Rescue halters for farm animals and rescue harnesses with a rescue halter

Abstract

The invention relates to a rescue halter for farm animals, in particular for hoofed animals and / or cloven-hoofed animals, for placing on the head of the farm animal, wherein the head has a mouth on a front side in a longitudinal direction, and, starting from the front side towards a rear side, a forehead area, an ear area and a neck area on a top side, a jaw area and a neck area on a bottom side, and cheek areas arranged laterally between the forehead area and the jaw area, wherein the rescue halter, in an applied position, has a mouth connection that encloses the mouth in a force-transmitting manner, a cheek strap which is mechanically connected to the mouth connection on both sides and runs along the cheek areas and around the neck area, and a neck connection which is connected to the cheek strap on the neck side and lies against the neck area.Furthermore, the invention relates to a rescue harness with such a rescue halter.

Description

The invention relates to a life rafter for livestock, in particular for hoofed animals and / or for clawed animals, according to the preamble of claim 1.For livestock, in particular for hoof animals and / or for claw animals, for example for horses, ponys, donkeys, maculties or cattle, different holsters or other zygaries are known. In this case, a strap enclosing the mouth of the animal is usually used in order to establish a mechanical connection to the animal in the region of the mouth. A tress can likewise be provided for this purpose. Furthermore, a jaw strap is often provided which extends beyond the neck of the animal behind the area of the ears of the animal or also behind the ears of the animal and thus fixes the holster fundamentally to the head of the animal. So-called stables are known, for example, which serve for guiding and securing the animal in the stable. Likewise, dressings or other holsters are known which serve a respective purpose of use when handling the animal or when training with the animal and are equipped differently. For this purpose, for example, connecting elements for a guide knitting or a line are also present, which then make it possible to guide the animal on just this knitting or the line.Outside such handling or training situations, however, it may happen that a livestock animal has to be moved into an emergency position or into panic and, for example, has to be freed from this emergency position or calmed down by a person. As an example, a continuous or substantially irregular horse may be mentioned here. However, a cow can also break through a stable floor, such as a manure floor or a column floor, and be found in a forced position, wherein panic of the animal is also possible here. In any case, in these situations, it is dangerous for persons to reach the vicinity of the animal and to guide the animal and, in this situation, possibly to suffer serious injuries due to defense reactions or panic of the animal, for example a squeezing, since the animals are usually applied and / or damaged and can apply high forces despite the respective situation. The same applies, for example, to the catching of an animal on a farm or in a stable by persons. The use of a normal stableshalfter is impractical, partly dangerous and offers little animal support in these cases. Manual guiding of the animal after rescue or after trapping is also thus very dangerous. For example, the holster may slip off, the holster may twist or become entangled, or other disturbances may occur. If the person grasps the holster, squeezing of the fingers or a whole hand between holster and animal may occur.DE 20 2013 000 270 U1 discloses an emergency holster, wherein a known holster with a opaque tarpaulin is supplemented as a visual protection for a horse in order to be able to conceal the eyes of the horse in an emergency situation.US 2010 / 0302004 A1 describes a holster for remotely monitoring the behavior of animals. In this case, a transmitter is accommodated in the holster, which transmitter records and transmits data about the animal.U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,801 A discloses a holster on which a guide knitting made of belt strap is accommodated in a folded manner and can be removed as required.The object of the invention is to improve the prior art.The object is achieved by a life rafter for livestock, in particular hoofed animals and / or clawed animals, according to claim 1. In this context, the rescue raft according to the invention serves both for rescue and for fixation, so that the "rescue raft" can also be referred to as fixation raft, guide raft or safety raft.It is a core idea of the invention that in a neck region of the livestock animal, in particular at the neck connection, and / or at a jaw belt or at a respective jaw belt, a handle or a plurality of handles for manually gripping the handle or the handle and manually guiding the livestock animal is or are arranged in a force-fitting manner. At the neck connection, just like at the respective jaw straps, forces can be introduced into the horse head directly at the neck or with a corresponding lever at the sides of the head, so that a secure engagement with the handles is possible with a corresponding effect. This ensures reliable guiding of the livestock, even in emergency situations or in panic of the livestock, wherein gripping of the holster itself and a risk of squeezing fins or a hand connected therewith can be avoided. This significantly increases the safety during the guiding of the livestock animal for the respective person. Thus, for example, manual gripping and manual guiding of the livestock is possible without risk, wherein it is in particular avoided that the respective jaw strap and / or the respective neck connection below the respective component of the life rafter must be gripped with direct contact to the animal. This prevents, in particular, squeezing fingers or other injuries to the person guiding or fixing the animal.A "handle" in this context refers in particular to a physical possibility for gripping the handle by a person, which is arranged mechanically and geometrically separately from the neck connection and / or the jaw strap or the respective jaw strap. In particular, such a handle can be arranged and / or designed in a rod-shaped, loop-shaped or bow-shaped manner. As a loop-shaped or bow-shaped handle, the handle thus forms a closed gripping space between the handle and the neck connection and / or jaw strap. In particular, the handle is flexible and is formed, for example, from a material similar or identical to the life rafter.In this case, the respective handle can be connected between a first fastening point and a second fastening point on the neck connection, on the jaw strap and / or on a respective jaw strap, wherein a fastening length of the respective handle is in particular configured to be longer than a fastening distance between the respective first fastening point and the respective second fastening point.The respective "fastening points" are, for example, positions at which the handle is connected to the neck connection and / or the respective jaw strap, so that the distance between the two fastening points on a tensioned length of the neck connection or the jaw strap defines the "fastening distance". The loose length of the handle itself between the fastening points defines the "fastening length", wherein the longer configuration of the fastening length compared to the fastening distance ensures that the handle is arranged "loosely" between the fastening points, even if the neck connection or the respective jaw strap is tautly tensioned, so that a risk-free free free space for gripping the handle is always maintained. The fastening points can be sewn, riveted or glued, for example, so that forces of the handle are transmitted through the respective seam, rivet or adhesive connection.According to one embodiment, the handle or the respective handle is formed from a cable or from a belt strap, wherein the respective handle in particular comprises a handle piece comprising the respective belt strap and made from a plastic and / or an elastomer.The "grip element" can be formed both as a plastic grip, for example as a tube-like grip, and in a simple embodiment, for example, as a hose element which surrounds the cable or the belt strap.According to one embodiment of the invention, an additional rescue strap is connected in a neck region of the livestock animal, for example at the neck connection, wherein the rescue strap wraps around the neck region in a force-fit manner in the fitted position and thus allows the formation of a rescue loop in the direction of the jaw, the jaw region and / or in the direction of the lower neck or the neck region of the animal. It should be noted in this regard that, when pressure is applied to the neck connection in the direction of the jaw and / or the, in particular, lower neck region and thus pressing on the neck region of the animal, the animal applies a reflex-like tightening of the neck and back muscles, so that the spinal column of the livestock animal is supported and a force conduction is made possible as far as into the rear regions of the spinal column. This applies in particular to horses and related animals. If a tensile force is then applied to the rescue strap in the direction of the jaw or in the direction of the lower neck, as described above, the animal, together with the shown reflex-like tightening of the muscles, can be pulled up a slope edge of a ditch uniformly and relatively harmlessly, for example, without a costly lifting harness having to be passed under the abdomen of the animal, for example, with great risk to the operating forces. It is a further idea of the invention that a respective connecting element is used to form the rescue loop from the rescue strap, for example together with a traction means, and to fix it at the same time, so that handling is particularly simple. A handle as described above can serve here at corresponding locations of the life rafter to facilitate manual guiding of the animal.If the neck connection is mechanically reinforced or is designed as a mechanically reinforced neck support piece, a positioning of the life strap relative to the other components of the life rafter is ensured. For this purpose, the neck support piece can be designed to be stiffened parallel to the longitudinal axis of the animal, for example can have stiffening elements.If the respective connecting element on the rescue strap has a plurality of different connecting means along a pull length, a loop width of the rescue loop can be adjusted with the connection of the respective selected connecting means by the abutment of the pull means on the respective connecting means on the respective connecting region.The respective connection means is, for example, a ring, a D-ring, a carabiner, a shackle, a safety carabiner and / or a quick-action closure.The jaw connection can be designed, for example, as a jaw strap around the front area, the jaw area and / or around the neck area, wherein corresponding adjustment elements, for example a hook and loop fastener, a clamping fastener or a buckle, configure a circumference in an adjustable manner. The jaw strap can thus also be securely handled and adjusted in a constricted position or at a short time for putting on the life rafter.A front strap can run, for example, around the front area and can also be designed to be adjustable, so that the jaw strap is securely guided and positioned along the head of the livestock animal.If, for example, a guide means for guiding the traction means is arranged on the jaw connection, in particular on the jaw belt or on the end belt, the traction means can be guided through this guide means or on the guide means, so that the direction of traction of the traction means is guided together with the jaw connection.In particular, the life rafter and its components can be formed from a belt strap or comprise a belt strap, wherein in particular at connection points between the jaw strap, the end strap and / or the jaw strap correspondingly displaceably activatable connecting pieces are arranged. This makes it possible to adjust the position of the jaw belt relative to the jaw belt and / or relative to the front belt. Corresponding connections can likewise be sewn, riveted or fixed in some other way.In a further aspect, the object is achieved by a life-saving harness having a life-saving raft according to one of the preceding embodiments and at least one traction means which can be or is struck against the connection elements of the life-saving raft.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments. They show FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a rescue rafter at the head of a horse in a side view, FIG. 2 shows the rescue holster at the head of the horse according to FIG. 2 in a schematic front view, FIG. 3 a shows a detailed representation of the life rafter of FIG. 1 with additional hook and loop elements in a side view, FIG. 3 bshows the details of the life rafter of FIG. 3 ain a front view, FIG. 3 cshows a detailed representation of different D-rings on the rescue chord of the rescue rafter of the preceding figures, and FIG. 4 shows a detailed representation of a handle arrangement of a handle of the life rafter from the preceding figures in a side view.A rescue raft 101 is arranged on a head 165 of a horse 163 and serves to rescue the horse from a forced position and / or to securely guide and / or fix the horse 163. The rescue rafter 101 and the geometric references are described and illustrated in an attached position. It should be noted that the terms chosen here may deviate from veterinary terms for individual body parts. It should also be mentioned that some components of the life rafter are present on both sides of the horse 163, in particular on both sides of the head 165. The rescue holster 101 has a jaw strap 103 which is annularly arranged around a jaw 112 of the horse 163. A jaw strap 105 is sewn to a seam 104 substantially orthogonally thereto, which strap runs on a rear side 121 behind an ear region 135 of the horse 163 and is likewise sewn to the jaw strap 103 on the respective other side of the horse head (therefore not visible in the side view in FIG. 1 ). Thus, the jaw strap 105 extends in a U-shape behind the ear region 135 around the head 165 and abuts on both sides on the head 165.Starting from the rear side 121 on an upper side 131, the head 165 of the horse 163 has, along a longitudinal direction 181, first the mentioned ear region 135 and then the forehead region 133. The jaw 112 is then arranged on the front side 111. On an underside 141, the jaw region 143 and then the neck region 145 are arranged first of all from the jaw 112 counter to the longitudinal direction 181. On the top 131 rearward of the rear 121, the neck portion 137 of the head 165 is disposed. The jaw region 123 extends laterally between the upper side 131 and the lower side 141, starting from the jaw 112, wherein the jaw region 123 merges into the flank region 125 in the rear region below the neck region 137. It should be noted that the flank region 125 for the use of the rescue holster 101 denotes a flank of the neck of the horse 163.In the neck region 137, a neck plate 107 is sewn to the jaw strap 105. The neck plate 107 can have reinforcements (not shown) along the longitudinal direction 181, for example strip-shaped reinforcements made of plastic reinforced with glass fibers. A rescue strap 109 is sewn on from the rear side 121 in the direction of the neck region 137 from the ear region 135 on the neck plate 107, which in an alternative can also be made flexible, for example of rubber, leather or belt strap. The rescue strap 109 is designed to be substantially more stable and also wider than, for example, the jaw strap 105 or the jaw strap 103. It should be mentioned at this point that the corresponding belts are made of belt strap, wherein this belt strap is designed, for example, analogously to belt strap for so-called tension straps. It should be noted that the rescue strap 109 may be optionally attached.The rescue strap 109 is folded around the flank region 125 of the horse 163 on both sides, i.e. arranged in a U-shaped manner, and has at respective ends 173 a connection region 171, at which a D-ring 151 is sewn to the rescue strap 109. Both ends 173 of the rescue strap 109 can thus be connected around the neck region 137 and the flank region 125 of the horse to form an annular rescue loop 110. For this purpose, for example, a line 153 is put against the respective D-rings and the rescue strap 109 is thus connected to the rescue loop 110.In the jaw region 123, a respective handle 175 is sewn to the respective jaw strap 105. Also sewn onto the neck plate 107 substantially centrally in the horse's neck is a handle 177. The arrangement of the handles 175 and 177 can also be provided on a holster or rescue holster without a rescue strap, in order to be able to guide a horse or a cattle manually, for example, and in the process to avoid injuries due to squeezing. The structure of the respective handle 175 and of the handle 177 will be explained in more detail using the example of one of the handles 175 (cf. also FIG. 4 ):A handle arrangement 401 of the handle 175 has a fastening point 403 and a fastening point 405 to which a handle strap 475 substantially forming the handle 175 is respectively sewn. The grip strap 475 is configured as a strap. The arrangement of the fastening points 403 and 405 form a fastening distance 407, which reproduces the distance between the fastening points 403 and 405. Here, the fastening distance 407 refers to the tensioned jaw strap 105. A gripping sleeve 477 made of a thermoplastic material is arranged on the gripping strap 475, which sleeve is of tubular design and encloses the gripping strap 475. A fastening length 406 in this case represents a loose length of the grip strap 475 between the fastening points 403 and 405, wherein the fastening length 406 is longer, i.e. the fastening distance. Thus, the gripping strap 475 and also the gripping sleeve 477 are always provided with a free space 479 to the jaw strap 105, even if the jaw strap 105 is tightly tensioned, for example during the cutting of the horse 163. The handle 177 and optionally further handle on the life rafter 101 are designed analogously thereto.It should also be mentioned that the jaw strap 103 and the end strap 106 each have a buckle 159, wherein a width of the jaw strap 103 and of the end strap 106 can be adjusted with the respective buckle 159.On a respective inner side of the rescue strap 109 at a distance from the D-ring 151 and thus at a distance from the end 173, further D-rings 154, 155 and 156 are sewn on. The width of the rescue loop 110 can be changed and fixed by means of the corresponding D-rings 154, 155 and 156 by means of a respective stop of the line 153. It should also be mentioned that a D-ring 152 is sewn to the jaw belt 103 in the jaw area 143. The line 153 can be guided by this D-ring 152 so that a pulling direction of the line 153 is fixed with respect to the head of the horse 163.If rescue of the horse 163 is now to take place, for example from a forced position in a trench, the life rafter 101 is pulled from a supply position, for example in front of the horse, over the mouth 112 of the head 165, the mouth strap 103 and the forehead strap 106 with the buckles 159 are adapted in size and fixed, and the neck plate 107 is placed on the neck region 137 of the horse 163. If the rescue rafter 101 is designed without a rescue strap 109, the handles 175 and 177 can be used for manually guiding the horse 164, wherein the risk of squeezing for the respective person is greatly reduced. If the rescue rafter 101 has the rescue strap 109, the rescue loop is formed by means of the rescue strap 109 by connecting the respective D-rings to the line 153, wherein the line can be pulled through the D-ring 152 for better guidance. The applied position is thus completely reached. If a pulling along the force direction 191 then takes place, for example with a towing vehicle such as a tractor or by means of a cable winch of a rescue vehicle, a pulling force is introduced into the horse's neck in the neck region 137 along the force direction 190, wherein corresponding muscle groups stiffen as a result of the introduction of force via the so-called neck strap and the mentioned muscle strings of the horse 163 and the animal can be pulled out of the trench with the towing vehicle safely and without injuries.If the horse 163 is to be guided manually for this purpose, the handles 175 and 177 can be used to perform a corresponding guiding of the horse 163 without injury or, for example, to manually define or guide the direction of the head 165 when the horse 163 is rescued. The handles 175 and 177 are also suitable for stringing a horse passing through a stable when the rescue raft 101 is placed on a horse in the manner described above. This is also possible independently of the presence of a rescue belt 109 on the holster.It should also be mentioned that the sides of the rescue strap 109 can have hook and loop 157 and also listen 158 and therefore the part of the rescue strap 109 hanging down in the flank region 125 of the horse can be guided on both sides of the horse along a folding direction 163 upwards in the direction of the neck region 137 and can be fixed there by means of a connection of the hook and loop 157 to the listen 158. This position can also be selected to prepare the life rafter 101 ready for use away from the horse and thus to facilitate placement of the neck plate 107 when guiding the jaw 112 into the jaw strap 103.In addition, the rescue rafter 101 can also be used for fixing the horse 163 or another large animal, for example by fixing the rescue strap 109 with the D-rings 151 at a fixed point. Similarly, the D-ring 152 can be used alternatively or additionally for fixing the animal. In particular, the handles 175 and / or 177 and the robust design of the life rafter make it possible, for example, to treat a cattle in the box playpen, treat a horse with teeth or also transport an animal in a vehicle in a simple and reliable manner.List of reference characters101 Rescue rafter 103 jaw strap 104 seam 105 jaw strap 106 end strap 107 neck plate 109 rescue strap 110 rescue loop 111 front side 112 jaw 121 rear side 123 jaw region 125 flank region 131 upper side 133 end region 135 ear region 137 neck region 141 lower side 143 jaw region 145 neck region 151 D-ring 152 D-ring 153 line 154 D-ring 155 D-ring 156 D-ring 157 velcro 158 fluff 159 buckle 163 horse 165 head 171 connection region 173 end 175 handle 177 handle 181 longitudinal direction 190 force direction 191 force direction 193 folding direction 401 handle arrangement 403 fastening point 405 fastening point 406 fastening length 407 fastening distance 475 handle band 477 handle sleeve 478 free space 479 seamReferences included in the specificationThis list of documents cited by the applicant has been produced in an automated manner and is only included for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent application or utility model application. The DPMA does not take any adhesion for any faults or omissions.Patent Literature citedDE 20 2013 000 270 U1

[0004] US 2010 / 0302004 A1

[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,801 A

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Claims

A rescue rafter (101) for livestock (163), in particular for hoofed animals and / or for clawed animals, for placement on a head (165) of the livestock, wherein the head has a jaw (112) in the longitudinal direction (181) on a front side (111) and, starting from the front side (111) in the direction of a rear side (121), a forehead area (133), an ear area (135) and a neck area (137), a jaw area (143) and a neck area (145) on a bottom side (141) and a jaw area (123) arranged laterally in each case between the forehead area (133) and the jaw area (143), wherein the rescue holster in an applied position has a jaw connection (103), which surrounds the jaw (112) in a force-transmitting manner, a jaw strap (105), which is connected on both sides to the jaw connection (103) in a force-fitting manner by means of a mechanical connection (104) and runs along the jaw regions (123) and around the neck region (137), and a neck connection (107), which is connected to the jaw strap (105) on the neck side and abuts the neck region (137), characterized in that a handle (175) or a plurality of handles (175, 177) for manually gripping the handle (175) or the handles (175, 177) and manually guiding the livestock animal is or are arranged in a force-fitting manner on the neck connection (107), on a jaw strap (105) and / or on a respective jaw strap (105).A life rafter according to claim 1, characterised in that the respective handle is connected between a first fastening point (403) and a second fastening point (405) on the neck connection (107), on the jaw strap (105) and / or on a respective jaw strap (105), wherein a fastening length (407) of the respective handle (175, 177) is in particular longer than a fastening distance (407) between the respective first fastening point (403) and the respective second fastening point (405).Rescue holster according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the handle (175) or the respective handle (175, 177) is formed from a cable or from a belt strap (475), wherein the respective handle (175, 177) has, in particular, a grip piece (477) comprising the respective belt strap (475) and made from a plastic and / or an elastomer.A rescue holster according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a rescue strap (109) is connected to the neck connection (107), wherein the rescue strap (109) wraps around the neck region (137) in a force-fit manner in the fitted position, wherein the rescue strap (109) has a respective connection element (151) on both sides at a respective connection region (171) arranged on the neck side in the fitted position and facing away from the neck connection (107), wherein a rescue loop (110) enclosing the neck region (137) can be formed or formed by means of the rescue strap (109) by means of a bringing together of the connecting elements (151), and an introduction of pulling forces (191) directed neckwise (190) and / or jawwise (191) into the neck region (137) is made possible by means of a pulling means (153) struck against the connecting elements (151) via the rescue strap (109).A rescue raft according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the neck connection (107) is formed as a neck support piece (107), which is in particular mechanically reinforced, wherein in particular the rescue strap (109), in the fitted position, is received on the neck support piece (107) offset to the rear side (121) at a distance from the jaw straps (105), and / or wherein the neck support piece (107) is formed reinforced in a longitudinal direction (181), which, in the fitted position, is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, such that a neck pressure region of the rescue strap (109) is fixed on the neck region (137), in particular by means of obtaining the distance, when the tensile forces are introduced.A rescue raft according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the respective connecting element (151) on the rescue strap (109) has two, three, four and / or further selectable connecting means (151, 154, 155, 156) along a pull length, wherein by means of the traction means (153) striking respective connecting means (151, 154, 155, 156) on the respective connecting region (171), a connection of the respective selected connecting means (151, 154, 155, 156) and thus an adjustment of a loop width of the rescue loop (110) is made possible.A rescue raft according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the respective connecting element (151) and / or the respective connecting means (151, 154, 155, 156) has a ring, a D-ring, a carabiner, a shackle, a safety carabiner and / or a quick-action closure, in particular for a pull line (153).A rescue holster according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the jaw connection (103) has a jaw strap (103) surrounding the front region (131), the jaw region (143) and / or the neck region (145) around the longitudinal axis, wherein the jaw strap (103) is designed to be adjustable in a circumference in particular by means of an adjustment element (159), in particular a hook and loop fastener, a clamping fastener and / or a buckle.A rescue holster according to claim 8, characterized in that the jaw connection (103) has a front strap (106) surrounding the front region (131), the jaw region (143) and / or the neck region (145) around the longitudinal axis, wherein the front strap (106) is designed to be adjustable to a circumference in particular by means of an adjusting element, in particular a hook and loop fastener, a clamping fastener and / or a buckle, and / or is connected to the jaw strap (105) in a force-fitting manner on the neck side of the jaw strap (103).Life rafter according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the jaw connection (103), in particular the jaw belt (103) and / or the end belt (106), has a guide means (152) for guiding the traction means (153), wherein the guide means (152) is arranged in particular on the neck side on the jaw connection (103), in particular on the jaw belt (103) and / or on the end belt (106).A rescue rafter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the jaw connection (103), the jaw strap (103), the end strap (106), the jaw strap (105), the neck receiver (107) and / or the rescue strap (109) has a belt strap, wherein in particular at connection points (104) between the jaw strap (103), the end strap (106) and / or the jaw strap (105) a displaceable and in particular frictionally activatable connecting piece is arranged, wherein by means of the connecting piece an adjustment of a position of the jaw strap (105) relative to the jaw strap (103) and / or relative to the end strap (106) is made possible.Life-saving harness (101, 153) having a life-saving rafter (101) according to one of the preceding claims and at least one traction means (153) which can be or is struck against the connection elements (151) of the life-saving rafter (101).

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