Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
We, EDWARD WILLIGEROD, Draughtsman, of 50 Cliff Street, and LOUIS
NERESHEIMER, Importor, of 21 Maiden Lane, both in the City, County and State of
New York, United States of America, Gentlemen, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to provide a feed bag for horses and other animals
that will automatically keep the food at all times in proper relation to the animal's
mouth so as to enable the animal to readily reach its contents and at the same time
provide a simple means that will not only afford ventilation while eating but will also
serve as a sieve for the dust and dirt that may be in the food, and moreover prevents
throwing and wasting of the food.
The invention consists in the novel construction of the feed receptacle itself which
is intended to be suspended from the horse's head and composed of a perforated base
of a dish shape curved at the bottom and connected at its top by means of a canvas
band or other flexible material to a perforated intermediate metallic hoop or band,
to the top of which hoop or band is secured another piece of canvas, which forms the
upper part of the bag, to which the outer side tubes are riveted, while the inner side
tubes are secured to the top of the dish shaped base composing the bottom of the feed
receptacle which tubes are provided with a spiral. spring secured to the top of the
outer tube and the bottom of the inner tube for telescopically operating the tubes and
for balancing the bag, so that as the horse eats the contents the bag is automatically
drawn to his mouth and the food is thereby always kept within convenient eating
distance as hereinafter more fully described.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1. represents a nose bag illustrating our invention as applied to horse's
heads showing the same in an elevated position emptied of its contents.
Figure 2. represents the position the feed bag will occupy when filled and applied
to the animal's head for use.
Figure 3. represents a vertical sectional view showing the feed receptacle detached
from the animal and emptied of its contents.

page_text: Represents a vertical section showing the feed receptacle provided wICH IS
contents ready for use.
Figure 5. represents the feed receptacle closed and empty.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The feed bag or receptacle A. consists of a dish shaped base B. of any desired form
or material curved on its lower part and having perforations a, b on its bottom and
sides which not only serve as ventilators, but also act as a sieve for any dust or dirt
that may be in the food. To the top of the base B is attached as by rivets c the
lower part of a band of canvas or other flexible material D. whilst the upper edge of
the canvas D as by rivets to a perforated metallic or leather band or hoop E, to the
top of which hoop is fastened another piece of canvas F, having a free portion Fi
which forms the cover of the bag and which free portion may be provided with a
drawing string for closing it.
The circumference of the hoop or band E is less than the circumference of the
base B and the size of the top and bottom band D is made to correspond in circum-
ference to the base B and the hoop E so that the band E and the canvas band D will
telescope within the base B as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 5. as the feed receptacle is
emptied of its contents; while the bag will assume by the weight of the feed the
extended shape illustrated in Figures 2 and 4.
The letters G, H, indicate two side pieces arranged diametrically opposite to each
other and composed of the outer metallic tube J, riveted at its bottom to the piece of
canvas F by means of a keeper d while the inner metallic side tubes K are properly
secured to the top of the base B, which tubes J, K, are provided with spiral
springs L, L, which springs are suitably fastened interiorly at the top of the outer
tube and interiorly at the bottom of the inner tube K so that the inner tube will
gradually automatically telescope in the outer tube as the bag is emptied of its
contents and at the same time causing the base piece B to rise and telescopically to
surround the metallic or other hoop or band E and the canvas band D to gradually
automatically to be surrounded by the base B thereby always keeping the food
within convenient eating distance of the animal's mouth until the food is entirely
consumed.
It is evident that instead of arranging the base piece to rise and surround the
hoop E, the hoop E may be constructed so as to rise and surround the base piece and
to pass on the outside thereof, in which case the outside pieces are secured to the
inside of the hoop or band.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is,
1st. A feed receptacle constructed with a dish shaped base B curved on its lower
part having suitably attached to its upper edge a band of flexible material D to
which is connected a perforated band or hoop having fastened to its upper portion a
piece of flexible material which forms the top of the bag substantially as herein
shown and described.
2d. A feed receptacle consisting of a base attached to a hoop or band of metal
or other, suitable material having a piece of canvas fastened to its upper part and a
means for automatically adjusting the position of the receptacle relatively to the
animal's mouth as and for the purpose herein described.
3d. The combination with a feed bag of side pieces consisting of the inner and
outer tubes and the spiral spring arranged therein operating substantially as herein
shown and described.
4th. In a feed receptacle the dish shaped base B attached by a band of canvas or
other flexible material D to a perforated intermediate hoop or band of metal E or
other suitable material having a piece of canvas F fastened to its upper part to
form the cover in combination with the side pieces consisting of the telescopic inner
and outer tubes J, K, and the spiral springs arranged therein, said tube J being
riveted at its bottom to the piece of canvas F and the inner tube K secured to the

page_text: top of the base B for automatically adjusting the feed bag to the mouth of the animal,
substantially as and for the purposes herein described.
5th. In a feed receptacle the dish shaped base B connected to an intermediate
band or hoop E by means of a flexible material D in combination with side pieces
constructed as shown to gradually cause the base B to automatically rise and telescope
with the band E and canvas band D as the feed bag is emptied of its contents, thereby
always keeping the. food within a convenient eating distance of the animal's mouth
until the food is entirely consumed substantially as herein shown and described.
6th. A feed receptacle constructed as above described having its base and
intermediate band or bands perforated substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.
HERBERT J. ALLISON,
Agent for the Applicants.