An Improved Horse's Nose Bag, to Prevent Waste of Food.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improved Horse's Nose Bag, to Prevent Waste of Food.
ALFRED HEWENS, Engineer, Hayes, Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a mechanical appliance, fitted to an ordinary nose bag,
and working automatically as the animal feeds, and is as follows:
I provide and attach to each side of the bag "in a vertical position" by means
of rivets, straps, or otherwise, a metal tube or case, preferably flat at the back and
oval in front, in the front of this case I make a slot from end to end or nearly so,
this slot I intersect with cross cut slots, at short intervals apart, the case or tube
may be made in one or more pieces, and screwed together, the top and bottom
ends of tube are covered by turning over the back or front portion of the metal;
inside the case I place a metal slide, constructed to work freely from end to end
of slot, I form the front side of slide with a projecting hook, to pass through and
work in the slot also on the face of slide I form a projecting rib, transverse to the
hook and to fit in the cross slots, on the back of slide I fix a small spring adapted
to press the slide forward on reaching the cross slots, in each case or tube I fix an
elastic cord, "preferably cotton covered" and working over a small sheave at the
lower end of case, one end of the said cord being made fast to the inside of case and
the other end attached to the underside of metal slide afore described. A. leather
strap with a ring at each end is placed over the horses head, the hooks of slides are
hung on to them, drawing out the rubber cords to a tension, according to the
weight of the bag, as the horse consumes the feed, the rubber cords contracts and
80 automatically continues to take up the bag until emptied.
Dated this 25th day January 1808
ALFRED HEWENS, Engineer, Hayes, Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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This invention relates to an improved horses nose bag and it has for its object
to provide a means whereby the contents of the said bag shall always be kept within
easy reach of the animal's mouth thereby rendering unnecessary the tossing or
jerking of the head and consequent waste of fodder which is thrown out of the bag.
In the appended drawings illustrating the invention, Fig. 1 is a front elevation
of a nose bag to which the invention has been applied.
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page_text: Fig. 18 an end view.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section.
In carrying the invention into effect I attach to the sides of the nosebag metal
cases A (the construction and arrangement of both cases being identical it will be
sufficient to describe one only) of any convenient cross section and provided with
a back plate B to which are secured the projections or plates C by which the cases
are secured by rivets or equivalent means D passing through the material of the
bag into a plate E upon the other side. The case A is provided with ends F
formed by turning over either the front or back plate of the case A which in the
present instance is shewn as being approximately D shaped in section, or the said
ends may be formed of separate pieces of metal as shewn in Fig. 3.
In the front of the case A a longitudinal slot or opening G is formed, see Figs.
2 & 3, extending nearly the full length of the case. A and intersected at intervals
by cross slots H. The sides of the longitudinal slot are provided with an out-
wardly projecting ridge or wall I, and the cross slots H, are adapted to engage with
a tooth or projection J upon the face of the adjustable finger plate K of approxi-
mately shaped section located within the case A, and having attached to it at
its lower end a cord L which cord after passing around a sheave M supported upon
a spindle N is led upwards and secured to the piece of rubber cord or spring O,
secured by an eye bolt P or the like, to the cross pin Q Fig. 3 or secured to the
underside or movable cap end F. A spring R is also provided which is attached
to the underside of the finger plate K, and a hook S, formed integral with or
secured to the plates and at a right angle to the base thereof is provided for the
strap by which the nose bag is secured to the horse's head. A hook or stud T is
provided on the slide K, which has a suitable hole U to receive it for holding the
springs at tension, until bag is adjusted on animals head when the said hooks
are disengaged. When in use the bag is suspended by the strap and the weight
of the contents then stretches the rubber cord or springs 0 to a tension, the
diminishing weight of contents causing the bag to rise thus keeping the con-
tents within easy reach. In the event of the horse tossing or jerking its head the
spring upon the finger plate K will force the same outwards and the projection or
tooth, which is normally free of the edges of the slots H will engage therewith
preventing the sudden rise of the bag. I may if desired use two sheaves and cords
and may substitute for the rubber O a metal or other spring of any convenient
form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improved nose bag for horses or other animals constructed and arranged
substantially as described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
2. In a nose bag for horses or other animals a means whereby the contents of
the said bags shall be automatically retained within easy reach of the animals
mouth substantially as described and illustrated by the appended drawings.
3. In a nose bag of the kind referred to in the preceding claim a means whereby
the sudden rising of the bag upon the animal tossing or jerking its head is pre-
vented substanti y as herein described and illustrated by the appended drawings.
Dated this 24th October 1898.