Safety device for reins
OwnerDaniel Peter Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A safety device for equestrian sports uses at least one hook-and-loop fastener for connecting ends of the control lines for guiding a horse such that the ends of the control lines will separate and thereby stop a fallen rider or driver from being dragged by a horse or a horse drawn vehicle.
Claims19
A safety connector for use with control lines for guiding a horse, the control lines including at least a first control line and a second control line, the first control line having a head portion, the second control line having a head portion, the first control line being usable for guiding the horse to one of the left and the right directions, the second control line being usable for guiding the horse to the other of the left and the right directions, the safety connector comprising:
- a swivel having a first ring and a second ring;
- a first strap portion attached to the first ring;
- a second strap portion attached to the second ring;
- a first portion of hook-and-loop fastener attached to said first strap portion, said first portion of hook-and-loop fastener being in the form of a panel lying flat against one side of said first strap portion;
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- a complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener adapted for attachment to a third strap portion, said complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener being complementary to said first portion of hook-and-loop fastener, the third strap portion being operably connected to one of the head portion of the first control line and the head portion of the second control line, said complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener being in the form of a panel that can lie flat against one side of the third strap portion when said complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the third strap portion,
- wherein, when said complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the third strap portion and said first portion of hook-and-loop fastener is fastened to said complementary portion of hook-and-loop fastener, a threshold tensile force required to separate the first strap portion and the third strap portion is lower than the tensile force that would be placed on the control lines for guiding a horse if a rider or driver entangled in the control lines for guiding a horse were to be dragged on the ground by the horse or a horse drawn vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.