CA2323816A1 - Animal cover - Google Patents
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An animal cover with securing means includes,a cover (6) adapted to lay over the back of an animal (18) and having first and second side portions (11) which extend down either side of the animal (18).First parts (13) of engagement means are disposed can either side portion (11) of the cover. First and second straps (10) have first ends attached at or near the rear edge (9) of the cover (6), and have second party (12) of the engagement means attached at second ends. The straps (10) pass between the rear legs (17) of the animal (18), the first part (13) of each engagement means engaging with the corresponding second part (12) of each engagement means thereby securing the cover (6) to animal (18),
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' OCT-13-DO 10:30 From:GOWLINGS 5195t66030 T-621 P.04/18 Job-334 a.;
.1 A~ ~N MA_r-.cue Fial o he ion , The invention relates to improvements in ,animal c4vars and more particularly to an Improves securing means for an animal cover.
B~lnckstrourtd to the Inv io , Animal covers of various sorts are well known in the art and used far a variety of purpose. In some instances, such as for domestic animals or horses, the purpose is slrnply the comfort of the animal. WhereAO, in industry (for exempla the lamb and ", beef industryl animal covers are used to. maintain condition and improve growth rates In animals especially during winter conditions.
One of the major problems with known animal covers, parelcular-ly for larger animals, is keeping the cover securely in place while not re9trlotlng normal movement of the animal, and allowing easel of fittins/removal. Examples of prior art covers are shown in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 Shows an animal cover Which is particularly secure when in place. Thc~ front breasI portion 1 of the cover is stitched together, and two straps 2 era provided an the inner rtsar of the cover. The animals rear legs are passed through the straps 2 with a further veicro breast strap 3 bolng provided so that the cover is sc~auroly held in place. This arrangement works well for smaller animals Including calves, Iambs and sheep, However, with larger animals difficulty z5 arises in fitting the cover as the legs moat bo manipulated through the straps 2.
With larger beef animals this can be a particularly difficult and dangeirous exercise.
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Figure 2 shows an alternative prior art cover far use on larger nnimels.
Again, the cover in Ffigure 2 has its breast portion 4 securely stitched together, however, the rear does not have leg straps but rathor a large rump strap 5 with a velcro, or other, securing means. This cover is psrtiaularly easy and safe to fit to larger animals as there le no noel to manipulate the animals re4r legs. The problem associated with Ll/E 'd O6Ll'cN sHaldM NnIS~aue Nmn~~sa m c~ nnn~ m an~a~
OCT-18-00 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 519576603D T-621 P.05/18 Job-334 the cover in Figure 2 is that it is prone to movement on the animal. !n particular, wt,en the animal lies down and stands up the cover can elide around the aide of the animal. This results in the need to continuously monitor animals wearing these covers and regularly reposition or straighten the covers on the animals.
s Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an animal cover and a 3eCUring maano which overac~me or ameliorates spore of the $bove disadv~antaaes, or at least to pra~tide the public with a useful chains.
Summ.~lrx, of .the Invention According to a first aspect of the invAntion there is an animal covey and means far r~caaurin~ Said animal cover including: .
a cover adapted to fit over the beak of an animal and having first and second side pprtions which extend down either Bide of said animal;
a first pm't of a first en9a9pmant means disposed on the first side portion o~f the cover;
a first part of a second engagement means disposed on tho second side portion of the cover;
a first strap having its first end attached at or near a rear edge. of the cover, z0 and having a second part of the first engagement means sttaahed to its s~eaond end;
a eaoond strap having its first cord attached apt or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the second anaaAement means attached to its second end;
the first and second straps adapted to pass between the rear legs of the animal, the second part of eHCh dngagement means engaging with the corresponding tfrst part of each engagemQnt moans thArwby securing the cover to the animal.
3o Preferably the 'first and second ports of 'the engagement means may ba the two parts of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
Ll/~ 'd O6L4'oN SH~aivM NnIwaNe mMn~da ir~ci nnn~ -mn.oi OCT-19-DO 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 5195166030 T-621 P.06/18 Job-334 Preferably each first part of the engwgament means is accachad to the cover by way of an additional strap, said additional strap having the first pare of the engagement means at its first end and being attached to the Cover at its second end.
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Preferably the first and second straps have an adjustment means, the adjustment moans allowing va~ia'tican in tho ppaition of the cwacand parts of the engagement means along they length of the straps thereby allowing adjustment of the securing means to suit an individual animal. In an alternative embodiment the adjustment to means may be part of the additional straps , attaching the first parts of the engagement means to the cover.
Preferably the straps are made of woven nylon material.
15 Preferably there is a first and a second stabilising means, the first stabilising means being disposed near the louver edge of the first side portion of the cover arid being adapted to angoge the first strap and the seoond atabilisln9 mex~ns being disposod near the Eower edge of the second side portion of the cover and being adapted to engage the second strap.
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preferably the stabilising means are loops through Which the straps may pass.
More prafare~hly the loops ere. formed by a length of strap folded over and securely stitched to the cover.
'z5 Preferably the first and second side portions are secured together at the front of the animal, there being an opening at the front of the cover through which the animals head ct~n pass. .
Preferably the side portions era saaurad by means of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
In an alternative embodiment the side portions are secured by stitching them together.
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OCT-18-00 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 5195766030 T-621 P.07/18 Job-334 Preferably the cover is a beef cover adapted to m8intain condition and or Improve ,:, growth rates in beet animals.
E3ti~f DasCriptiptls c~f the Draw a The invention will new be described by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: .
Fi~iuro~: illustrPiAz a side view of a prior art anirnai cover;
Figure 2: illustrates a rear perspective view of an alternative prior art animal cover; , Figure 3: Illustrates a front pefsppctive view of an animal cover with securing means according to the invention:
FIQUr~ 4: illustrates a rear perspective view of the animal cover with ' securing means according to the invention; and Figure 5: illustrates the animal cover with securing means nocording to 1$ the Invention when fitted to an animal.
Dasc~jntital~ df tho Plreferr~d.E7camote The invention herein described is particularly suited to 21 beef Gaver (a cover for beef animals). However, the securing means msy have application (n any animal cover.
FiAUres 3 and 4 shave respective tront~ and rear views of an animal cover ~
with a scouring means rnacording to the Invention. The cover f is similar to those known in the art and is in the farm with a cover having side portions 11 tshown on near side only). The .front edges of the side p4rtions 1 1 are stitched ar secured toeather at a breast portion 8. leaving an open sBCtion 7 'for the head of the animal. !n an alternative embodiment the breast portion 8 may not be stitched but could have a buckle or velero securing means to enable it to be released for flitting. The cover ha6 securing arrangement in the form of strap 10, buckle 1 2, 'I3, and coop 1 5.
The difficulty with securing such a cover to a large animal resldeg in the fact that the cover must b6 secured around the hindquarters of the animal. This afton involves working around the leas of the animal Which can be dangerous if the animal docides t i ' LI/9 'd O61E'oN CHa~H~ NfllC'1~HC NIMfI~HG 77~ci nnn~ mon.oi OCT-18-00 10:32 From:GOWLINGS 519516603D T-621 P.08/18 Job-334 S
to kick. To overcome this problem the current invention has two long straps 10 which may foe passed betty~~n the rear lags of the animal using a stick or oihQr polo means thus avoiding the need for the person fitting the cower to get near to the rear legs Af the animal, Alternatively, the pole mfly have a hook and the strap could be pulled between the animals legs from a forward positlorl. The straps 10 are then ' brought up through stabilising means provided by loops 1 F an either side portion 1 1 of the cover and tiecured on their respective sidor of the savor by mwanc of the buckle 12, 1 ~.
The following discussion regarding the fitting and benefits of the cover and securing means will now be described with reference to one side only and it should be reaogniead that the securing means is duplicated an eithor side of the cover in practice.
Rafcsrring to Figure 6 the arrangement of the securing means when the cover Is fitted to an animal is shown. The strap 10 is secured at or near the rear edge 9 of the cover 6 as indicated on the drawings by 1 b. When fitted, the strap 1 O passes through inside the animal's lag 17 and up through a loop 1 5 on the side portion 1 1 of the cover G so that the first part of the buckle 12 engages with second part of the buckle 13, The second part of the buckle 13 is secured to the upper mId side portion 1 1 of the cover 6 by a short piece of strap 14. The location of the buckle 12, 13 on the uppwr mid side portion 1 1 of the cover 6 makes it both Gc~nvenient and safe for a person fitting the cover to access.
2S hoop 1 5 is provided on the lower edge of side partion 11 to support strap 10 and provide greater stability of the cover 6 once secured to the animal. The loop is formwd by folding a short section of strap arti3 stitching the ends seourwly to the cover. ideally loop 16 should be as clpse to the front of rear leg 17.of the animal as possible in order to securely hold the cover fn place. However, placing loop 16 too close to the leg 17 would restrict movement of the animal and In practice the positioning of loop 16 ig a trade-off between comfort and freedom of movement for tho animal, and providing enough stability and security to hold the cover 8 securely Ll/L 'd O6Ll'~N CH~IbM fJm .c~auc ~mn7Ha OCT-16-00 10:32 From:GOWLINGS 5195166030 T-621 P.09/18 Job-334 In place.
It should be recognised that it would be possible to omit the loop 15 and repdsitlon the first part 13 of the buckle at the current location of the loop 15. This would provide the required security end overcome a number of the pfoblerlls with the prior art. However, it has been found that . the current arrangement is much more advantageous in use.
In order to fit the cover 6 the animal 18 is, preferably, guided into a crush or race in >,o order to control its .movement, The cover F is then pulled over the head of the animal and laid in place across its beck, Sp as to avoid coming near to the rear legs of tire animal a toot on a pole (not ahownl is used to, pass thn strap 9 D
.behindlbetwtaen the leg 17 of the animal and out to the side.. The strap 10 is then passed up through loop 7 5 and secured in place via bucklo 1 2, 1 ~, This action is is repeated for each skrap 10. To remove The Cover 6 the buckle 12, 1 ~ is ~undone and the strap 10 pulled dawn through Ipap 1 5. The strap 10 can then be fished out from between the animal's legs using the tool on a pole. Again ~chis avoids any requirement for a person to go near the rear legs of the animal.' 2o In a particular embodiment the strap 10 may have an adjustment maaris so that it may be sized to suit individual animals. Such adjustment means are common in the art. In thw current embodiment the strap's 1b are 160cm lon~~and the position of 'the second part 12 of the buckle is adjustable along the strap to suit dtfferant sized animals. In an alternative embodiment the Adjustment means may control xhe length 25 of strap 14 to the same effect, The applicant has found thls securino me~rns for an animal cover tp be very easy to fit and remove and it holds the cover securely in place. Covers secured by this means have been found to stay in place even when an animal lays or rolls !n mud 3o and proceeds to pet up again. It has becn found that this method is particularly useful in securing covers to large beef animals. Howevor, it is recognt8ed that it rrlay ' find application in other areas such as horse, cow, sheep and other animal covers.
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.1 A~ ~N MA_r-.cue Fial o he ion , The invention relates to improvements in ,animal c4vars and more particularly to an Improves securing means for an animal cover.
B~lnckstrourtd to the Inv io , Animal covers of various sorts are well known in the art and used far a variety of purpose. In some instances, such as for domestic animals or horses, the purpose is slrnply the comfort of the animal. WhereAO, in industry (for exempla the lamb and ", beef industryl animal covers are used to. maintain condition and improve growth rates In animals especially during winter conditions.
One of the major problems with known animal covers, parelcular-ly for larger animals, is keeping the cover securely in place while not re9trlotlng normal movement of the animal, and allowing easel of fittins/removal. Examples of prior art covers are shown in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 Shows an animal cover Which is particularly secure when in place. Thc~ front breasI portion 1 of the cover is stitched together, and two straps 2 era provided an the inner rtsar of the cover. The animals rear legs are passed through the straps 2 with a further veicro breast strap 3 bolng provided so that the cover is sc~auroly held in place. This arrangement works well for smaller animals Including calves, Iambs and sheep, However, with larger animals difficulty z5 arises in fitting the cover as the legs moat bo manipulated through the straps 2.
With larger beef animals this can be a particularly difficult and dangeirous exercise.
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Figure 2 shows an alternative prior art cover far use on larger nnimels.
Again, the cover in Ffigure 2 has its breast portion 4 securely stitched together, however, the rear does not have leg straps but rathor a large rump strap 5 with a velcro, or other, securing means. This cover is psrtiaularly easy and safe to fit to larger animals as there le no noel to manipulate the animals re4r legs. The problem associated with Ll/E 'd O6Ll'cN sHaldM NnIS~aue Nmn~~sa m c~ nnn~ m an~a~
OCT-18-00 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 519576603D T-621 P.05/18 Job-334 the cover in Figure 2 is that it is prone to movement on the animal. !n particular, wt,en the animal lies down and stands up the cover can elide around the aide of the animal. This results in the need to continuously monitor animals wearing these covers and regularly reposition or straighten the covers on the animals.
s Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an animal cover and a 3eCUring maano which overac~me or ameliorates spore of the $bove disadv~antaaes, or at least to pra~tide the public with a useful chains.
Summ.~lrx, of .the Invention According to a first aspect of the invAntion there is an animal covey and means far r~caaurin~ Said animal cover including: .
a cover adapted to fit over the beak of an animal and having first and second side pprtions which extend down either Bide of said animal;
a first pm't of a first en9a9pmant means disposed on the first side portion o~f the cover;
a first part of a second engagement means disposed on tho second side portion of the cover;
a first strap having its first end attached at or near a rear edge. of the cover, z0 and having a second part of the first engagement means sttaahed to its s~eaond end;
a eaoond strap having its first cord attached apt or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the second anaaAement means attached to its second end;
the first and second straps adapted to pass between the rear legs of the animal, the second part of eHCh dngagement means engaging with the corresponding tfrst part of each engagemQnt moans thArwby securing the cover to the animal.
3o Preferably the 'first and second ports of 'the engagement means may ba the two parts of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
Ll/~ 'd O6L4'oN SH~aivM NnIwaNe mMn~da ir~ci nnn~ -mn.oi OCT-19-DO 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 5195166030 T-621 P.06/18 Job-334 Preferably each first part of the engwgament means is accachad to the cover by way of an additional strap, said additional strap having the first pare of the engagement means at its first end and being attached to the Cover at its second end.
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Preferably the first and second straps have an adjustment means, the adjustment moans allowing va~ia'tican in tho ppaition of the cwacand parts of the engagement means along they length of the straps thereby allowing adjustment of the securing means to suit an individual animal. In an alternative embodiment the adjustment to means may be part of the additional straps , attaching the first parts of the engagement means to the cover.
Preferably the straps are made of woven nylon material.
15 Preferably there is a first and a second stabilising means, the first stabilising means being disposed near the louver edge of the first side portion of the cover arid being adapted to angoge the first strap and the seoond atabilisln9 mex~ns being disposod near the Eower edge of the second side portion of the cover and being adapted to engage the second strap.
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preferably the stabilising means are loops through Which the straps may pass.
More prafare~hly the loops ere. formed by a length of strap folded over and securely stitched to the cover.
'z5 Preferably the first and second side portions are secured together at the front of the animal, there being an opening at the front of the cover through which the animals head ct~n pass. .
Preferably the side portions era saaurad by means of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
In an alternative embodiment the side portions are secured by stitching them together.
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OCT-18-00 10:31 From:GOWLINGS 5195766030 T-621 P.07/18 Job-334 Preferably the cover is a beef cover adapted to m8intain condition and or Improve ,:, growth rates in beet animals.
E3ti~f DasCriptiptls c~f the Draw a The invention will new be described by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: .
Fi~iuro~: illustrPiAz a side view of a prior art anirnai cover;
Figure 2: illustrates a rear perspective view of an alternative prior art animal cover; , Figure 3: Illustrates a front pefsppctive view of an animal cover with securing means according to the invention:
FIQUr~ 4: illustrates a rear perspective view of the animal cover with ' securing means according to the invention; and Figure 5: illustrates the animal cover with securing means nocording to 1$ the Invention when fitted to an animal.
Dasc~jntital~ df tho Plreferr~d.E7camote The invention herein described is particularly suited to 21 beef Gaver (a cover for beef animals). However, the securing means msy have application (n any animal cover.
FiAUres 3 and 4 shave respective tront~ and rear views of an animal cover ~
with a scouring means rnacording to the Invention. The cover f is similar to those known in the art and is in the farm with a cover having side portions 11 tshown on near side only). The .front edges of the side p4rtions 1 1 are stitched ar secured toeather at a breast portion 8. leaving an open sBCtion 7 'for the head of the animal. !n an alternative embodiment the breast portion 8 may not be stitched but could have a buckle or velero securing means to enable it to be released for flitting. The cover ha6 securing arrangement in the form of strap 10, buckle 1 2, 'I3, and coop 1 5.
The difficulty with securing such a cover to a large animal resldeg in the fact that the cover must b6 secured around the hindquarters of the animal. This afton involves working around the leas of the animal Which can be dangerous if the animal docides t i ' LI/9 'd O61E'oN CHa~H~ NfllC'1~HC NIMfI~HG 77~ci nnn~ mon.oi OCT-18-00 10:32 From:GOWLINGS 519516603D T-621 P.08/18 Job-334 S
to kick. To overcome this problem the current invention has two long straps 10 which may foe passed betty~~n the rear lags of the animal using a stick or oihQr polo means thus avoiding the need for the person fitting the cower to get near to the rear legs Af the animal, Alternatively, the pole mfly have a hook and the strap could be pulled between the animals legs from a forward positlorl. The straps 10 are then ' brought up through stabilising means provided by loops 1 F an either side portion 1 1 of the cover and tiecured on their respective sidor of the savor by mwanc of the buckle 12, 1 ~.
The following discussion regarding the fitting and benefits of the cover and securing means will now be described with reference to one side only and it should be reaogniead that the securing means is duplicated an eithor side of the cover in practice.
Rafcsrring to Figure 6 the arrangement of the securing means when the cover Is fitted to an animal is shown. The strap 10 is secured at or near the rear edge 9 of the cover 6 as indicated on the drawings by 1 b. When fitted, the strap 1 O passes through inside the animal's lag 17 and up through a loop 1 5 on the side portion 1 1 of the cover G so that the first part of the buckle 12 engages with second part of the buckle 13, The second part of the buckle 13 is secured to the upper mId side portion 1 1 of the cover 6 by a short piece of strap 14. The location of the buckle 12, 13 on the uppwr mid side portion 1 1 of the cover 6 makes it both Gc~nvenient and safe for a person fitting the cover to access.
2S hoop 1 5 is provided on the lower edge of side partion 11 to support strap 10 and provide greater stability of the cover 6 once secured to the animal. The loop is formwd by folding a short section of strap arti3 stitching the ends seourwly to the cover. ideally loop 16 should be as clpse to the front of rear leg 17.of the animal as possible in order to securely hold the cover fn place. However, placing loop 16 too close to the leg 17 would restrict movement of the animal and In practice the positioning of loop 16 ig a trade-off between comfort and freedom of movement for tho animal, and providing enough stability and security to hold the cover 8 securely Ll/L 'd O6Ll'~N CH~IbM fJm .c~auc ~mn7Ha OCT-16-00 10:32 From:GOWLINGS 5195166030 T-621 P.09/18 Job-334 In place.
It should be recognised that it would be possible to omit the loop 15 and repdsitlon the first part 13 of the buckle at the current location of the loop 15. This would provide the required security end overcome a number of the pfoblerlls with the prior art. However, it has been found that . the current arrangement is much more advantageous in use.
In order to fit the cover 6 the animal 18 is, preferably, guided into a crush or race in >,o order to control its .movement, The cover F is then pulled over the head of the animal and laid in place across its beck, Sp as to avoid coming near to the rear legs of tire animal a toot on a pole (not ahownl is used to, pass thn strap 9 D
.behindlbetwtaen the leg 17 of the animal and out to the side.. The strap 10 is then passed up through loop 7 5 and secured in place via bucklo 1 2, 1 ~, This action is is repeated for each skrap 10. To remove The Cover 6 the buckle 12, 1 ~ is ~undone and the strap 10 pulled dawn through Ipap 1 5. The strap 10 can then be fished out from between the animal's legs using the tool on a pole. Again ~chis avoids any requirement for a person to go near the rear legs of the animal.' 2o In a particular embodiment the strap 10 may have an adjustment maaris so that it may be sized to suit individual animals. Such adjustment means are common in the art. In thw current embodiment the strap's 1b are 160cm lon~~and the position of 'the second part 12 of the buckle is adjustable along the strap to suit dtfferant sized animals. In an alternative embodiment the Adjustment means may control xhe length 25 of strap 14 to the same effect, The applicant has found thls securino me~rns for an animal cover tp be very easy to fit and remove and it holds the cover securely in place. Covers secured by this means have been found to stay in place even when an animal lays or rolls !n mud 3o and proceeds to pet up again. It has becn found that this method is particularly useful in securing covers to large beef animals. Howevor, it is recognt8ed that it rrlay ' find application in other areas such as horse, cow, sheep and other animal covers.
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Claims (13)
1. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover including:
a cover adapted to fit over the back of an animal and having first and second side portions which extend down either side of said animal;
a first part of a first engagement means disposed on the first side portion of the cover:
a first part of a second engagement means disposed on the second side portion of the cover;
a first strap having its first end attached at or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the fist engagement means attached to its second end;
a second strap having its first end attached at or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the second engagement means attached to its second end;
the first and second straps adapted to pass between the rear legs of the animal, the second part of each engagement means engaging with the corresponding first part of each engagement means thereby securing the cover to the animal.
a cover adapted to fit over the back of an animal and having first and second side portions which extend down either side of said animal;
a first part of a first engagement means disposed on the first side portion of the cover:
a first part of a second engagement means disposed on the second side portion of the cover;
a first strap having its first end attached at or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the fist engagement means attached to its second end;
a second strap having its first end attached at or near the rear edge of the cover, and having a second part of the second engagement means attached to its second end;
the first and second straps adapted to pass between the rear legs of the animal, the second part of each engagement means engaging with the corresponding first part of each engagement means thereby securing the cover to the animal.
2. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first and second parts of the engagement means may be the two parts of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
3. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein each first part of the engagement means is attached to the cover by way of an additional strap. said additional strap having the first part of the engagement means at its first end and being attached to the cover at its second end.
4. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the first and second straps have an adjustment means. the adjustment means allowing variation in the position of the second Where In the aforegoing description reference has been made to integers or elements having known equivalents, then such equivalents are herein included as if they were individually set forth.
Although the invention has been described by way of example and with reference to particular embodiments it is understood that modifications and or improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
parts of the engagement means along tho length of the straps thereby allowing adjustment of the securing means to suit an individual animal.
Although the invention has been described by way of example and with reference to particular embodiments it is understood that modifications and or improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
parts of the engagement means along tho length of the straps thereby allowing adjustment of the securing means to suit an individual animal.
5. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim 3 wherein the additional straps have adjustment means, the adjustment means allowing variation in the position of the first parts of the engagement means along the length of the additional straps.
6. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the straps are made of a woven nylon material.
7. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there is a first and a second stabilising means, the first stabilising means being disposed near the lower edge of the first side portion of the cover and being adapted to engage the first strap and the second stabilising means being disposed near the lower edge of the second side portion of the cover and being adapted to engage the second strap.
8. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim 7 wherein the stabilising means are loops through which the straps may pass.
9. An animal cover and means for appearing said animal cover as claimed in claim 8 wherein the loops are formed by a length of strap folded over and securely stitched to the cover.
10. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the first and second side portions are secured together at the front of the animal, there being an opening at the front of the cover through which the animals head can pass.
11. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim wherein the side portions are secured by means of a buckle, clip or velcro system.
12. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in claim 10 wherein the side portions are secured by stitching them together.
13. An animal cover and means for securing said animal cover as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the cover is a beef cover adapted to maintain condition and or improve growth rates in beef animals.
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| NZ500401 | 1999-10-18 | ||
| NZ50040199A NZ500401A (en) | 1999-10-18 | 1999-10-18 | Animal cover with two straps passing between rear legs and engagement means |
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| CA2323816A1 true CA2323816A1 (en) | 2001-04-18 |
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