Animal halter

摘要

A halter for positioning on the heads of animals with a nose band, a poll band, and cheek straps and a chin strap connected between them. The nose band formed from a nose strap and a jaw strap connected at opposed ends to a slot halter link. The poll band formed from a poll strap and a throat strap connected at opposed ends to a strap ring. One end of the jaw strap inserted through a halter link slot and attached to a slide buckle on the jaw strap. One end of the throat strap inserted through a strap ring and attached to a slide buckle on the throat strap. One end of the poll strap inserted through a strap ring and attached to a slide buckle on the poll strap. The poll strap may have two strap elements with a fastener to connect and disconnect the two strap elements.

主权项

1. An animal halter comprising:
a nose band and a pol band with two cheek straps and a vertical strap connected between said nose band and said pol band; a nose strap and a jaw strap form said nose band, and a pol strap and a throat strap form said pol band; said nose strap having a first looped end and a second looped end, said first looped end directly connected to a first halter link and said second looped end directly connected to a second halter link; a first end of said jaw strap routed through a slot in said first halter link and directly attached to a first slide buckle that is slidably disposed on said jaw strap and a second end of said jaw strap routed through a slot in said second halter link, said first slide buckle is configured to provide infinite adjustment of the length of said jaw strap; said pol strap including a first strap element and a second strap element, said first strap element having a first end routed through a first strap ring and directly fastened to a second slide buckle and a second end routed through a slot in a latch buckle and attached along an intermediate section of said first strap element, said second strap element having a first end routed through a second strap ring and directly fastened to a third slide buckle and a second end directly attached to said latch buckle; said latch buckle comprising a tongue member having two spring-biased slidable latch members and a box-shaped receiving member having two side openings for receipt and capture of said latch members, wherein said latch buckle is configured to resist at least 500 pounds of pull or impact; said second slide buckle and said third slide buckle are slidably disposed on said first strap element and said second strap element, respectively, and configured to provide infinite adjustment of the length of said first strap element and said second strap element; said throat strap having a first end routed through said first strap ring and directly fastened to a fourth slide buckle and a second end routed through said second strap ring and attached along an intermediate section of said throat strap, said fourth slide buckle is configured to provide infinite adjustment of the length of said throat strap; and wherein said first, second, third, and fourth slide buckles are a generally rectangular ring shape with a central cross member.