Tail set crupper
OwnerDonna St. Louisinventor
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Abstract
A tailset crupper for an animal, such as a horse, may be made from a solid casting without lightening features, such as to produce a heavier, less easily dislodged object, such as may have a lower center of gravity, and a center of gravity located closer to the surface of the animal. The trough of the crupper may be predominantly open from below. The distal end of the crupper may have a large curl the bends on a large angle partially back toward the horse. The crupper may be substantially spoonless. That is, the protrusion at the front end of the crupper may be small, and may by shy of the cushioning on either side.
Claims17
A tail set crupper comprising:
- a base portion and a trough portion;
- said base portion having a first surface for placement next to the hindquarters of an animal;
- said trough portion being immovably joined to said base portion, the trough portion, in use, extending outwardly away from the animal;
- said trough portion having a first end adjoining said base portion, a second end distant from said base portion and a medial portion between said first and second ends;
- said second end of said trough portion having a rounded mouth;
- said rounded mouth being rounded both lengthwise and cross-wise to present a surface free of abrupt edges to an animal's tail;
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- said medial portion is predominantly downwardly open for ventilation;
- said base portion and said trough portion are joined as parts of a single casting;
- said base portion includes left and right hand pads of said casting located to either side of said first end of said trough portion;
- said first and second pads have a through-thickness measured to said trough portion;
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- said first end of said trough portion extends a distance less than said through-thickness proud of said first and second pads.
A tail set crupper comprising:
- a base portion and a trough portion;
- said base portion having a first surface for placement next to the hindquarters of an animal;
- said trough portion being immovably joined to said base portion as a single casting, the trough portion, in use, extending outwardly away from the animal;
- said trough portion having a first end adjoining said base portion, a second end distant from said base portion and an intermediate portion between said first and second ends;
- said first end of said crupper being substantially spoonless;
- said intermediate portion of said trough portion has a bottom portion that is downwardly vented;
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- said base portion has a through-thickness adjacent to said trough portion, said base portion includes first and second wings extending laterally away from said trough, and said first end of said trough portion extends toward the animal a distance less than said through-thickness proud of said base portion.
A tail set crupper comprising:
- a base portion and a trough portion;
- said base portion having a first surface for placement next to the hindquarters of an animal;
- said trough portion being immovably joined to said base portion, the trough portion, in use, extending outwardly away from the animal;
- said trough portion having a first end adjoining said base portion, a second end distant from said base portion and an intermediate portion between said first and second ends;
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- said crupper having a mouth at said second end thereof, said mouth having the form of a channel defining a continuous support surface, said channel of said mouth being rounded in the cross-wise direction, and said channel having an upwardly facing bottom, and, along a lowermost surface of said upwardly facing channel bottom, said channel being formed on a curve turned back toward said base on a continuous curl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.