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US 4,414,790 AGranted
Harness and attachment method
OwnerRonald W. Mitchellinventor
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A harness for a horse and sulky comprising a saddle and an elastic girth and a method for attaching the harness to the shafts of a sulky. The saddle includes a bearing strap extending down the sides of the saddle and attaches to each end of the girth. The bearing strap is secured to the top of and at two locations on each side of the saddle. A sulky shaft loop is attached to the bearing strap between the saddle attachment points. A tie down strap attached to the top of the saddle and extending down therefrom is wrapped around the sulky shaft passing through each shaft loop and is tightly secured to the top of the saddle, pulling and securing the shafts and the shaft loops in an upward direction. The shaft loops are adjustably positioned on the bearing straps. A safety strap is loosely fitted to the elastic girth and wrapped around the sulky shafts with slack therebetween.
A harness adapted to be fitted to a horse and the shafts of a sulky comprising a girth comprising a first elongated member, a saddle comprising a second elongated member curvingly extending from a top down each side thereof, means for attaching said girth to said saddle, each side of said saddle having a first strap extending down the side thereof, means for attaching said first strap to said saddle, said first strap including a sulky shaft loop adapted to be fitted to one of said sulky shafts, said shaft loop extending outwardly from said saddle whereby said sulky shaft is positioned relative to said saddle at the approximate location of said shaft loop, a second strap connected to said saddle and extending down the side thereof substantially parallel to said first strap, said second strap being wrapped around said sulky shaft and connected to a buckle attached to said saddle at the approximate top thereof such that said sulky shaft is pulled upward.
A harness adapted to be fitted to a horse and the shafts of a sulky comprising a girth comprising a first elongated member, a saddle comprising a second elongated member curvingly extending from a top down each side thereof, means for attaching said girth to said saddle, each side of said saddle having a first strap extending down the side thereof, means for attaching said first strap to said saddle, a second strap connected to said saddle and extending down the side thereof, a sulky shaft loop comprising a third strap adapted to be fitted to one of said sulky shafts, said shaft loop extending outwardly from said saddle whereby said sulky shaft is positioned relative to said saddle at the approximate location of said shaft loop, a buckle attached to said saddle at the approximate top thereof.
A method for attaching a harness to a horse and the shafts of a sulky, said harness including a girth, a saddle curvingly extending from a top down each side of said horse, said girth being attached to said saddle, each side of said saddle having a first strap extending down the side thereof, means for attaching said first strap to said saddle, said first strap including a shaft loop extending outwardly from said saddle, whereby said sulky shaft is positioned relative to said saddle at the approximate location of said shaft loop, a second strap connected to said saddle and extending down the side thereof substantially parallel to said first strap, and a buckle attached at the approximate top of said saddle, comprising the steps of fitting the harness to said horse, fitting the shafts of said sulky within said shaft loops, wrapping the end of each of said second straps one or more turns around the corresponding sulky shaft, fitting the end of each of said second straps through its corresponding buckle, pulling each of said second straps toward the top of said saddle thereby pulling said sulky shafts upward and securing each of said second straps to its corresponding buckle to limit fore and aft movement of said shafts relative to said harness.
A method for attaching a harness to a horse and the shafts of a sulky, said harness including a girth, a saddle curvingly extending from a top down each side of said horse, said girth being attached to said saddle, each side of said saddle having a first strap extending down the side thereof, means for attaching said first strap to said saddle, a second strap connected to said saddle, a shaft loop comprising a third strap extending outwardly from said saddle, whereby said sulky shaft is positioned relative to said saddle at the approximate location of said shaft loop, a buckle attached at the approximate top of said saddle, comprising the steps of fitting the harness to said horse, fitting the shafts of said sulky within said shaft loops, wrapping the end of each of said second straps one or more turns around the corresponding sulky shaft, fitting the end of each of said second straps through its corresponding buckle, pulling each of said second straps toward the top of said saddle thereby pulling said sulky shafts upward and securing each of said second straps to its corresponding buckle to limit fore and aft movement of said shafts relative to said harness.
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