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US 2017/0029266 A1Published application
Locator and Safety Halter
OwnerLaura Gay Stataminventor
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Abstract
A lighted horse halter includes a number of halter pieces and a portable electric power source is supported by one of the halter pieces. A light source supported by one of the halter pieces is responsive to electrical power received from the portable electric power source for outputting light. A side-glow optical fiber supported by one of the halter pieces is responsive to the light output by the light source for outputting light transverse to a side wall of the optical fiber. The optical fiber can be sandwiched between the nose band and a protective cover that can include fluorescent material.
Claims10
A lighted horse halter comprising:
- halter pieces including a head piece, a nose band, a pair of cheek pieces in spaced relation between the nose band and the head piece, a throat latch between the cheek pieces, and a connecting strap between the nose band and the throat latch;
- a portable electric power source supported by one of the halter pieces;
- a light source supported by one of the halter pieces and responsive to electrical power received from the portable electric power source for outputting light;
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- a side-glow optical fiber supported by one of the halter pieces and responsive to the light output by the light source for outputting light transverse to a side wall of the optical fiber.
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