DE29613024U1 - Heated horse blanket - Google Patents

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Gravemeier, Hartwig, Am Vejnn 45, 49549 Ladbergen

"Heated horse blanket"

The innovation concerns a blanket, in particular a horse

ceiling.

A large proportion of health problems in animals result from a lack of heat, e.g. from insufficient pre-warming of the muscles and subsequent

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Horse blankets are known from practice to keep horses warm before sporting exertion

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too rapid cooling

Nevertheless, a non-existent

Insufficient warming of the muscles or too rapid cooling of the muscles was observed.

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The innovation is based on the task of improving a generic ceiling in such a way that it provides a better

to warm the animal.

This problem underlying the innovation is solved by a blanket with the features of claim 1.

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In other words, the innovation proposes to provide an electrically heated blanket for animals, whereby portable electrical energy sources are provided that heat electrically heated elements. Compared to stationary electrical connections, for example 'pn a socket, the

Portable elements have the advantage that they can also be used on the

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burst can be used at sporting events. In addition, there is no risk of the animal damaging the electrical connection or injuring itself on this stationary electrical connection. 5

One application of the new blanket can also be to use it not on an animal, but as a resting blanket on which the animal can lie down, e.g. for dogs that have to wait in a vehicle for a long time. In order to avoid

To prevent the animals from getting cold, the blanket can be heated according to the innovation.

Compared to other portable forms of heating that do not require an open flame and are known from camping and in which a chemical reaction provides a predetermined amount of heat for a certain period of time, e.g. for heating food, a portable electrical energy source makes it easy to regulate the amount of heat and thus the intensity of heating, for example by being able to use different numbers of batteries and correspondingly different voltages, or by using a different charge level of an accumulator, so that the heating temperatures of the blanket can be roughly adjusted using simple means even without additional regulators.

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However, it is advantageous if the blanket has a special power regulator that is connected to the energy source in order to regulate the heating power of the blanket and adapt it to the respective

to be able to adapt to needs.

Advantageously, at least two heatable elements can be provided that can be activated independently of each other. In this way, the

Heat zones that meet the respective requirements

are accordingly required.

Each heatable element can be assigned its own power controller, so that not only can the heat be switched on or off completely in certain areas, but

Different warm areas can be set.

Rechargeable batteries can be used advantageously as energy sources because they have a long service life and are cheaper than commercially available mass-produced parts

can be used.

To prevent the blanket from slipping on the animal's back, it is advantageously designed symmetrically to the animal's spine and of the same weight.

In practice, electrical energy sources often have a relatively high weight. It is therefore advantageous to arrange these energy sources on the two side edges of the ceiling in order to ensure that the

Blanket to support the animal's body.

It is advantageous to use a resistance wire as a heatable element. This makes it possible to create a thin, flexible blanket that can be easily adapted to the animal's body contours.

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A removable and washable outer cover can be provided, which can be separated from the electrical functional elements of the blanket. A

The ceiling can therefore be cleaned regularly by washing it without having to worry about electrical damage to the ceiling.

The blanket can advantageously have an insulating layer, with the heatable elements only being arranged on one side of the insulating layer. This can prevent or reduce unwanted heat radiation to the outside, so that the heat emission directed to the animal's body can be improved. This improves the service life of the electrical energy sources, so that energy sources that are as light and small as possible can be used. In addition, this insulating layer improves the heat output of the blanket even after the heating period has elapsed.

Tension straps can be provided to secure the blanket to the animal's body. In this way, for example, horses can be moved with the new blanket, so that the horse can warm up optimally before sporting activity.

transmission is possible.

An example of a ceiling in accordance with the innovation is explained in more detail below using the drawing.

Here, 1 is a purely exemplary horse that is wearing a blanket 2 in addition to a saddle. The blanket 2 is designed as a heating blanket and has several areas, each of which can be heated by resistance wires. The areas can be switched on and off independently of one another.

bar as well as the heating output can be adjusted.

The cover 2 has a pocket 3 at each of its four corners, whereby the pockets 3 serve to accommodate accumulators, which are connected to the resistance wires of the individual areas.

are closed. The arrangement of the accumulators on the side edges of the blanket 2 means that the blanket is loaded downwards and fits well on the horse 1.

In a modification of the embodiment shown, tensioning straps can be provided to hold the blanket 2 securely on the horse.

The size of the blanket 2 shown in the drawing is purely an example. Relatively small blankets that are anatomically specifically adapted to certain parts of the animal's body can be provided. However, it can also be provided, for example, for the horse 1 shown, a larger blanket than the blanket 2, which also covers the area of the

saddle covers.

Claims (11)

HABBEL & HABBEL PATENT ATTORNEYS PO Box 3429 ♦ 48019 Münster ¹ pt.-r ; h.-q. habbel dipl.-Vnq. lwtz habbel EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS DIPL.-QEOQR. PETER. HABBEL TELEPHONE (0251) 535 780 ♦ FAX (0251) 531 996 OUR FILES; {please enterj G103/19120!u/SC Münster, 25 July 1996 Gravemeier, Hartwig, Am Venn 45, 49549 Ladbergen "Heated horse blanket" Protection claims : 1. Blanket, in particular for horses, characterized by at least one electrically heatable element and by at least one portable electrical energy source. 2. Blanket according to claim 1, characterized by a power regulator connected to the energy source. 3. Blanket according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by at least two heatable elements, wherein the elements are independently can be switched on and off from each other. 4. Blanket according to claim 3, characterized in that each heatable element is assigned a power controller which can be adjusted independently of other power controllers. 5. Blanket according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a rechargeable battery as an energy source. 6. Blanket according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blanket (2) is designed to be approximately equally heavy on both sides with regard to the area of the blanket intended to rest on the animal's spine. 7. Ceiling according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the energy sources are arranged on the two side edges of the ceiling (2). 8. Ceiling according to one of the preceding claims, characterized indicates that a resistance wire is provided as a heatable element. 9. Ceiling according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ceiling (2) has a thermally insulating layer includes. 10. Blanket according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by tensioning straps for fastening the blanket (2) to the animal body. 11. Blanket according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a removable and washable outer cover.