Horse Bit
AssigneeNeue Schule Limited
InventorGraham Hugh Cross
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Abstract
The invention relates to a horse bit comprising a shackle (20) configured to be inserted into a horse's mouth. The shackle (20) extends along a longitudinal path (A) and has a first end (22) and a second end (24) for attachment of cheeks (120, 130, 140, 150). In a cross-section substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal path (A) the shackle (20) has at least one shackle surface region (30) comprising a linear or a concave surface profile section (32, 34).
Claims20
A horse bit comprising a shackle configured to be inserted into a horse's mouth, the shackle extending along a longitudinal path (A) and having a first end and a second end for attachment of cheeks, wherein in a cross-section substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal path (A) the shackle has at least one shackle surface region comprising one of a linear surface profile section and a concave surface profile section.
A method of determining a cross-sectional surface profile of a horse bit's shackle which extends along a longitudinal path (A) and has a first end and a second end, each end comprising a bore for receiving cheeks of the horse bit, the method comprising the followings steps:
- determining an extension direction of a bore axis of the bore when the shackle is inserted into a horse's mouth and measuring an angle between the bore axis and a reference plane or axis of the horse's head,
- determining a surface profile section angle defining a surface profile section of the shackle surface profile by correcting the measured angle by a predetermined angle correction value, and
- setting the surface profile section at the surface profile section angle in relation to the bore axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.