WO2005053568A2 - Oeillere anti-insectes oculiforme pour chevaux - Google Patents

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WO2005053568A2
WO2005053568A2 PCT/IB2004/052630 IB2004052630W WO2005053568A2 WO 2005053568 A2 WO2005053568 A2 WO 2005053568A2 IB 2004052630 W IB2004052630 W IB 2004052630W WO 2005053568 A2 WO2005053568 A2 WO 2005053568A2
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Arthur J Polon
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K13/00—Devices for grooming or caring of animals, e.g. curry-combs; Fetlock rings; Tail-holders; Devices for preventing crib-biting; Washing devices; Protection against weather conditions or insects
    • A01K13/006—Protective coverings

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  • a related concern is the comfort and health of a horse when it is being transported. It is very desirable to keep dust and shavings from getting into a horse's eyes while the horse is being transported, for example by means of a horse trailer.
  • a typical prior-art approach to these problems is to put a mask over the eyes of the horse.
  • the mask is made of an open-mesh fabric.
  • the open mesh has openings that are large enough to permit the horse to see through the openings, and yet are small enough to keep flies out.
  • Such masks are effective at keeping flies out of the eyes of the horse, and at keeping dust and shavings from the eyes of the horse.
  • Patents discussing fly masks for horses include US pat. no. 4662156, US pat. no. 5440864, US pat. no.6128891, and US pat. no. Des. 459556, all of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
  • a horse insect mask has images of eyes thereupon. This creates the illusion of no mask at all and completely changes the appearance of the horse when wearing such as mask rather than a prior-art insect mask. This avoids the prior-art result of a horse that looks blindfolded and unhappy. Description of the drawing
  • FIG. 1 shows a prior-art horse insect mask.
  • FIG. 2 shows a horse insect mask with eyes in accordance with the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a prior-art fly mask. Horse 8 may be seen, having ears 12, nose 13, and mouth 14. Mask 11 is also visible in Fig. 1, comprising neck opening 17, ear opening 16, and snout opening 15. The mask 11 is made of a mesh material selected to keep flies out and yet to permit the horse to see through the openings of the mesh. Importantly, it will be appreciated that the eyes of the horse are not visible. This can be disconcerting for human observers.
  • the mask 20 of the invention which may otherwise be identical to the mask 11 of Fig. 1, bears one or more eye images 19.
  • Many owners will instead prefer that there be two eye images 19, disposed symmetrically on the mask 20.
  • the images need not be in direct juxtaposition to the actual locations of the eyes of the horse 18, and indeed it may be desirable to put the eye images 19 toward the front of the mask (as viewed by a viewer in front of the horse 18) so that the images 19 may be easily seen from the front of the horse 18.
  • the eye images 19 can be applied to the outer surface of the mask 20 in a way that is not particularly visible from the inside. When this is done, the horse 18 cannot see the design, yet the horse 18 may well benefit from the presence of the eye images 19 because of the smiles of the humans nearby who see the images 19.
  • the ink used for the eye images 19 is odorless, and can for example be a type of ink usable on backpacks and sneakers.
  • the eye images 19 can for example be silk-screen printed or hand-painted.
  • the entire mask 20 can be made of mesh and this is thought preferable as it permits the skin of the horse to breathe.
  • the mask 20 can be of mesh simply in two areas, one around each of the two eyes of the horse, or can be mesh in a single area surrounding both of the eyes of the horse. For the comfort of the horse there can be plush or soft material around one or all of the openings 17, 16, and 15.
  • a mask 20 such as that of the invention can have a playful aspect that is fun for the owner and thus works to the benefit of the horse 18.
  • the mask 20 can be something that an owner will want to put on the horse rather than being a mask 17 that the owner puts onto the horse only with some reluctance. It will thus be appreciated that an owner who might otherwise be reluctant to put a fly mask on a horse will be more comfortable doing so, and this works to the benefit of the horse in terms of ocular health and comfort.

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Abstract

OEillère anti-insectes pour chevaux portant des motifs oculiformes de manière à produire l'impression que le cheval ne porte pas d'oeillère et à transformer l'aspect du cheval qui porte l'oeillère par rapport à celui d'un cheval équipé d'une oeillère anti-insectes classique. Ceci évite l'inconvénient de l'état de la technique selon lequel le cheval semble avoir les yeux bandés et paraît malheureux.
PCT/IB2004/052630 2003-12-01 2004-12-01 Oeillere anti-insectes oculiforme pour chevaux WO2005053568A2 (fr)

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US2964757A (en) * 1958-03-06 1960-12-20 Paperlynen Company Combination headdress and face mask
US5345751A (en) * 1993-06-18 1994-09-13 Edwards William L Poll and eye protection apparatus for a horse and method of manufacture thereof
US5465727A (en) * 1994-08-26 1995-11-14 Brunswick Biomedical Corporation Twelve-lead portable heart monitor

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2964757A (en) * 1958-03-06 1960-12-20 Paperlynen Company Combination headdress and face mask
US5345751A (en) * 1993-06-18 1994-09-13 Edwards William L Poll and eye protection apparatus for a horse and method of manufacture thereof
US5465727A (en) * 1994-08-26 1995-11-14 Brunswick Biomedical Corporation Twelve-lead portable heart monitor

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