Patent ID: 9688526
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B68B

Claim:
1. A tail set crupper comprising: a base portion and a trough portion; said base portion having left and right hand wings, each wing having a first surface for placement next to the hindquarters of an animal; said trough portion being immovably joined to said base portion between said wings, said 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 medial portion being predominantly downwardly open; said crupper having a centerline; each of said wings having a main post, a lower lobe, and a flange portion; said flange portion being located sideways outboard of said main post and upward of said lower lobe; and said flange portion being thinned relative to said main post and said lower lobe.