(19)
(11) EP 2 272 578 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/02

(21) Application number: 09015695.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A63K 3/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 18.12.2008 NL 1036325

(71) Applicant: Kuipers, Martin Bernardus Hermanus
7602 KL Almelo (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kuipers, Martin Bernardus Hermanus
    7602 KL Almelo (NL)

(74) Representative: Ferguson, Alexander 
Octrooibureau Ferguson BV P.O. Box 970
3800 AZ Amersfoort
3800 AZ Amersfoort (NL)

   


(54) Hurdle


(57) Obstacle device, particularly designed as jumping obstacle for animal sports, particularly equestrian sports, comprising a support and an obstacle to be supported by the support, wherein the obstacle comprises at least one obstacle member which with respect to the support can be moved between an operative position in which the obstacle has its integrity as an obstacle and a lower collapsed position in which the integrity of the obstacle is at least partially ended, wherein the device furthermore comprises holding means for pulling, particularly tensioning, the obstacle member to the support in order to hold it in the operative position, wherein the holding means also comprise releasing means for on an impact exerted on the obstacle member by a user of the obstacle device, lowering, particularly ending, the pulling force, in order to allow, particularly immediately allow, said obstacle member to move to the collapsed position.







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