Self-shortening halter rope

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a self-shortening halter rope shwoing my new design, the rear being substantially a mirror image, the difference being in the rope clamp;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the rope clamp of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the weight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front elevational view of the snap hook of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elvational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a right side elvational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 1 and showing a top plan view of the weight shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
43643 July 1864 Jerome
340554 April 1886 Cannon
D353477 December 13, 1994 Terry
4735035 April 5, 1988 Mattioli
Foreign Patent Documents
3459 December 1983 GBX
Other references
  • Tidy Post Company advertisement, item #58 "Malleable Swivel Snap", Feb. 1949. Omaha Vaccine Company Catalog p. 162 "Snap Hooks", Sep. 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D391694
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Inventor: George L. Eichhorn (Helena, MT)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Richard C. Conover
Application Number: 0/50,961
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Leash (2) (D30/153); Traveler (119/784); Bridle (2) (D30/136); Hardware (D30/138)
International Classification: 3009;