April 19, 1960
F. E. RAY
2,932,930
HALTER
Filed July 22, 1959
INVENTOR.
ATTORNEYS
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be formed of leather or any other suitable material and
which is relatively ?exible but sui?ciently strong and
2,932,930
HALTER
Frank E. Ray, Livonia, Mich.
Application July 22, 1959, Serial No. 828,867
6 Claims. (Cl. 54--24)
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rugged to serve its intended purpose and may commonly
be formed of a two-ply leather strap wherein the two
plies are stitched together, are provided with rings 14.
To these two rings 14 is secured a throat latch 16. This
throat latch may, like the crown strap, be formed of
the same material and might preferably comprise 'a two
ply stitched leather strap. This throat latch and crown
10 strap constitute what might be termed the crown throat
portion of the halter.
The halter includes a nose piece or nose strap 18.
This nose strap extends over the nose of the horse and
is provided at each of its two opposite ends with a nose
This invention relates to an improved halter for a
15 strap ring 20. A chin strap, which is formed in two sec
horse.
tions and each of which is identi?ed as 22 and which
An object of the invention is to provide a halter which
sections are connected together by a ring 24, extends
in many ways resembles one form of a conventional
between the nose strap rings 20 as shown particularly in
halter that is widely used but which is so constructed
Fig. 2. The nose strap and the chin strap assembly con
that pressure applied to the halter lead chain does not
so displace the halter upon the horse’s head as to bring 20 stitute the nose-chin portion of the halter.
A throat tug or strap 26 is connected at one end with
any portion of the halter into overlying relationship with
the ring 24 and is looped loosely about and connected at
or uncomfortably close to an eye of the horse.
the opposite end as at 28 with the throat latch 16. This
A further object is the provision of a halter of the
character described which is effective in controlling the 25 connects the crown and throat portion of the halter with
the nose and chin portion underneath the horse’s head.
horse but which is so constructed that the halter cheek
The halter includes two cheek straps or cheek pieces
straps which extend from the throat latch and crown por
each of which is indicated in the drawing as 30. These
tion of the halter and on opposite sides thereof to the
cheek pieces may be formed of two-ply leather straps
nose strap and chin strap portion of the halter will re
stitched together. They are cut generally in the form
tain their intended positions remote from and below the
30 of an are as shown, being cut so as to extend down
eyes of the horse and will not be displaced while the
wardly away from the eye of the horse. While each
halter is in use so as to interfere With the horse’s eyes.
cheek strap is su?iciently ?exible to serve its purpose in
A further object is the provision of a halter of the
conforming with the shape of the horse’s head, it is rela
character herein described which has two cheek straps
tively resistant or in?exible to bending or buckling up
disposed on opposite sides and which cheek straps are
wardly or toward the concave edge of the cheek strap.
cut somewhat in the form of an arc so as to extend
The cheek strap may be reinforced, if desired, to im
downwardly away from the eyes of the horse. These
part greater resistance to such bending by having a piece
cheek straps, though possessing su?icient ?exibility for
of metal, plastic, or the like, such as indicated by dotted
their use as parts of the halter, are resistant to any ?ex
ing or buckling which would tend to displace them up 40 outline and the numeral 32, interleaved between the two
leather plies. This may be done but it is not believed
wardly to interfere with the horse’s eyes. ‘The check
that it will generally be necessary because the two-ply
straps, while normally ?exible, are relatively in?exible to
stitched leather strap cut as shown possesses what is be
ward the concave side of the strap and within the plane
of the strap.
lieved to be sul?cient resistance to upward buckling or
bending.
A meritorious feature of the invention resides in the
The rings which have‘ been identi?ed as 14 and also
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provision of the halter for the purpose described where
in a crown strap is connected at opposite ends with a
as 20 are herein referred to by the same terminology as
throat latch by suitable connecting rings, and a nose
strap is connected at opposite ends with the chin strap
a ring. It is noted, however, that the rings 20 have
side loops 34 with which the opposite ends of the nose
strap 18 and the ends of the two cheek straps 30 are
by suitable connecting rings, and generally arcuate cheek
straps extend along opposite sides of the halter and are 50 shown as connected. The word ring is intended to desig
nate either form of ring shown and it is apparent that if
connected at opposite ends with the crown strap rings
desired, any other suitable form of ring or a suitable
and the nose strap rings. A lead chain is connected with
buckle might be used in place of such ring. The term
one crown strap ring below the cheek strap and extends
ring is intended to designate any such means.
therealong and slidably through the ring at the opposite
end of the cheek strap and extends therefrom along the 55 A suitable lead, which may be in the form of'a chain,
at least in part, indicated at 36, is shown as releasably
nose strap and is wrapped thereabout and extends through
connected at one end at 38 to a crown strap ring 14.
the ring at the opposite end of the nose strap, all as here
From such ring 14 it extends downwardly and forwardly
inafter more particularly described.
alongside and underneath the cheek strap 30‘ and through
The above objects and others will more fully appear
vfrom the following description, claims, and accompany 60 the ring 24} to which the opposite end of the cheek strap
ing drawings wherein:
is connected. Such chain then extends through the
ring 20 and alongside the nose strap 18 and is preferably
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved halter dis
posed upon the head of a horse;
wrapped one turn about such nose strap 18 and then
extends through the opposite nose strap ring 20 on the
Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in perspective of the op
65 other side of the halter. The free end of the lead is
posite side of the halter from that shown in Fig. 1.
available for the trainer to grasp in leading the horse.
In the drawings, the halter is shown as comprising
It has been found that a halter provided with cheek
a crown strap 10 which extends over the crown of the
straps as hereinabove described will maintain its normal
horse’s head. This strap is formed in two end sections
position on the horse’s head and will not be pulled suf
and one of these is provided with a buckle 12 whereby
the halter may be adjustably fastened upon the horse’s 70 ?ciently to one side by pressure exerted on the lead to
displace a check strap upwardly so as to interfere with
head. Opposite ends of this crown strap, which may
an eye of the horse. The substantially arcuate shape
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of the cheek straps as shown curved downwardly away
from the eye and their relative in?exibility prevent this
displacement of the halter which is a common occurrence
with conventional halters of the same general character.
What I'claim is:
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,l. A halter for a horse comprising a crown strap and
a throat latch portion, a nose strap and a chin strap
portion, and two complementary opposed cheek straps
extending between and connecting opposite points of the
projected downwardly away from the adjacent eye of
the horse, and a flexible lead connected at one end with
one crown strap ring and extending therefrom downward
ly and forwardly alongside the cheek strap connected
with the same ring and through the nose ring on the
same side of the halter and then extending along and
about the nose strap and through the other nose strap
ring.
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5. A halter for a horse comprising, in combination,
a
crown
strap having a ring at each of its two opposite
crown strap ‘and throat latch portion with opposite points 10 ends, a threat latch connected with and extending be
of the nose strap and chin strap portion on opposite
tween said rings, a nose strap having a ring at each of
sides of the halter, each cheek strap being formed with
its two opposite ends, a chin strap connected with and
- a somewhat arcuate curvature to project downwardly
extending between the nose strap rings, two opposed com- .
away from an eye of the horse.
plementary cheek'straps positioned on opposite sides of
the halter and extending between and connecting the
2. A halter for a horse comprising, in combination’,
a crown strap and a throat latch connected therewith
forming a‘ crown throat portion, a nose strap and a chin
crown strap rings with the nose strap rings, each cheek
strap being shaped somewhat in the form of an are
strap connected therewith forming a nose-chin portion, a
projected downwardly away from the adjacent eye of
the horse, each cheek strap provided with a somewhat
throat tug‘ extending between and connecting the throat
latch with the chin ‘strap, two opposed complementary
cheek straps extending along opposite sides of the halter
between and: connecting the crown throat portion and
the‘ nose-chin. portion, each cheek strap being shaped
arcuate relatively flexible reinforcement laminated there
with to resist ?exing of the cheek strap upwardly toward.
the concave side of the strap.
6. A halter for a horse comprising, in combination,
a crown strap having a ring at each of its two opposite
ends, a throat latch connected with and extending be
tween said rings, a nose strap having a ring at each of
its two opposite ends, a chin strap connected with and
extending between the nose strap rings, two opposed com
substantially in the form of an arc to project downward
ly away from an eye of the horse and being relatively
resistant to bending upwardly within the plane of the
strap.
3. A halter for a horse comprising, in combination,
a crown strap having a ring at each of its two opposite
plementary cheek straps positioned on opposite sides of
ends, a throat latch connected with and extending be 30 the halter and extending between and connecting the
tween said rings, a nose strap having a ring at each of
crown strap rings with the nose strap rings, each cheek
its two opposite ends, a chin strap connected with and
strap being shaped somewhat in the form of an arc
extending between the nose strap rings, two opposed com
projected downwardly away from the adjacent eye of
plementary cheek straps positioned on opposite sides of
the horse, said cheek strap being relatively in?exible to
the halter and extending between and connecting the 35 bending toward its concave side, a lead chain connected
crown strap rings with the nose strap rings, each cheek
strap being shaped somewhat in the form of an arc pro
at one end with a crown strap ring and extending there
jected downwardly'away from the adjacent eye of the
strap which is connected with the same ring to and
from downwardly and forwardly alongside the cheek
through the nose strap ring with which said cheek strap
4. A halter for a horse comprising, in combination, 40 is connected and then extending along and about the nose
horse.
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a crown strap having a ring at each of its two opposite
ends, a throat latch connected with and extending be
tween said rings, a nose strap having a ring at each
strap and through the ring at the opposite end of the
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of its two opposite ends, a chin strap connected with
and extending between the nose strap rings, two opposed 115
complementary cheek straps positioned on opposite sides
of the halter and extending between and connecting the
crown strap rings with the nose strap rings, each cheek
strap being shaped somewhat in the form of an are
nose strap.
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