket; a flexible link fastener adapted to engage and join respective eyelets in said flanges to secure said blanket; said fastener comprising: an elongate cylindrical flexible shaft; a pair of substantially stiff cylindrical bars attached at each end of said flexible shaft; said flexible shaft having a cylindrical thickened portion of at least one-half the length of the flexible shaft and narrower, more flexible end portions; the thickened portion being at least one-and-one-half times the diameter of the end portions; the ends of said flexible shaft being connected substantially perpendicular to the stiff bars when in an unflexed position at the mid-point of said stiff bars; said stiff bars being passed through respective eyelets in said opposed flanges thereby securing said blanket to a horse.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The flexible link fastener according to claim 1 wherein said pair of bars are formed of a relatively inflexible non-abrasive material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The flexible link fastener according to claim 2 wherein said pair of bars are formed of a hard rubber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The flexible link fastener according to claim 1, wherein the length of the flexible ends of said elongate flexible shaft are approximately equal to the lengths of the stiff bars.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The flexible link fastener according to claim 1 wherein the thickened portion of the shaft is in the range of 11/2 to 2 times the diameter of the flexible ends.
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