Patent ID: 6058686
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B68B

Abstract:
An equine restraint system comprising:a cable having a first end and a second end;a cord having a first end and a second end;a double pulley having a first pulley and a second pulley, said second pulley being adjacent to and coaxial with said first pulley, said double pulley being attached to said cable proximate said second end of said cable;a single pulley having an attachment eye; anda sleeve having a first barrel and a second barrel, said first end of said cable being attached to said first end of said cord, said cord being routed, in sequence, through said first barrel of said sleeve, said attachment eye of said single pulley, said second barrel of said sleeve, said first pulley of said double pulley, said single pulley, and said second pulley of said double pulley, leaving a portion of said cord extending from said second pulley of said double pulley and terminating at said second end of said cord;whereby when said cable is positioned behind a horse's ears and when a portion of said cord located between said first end of said cable and said first barrel of said sleeve is placed under the horse's upper lip, pulling on a portion of said cord located between said second pulley of said double pulley and said second end of said cord causes pressure to be simultaneously applied to a region behind the horse's ears and a region under the horse's upper lip.