Combined hackamore bridle and bit assembly for a horse
AssigneeBeverly Hills Equestrian Partners, LLC
InventorRaymond Warren Texel
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Abstract
A combined hackamore bridle and bit assembly for a horse has an improved arrangement of straps and pivoting hinge connections between various elements of the hackamore. Pivot pins are provided for pivotally securing the nose band to the rein levers. In addition, a chin engaging curb or chin chain is pivotally secured to the rein levers. A bit is provided which is attached to left and right bit rings. A cheek strap is attached to each bit ring and a cheek strap is attached to each pivot pin. Connecting straps are provided between the bit rings and the ends of the rein levers and a rein is attached to the connecting straps so that pulling the rein causes the connecting straps to simultaneously pull the bit rings and the rein levers.
Claims8
A combined hackamore bridle and bit assembly for a horse which comprises:
- left and right rein levers for positioning alongside left and right sides of a horse's head;
- each of said left and right rein levers having a pivot portion with a short arm and a long arm extending therefrom wherein said pivot portion of said left and right rein levers includes an opening for the securing of a pivot pin therein;
- said long arm and said short arm of said left and right rein levers terminating with a terminal ring at an end remote from said pivot portion;
- a left pivot pin rotatably secured through the opening of said left rein lever and a right pivot pin rotatably secured through the opening of said right rein lever whereby said left and right pivot pins extend through the openings of said left and right rein levers respectively and thereby define a pivot on each rein lever;
- a left pivot ring connected to said left pivot pin and a right pivot ring connected to said right pivot pin;
- a nose band having first and second ends wherein said first end is secured to said left pivot pin and said second end is secured to said right pivot pin whereby said nose band is pivotally secured to said left and right rein levers;
- a left bit ring and a right bit ring;
- a bit having a first end attached to said left bit ring and a second end attached to said right bit ring;
- a left connecting strap which connects said left bit ring to the terminal ring of the long arm of said left rein lever and a right connecting strap which connects said right bit ring to the terminal ring of the long arm of said right rein lever;
- a rein having first and second ends, said first end being connected to said left connecting strap and said right end being connected to said right connecting strap;
- a chin engaging curb configured for engaging the chin of said horse's head, said chin engaging curb having a left end and a right end wherein said left end is pivotally secured to the terminal ring of the short arm of said left rein lever and said right end is pivotally secured to said terminal ring of the short arm of said right rein lever;
- an alignment bar for maintaining said rein levers in alignment alongside said left and right sides of said horse's head, said alignment bar having left and right ends wherein said left end of said alignment bar is attached to the terminal ring of the long arm of said left rein lever and said right end of said alignment bar is attached to the terminal ring of the long arm of said right rein lever;
- a headstall configured for attaching said hackamore bridle and said bit to said horse's head, said headstall including adjustable length cheek straps attached to said left and right bit rings and said left and right pivot rings;
- a rein having a first end connected to said left connecting strap and a second end connected to said right connecting strap whereby pulling on said rein causes said rein levers to move which in turn pulls said nose band toward said nose to thereby apply pressure thereto and causes said rein levers to pivot around said pivots which thereby causes said short arms of said rein levers to rub against said horse's cheek and to pull said chin engaging curb against said chin to thereby apply pressure thereto;
- and pulling said rein causes said bit rings to move said bit against the mouth of said horse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.