Horse blankets and methods of making
AssigneeEastwest International (Taiwan) Enterprises
InventorChia-Wei Chang
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Abstract
Horse blankets and methods of making blankets are provided which result in improved fit, greater comfort, improved coverage on the horse, and/or a more secure fit when in use. One such blanket (100) includes a body of blanket material having right and left side portions (110). The right and left side portions are adapted to extend down the horse's right and left sides, respectively, when the body of blanket material lies on the horse's back. The tight and left side portions further include a curved back edge (124) adapted to reduce a length of a bottom edge (130) of the right and left side portions. The curved back edge helps allow for increased movement of the horse's back legs without the horse's legs rubbing on and/or being restrained by the blanket.
Claims25
A horse blanket, comprising:
- a body of blanket material having right and left side portions adapted to lie along a horse's back and extend down the horse's right and left sides, respectively;
- wherein the right and left side portions each have a curved back edge adapted to reduce a length of a bottom edge of the right and left side portions.
A horse blanket, comprising:
- a sheet of material having a front edge, a back edge, and first and second side edges;
- wherein the front and back edges are generally symmetric relative to a centerline, the centerline adapted to extend down a horse's back when the blanket is placed thereon;
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- wherein the back edge includes an undercut portion adjacent the first and second side edges.
A method of making a horse blanket, the method comprising:
- providing a body of blanket material, the body being substantially symmetric about a centerline, and comprising right and left portions extending from the centerline;
- defining a front undercut edge and a rear undercut edge in each of the right and left portions of the blanket material;
- wherein the front and rear undercut edges on each of the right and left portions reduces a length of a bottom edge of the right and left portions, respectively, compared to a length of the centerline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.