Improvements in Horse Blankets.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Blankets.
We JAMES HENRY. DAILEY of the Village of Burlington in the County of
Racine, State of Wisconsin, United States of America, Manufacturer, CYRUS
JOSEPH WILLIAMS, of No. 911 Kinnickinnic Avenue in the City of Milwaukee,.
County of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, United States of America, Real.
Estate Dealer, and LOUIS HENRY ROHR of the Village of Burlington, County.
of Racine, State of Wisconsin, United States of America, Attorney-at-Law, ..
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to::
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention has relation to improvements in horse blankets.
The object had in view is to provide a blanket which will not only accurately!
conform to the outlines of the horse's body, whereby appearances are greatly...
enhanced, but at the same time, will be out of direct contact with the horse's mane,.
will be secure against lateral or longitudinal displacement, and will protect those..
parts of the body most liable to injury from rubbing and chaffing.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 is a view of a horse with our improved blanket or cover in proper position ·
thereon.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 2-2.
of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views..
Referring to the drawing, the letter A indicates a blanket which, at its forward.
end, is provided with the usual opening a, for the neck of the animal, the edge of
the blanket bordering this opening being turned back upon itself to form a roll, al,
which encloses or confines a stiffening band or stay, a, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2.
The edge of the roll is secured to the body of the blanket by suitable stitches....
If preferred, of course, the interior stiffening band or stay may be omitted and the..
forward edge of the blanket continued around to form a solid roll.
In this manner
substantially the same result is obtained although, perhaps in practice, the.
construction shown in Fig. 2 will be preferable. This arrangement ensures the
firm retention of the forward part of the blanket, and decreases to the minimum...
the liability of said blanket shifting upon the neck of the animal. The rear portion.
is formed into a hood, a', which fits over and conforms to the shape of the haunch
and thigh, said hood terminating at the point a'. The hood therefore, serves the..
function of protecting and covering the cartilaginous or gristly part of the tail,
to prevent the same from becoming chafed by friction which is especially liable to
occur when the animal is lying down. From the terminal point, a', the hood is
provided with a straight slit, which provides for the free movement of the bushy
part of the tail.
A stay or band, B, passes over the hollow of the back portion of the cover, at a
point slightly to the rear of the withers when the cover is adjusted to the animal,
and then extends forwardly upon each side, at an obliquity, the ends thereof joining
the forward.edge of the blanket immediately below the neck, at the point where the
neck merges into the breast. In this way, the support of the forward part of..
the blanket is disposed upon the stay, and on the front part of the hollow of the
back, the strain being principally exerted at the point b. It will be noticed that
the blanket is so formed that the roll a', at the top extends up clear of the horse
and that part of the. blanket, between the roll and the point b, is therefore held free..
from contact with the mane,, thus effectually preventing rubbing and frictional
077

page_text: contact therewith. A re-enforcing strip C, about eight inches wide, four inches
being arranged on each side is secured between the roll and the stay B, its forward
and rear ends projecting, respectively, under said roll and stay.
The letters D D indicate transverse stays or bands assisting to maintain the
proper contour of the blanket, and preventing the same from wrinkling or
corrugating transversely.
Caps or re-enforcing strips E E are stitched tightly over these transverse
bands, while short bands F F extend to the forward edge of the blanket, and are
provided with buckles or other securing means. It will also be seen that the
blanket is provided with additional securing means at the forward ends of the
oblique stay or band.
The several stays or bands described may be composed of canvas braid or other
suitable flexible material, stitched to the blanket.
If desired the re-enforcing caps or strips E may be made in one piece with the
forward bands F, forming a continuous longitudinal band.
In addition to the fact that the accurate fit or formation of the blanket to the
contour of the animal enhances the general appearance, it besides assists in preventing
said blanket from shifting either in the direction of the longitudinal or transverse
stays.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is-
1. The combination, with a horse blanket or cover, of stays or bands passing over
the hollow of the back of the animal, at the rear of the withers and extending
forwardly upon each side of the blanket at an obliquity, the ends thereof joining the
forward edge of the blanket immediately below the neck at the point where the neck
merges into the breast.
2. The combination with a horse blanket or cover having at its rear end a non-open
hood portion covering the haunches of the animal and the upper gristly or
cartilaginous portion of the tail with a slit from the terminus of the hood portion to
the lower edge of the blanket.
3. The combination, with horse blanket or cover, having the edge which
surrounds the neck formed into a stiffening roll, said roll extending up above the
neck clear of the mane, and the strain thereof exerted upon the lower portion of
the neck, of a stay or band passing from the hollow of the back of the animal at
the rear of the withers, exerting a strain at this point, and extending forwardly
upon each side of the blanket at an obliquity, the ends thereof joining the forward
edge of the blanket immediately below the neck at the point where the neck
merges into the breast.
4. The combination, of a horse blanket or cover having the edge which
surrounds the neck formed into a stiffening roll, said roll extending up above the
neck clear of the mane, and the strain thereof exerted upon the lower portion of
the neck, said stay or band passing over the hollow of the back of the animal at
the rear of the withers, exerting the strain at this point and extending forwardly
upon each side of the blanket at an obliquity, the ends thereof joining the forward
edge of the blanket immediately below the neck at the point where the neck
merges into the breast, and a re-enforcing piece upon the top of the blanket
intermediate the roll and stay, said re-enforcing strip having its opposite edges
passing respectively beneath said roll and stay.
5. The combination with a horse blanket or cover, having the edge which
surrounds the neck turned back upon itself to form a roll, said roll extending
above and clear of the mane of the animal, of a stiffening stay or band inserted in
the opening of said roll.
6. The combination, of a horse blanket or cover, having the edge which
surrounds the neck formed into a stiffening roll, said roll extending up above the
neck clear of the mane and having at its rear end a non-open hood portion, of

page_text: suitable length to extend down over the upper gristly part of the animal's tail,
with a slit extending from the terminal point of the hood to the lower edge of the
blanket, a stay or band passing over the hollow of the back of the animal at the
rear of the withers and extending forwardly upon each side of the blanket at an.
obliquity, the ends thereof joining the forward edge of the blanket immediately
below the neck at the point where the neck merges into the breast, transverse
stays, and longitudinal stays passing over opposite ends of said transverse stays.
and firmly stitched thereto.
Thin 10th day of Anil 1800
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants..