Grazing restrictor
OwnerEvan Michael Gerhardtinventor
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Abstract
A grazing restrictor for attaching to a halter. The restrictor includes a body portion surrounding a central opening. A plurality of elongate segments extend outward from the body portion. The elongate segments have a plurality of openings defined therein. The elongate segments are configured and arranged to be folded upward relative to the body portion to form the shape of a muzzle. The grazing restrictor is formed from an elastic material capable of laying flat in a first configuration and being folded into the shape of a muzzle in a second configuration.
Claims20
A grazing restrictor for attaching to a halter adapted to be worn by a grazing animal, the restrictor comprising:
- a body portion having a central opening;
- a plurality of elongate segments extending outward from the body portion, the plurality of elongate segments each having a plurality of openings defined therein with each opening in the respective plurality of openings arranged at a different distance from the central opening than the other openings in the respective plurality of openings, the plurality of elongate segments configured and arranged to bend relative to the body portion to form the shape of a muzzle;
- a plurality of ties configured to be inserted through one or more of the plurality of openings and around the halter;
- and,
- wherein the plurality of elongate segments are configured to position the body portion relative to the halter, the pluralities of openings defined in the plurality of elongate segments are configured to allow selective adjustment of the body portion relative to the halter with extension of the ties through openings of the pluralities of openings closer to the body portion than other openings of the pluralities of openings to position the body portion closer to the halter or through openings of the pluralities of openings farther from the body portion than other openings of the pluralities of openings to position the body portion farther from the halter,
- wherein the body portion and the plurality of elongate segments are formed as a unitary, elastic member configured and arranged to lay flat in a common plane in a first configuration and to be formed into the shape of a muzzle by bending the plurality of elongate segments upward relative to the body portion in a second configuration, and
- wherein the plurality of elongate segments are biased relative to the body portion toward the first configuration to return to the first configuration when disconnected from the halter.
A grazing restrictor for attaching to a halter adapted to be worn by a grazing animal, the restrictor comprising:
- a body portion having a central opening;
- a plurality of elongate segments extending outward from the body portion, the plurality of elongate segments configured and arranged to bend relative to the body portion to form the shape of a muzzle;
- a plurality of ties;
- and,
- wherein the plurality of elongate segments are configured to position the body portion relative to the halter with extension of the plurality of ties through openings of the elongate segments,
- wherein the body portion and the plurality of elongate segments are formed as a unitary, elastic member configured and arranged to lay flat in a common plane in a first configuration and to be formed into the shape of a muzzle by bending the plurality of elongate segments upward relative to the body portion in a second configuration, and
- wherein the plurality of elongate segments are biased relative to the body portion toward the first configuration to return to the first configuration when disconnected from the halter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.