A CON- TRIVANCE FOR COOLING AND QUENCHING THE THIRST OF HORSES AND OTHER DRAUGHT ANIMALS
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 31st Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 3rd May, 1887.
and other Draught Animais.
I, LOUIS ADRIEN COUTEAU, of 8, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France,
Gentleman Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for A CON-
TRIVANCE FOR COOLING AND QUENCHING THE THIRST OF HORSES AND OTHER DRAUGHT
ANIMALS, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide means for cooling and quenching the thirst
of horses whether at work or at rest, by giving them water or spray; such means to
be always at hand, and applied by the rider or driver.
I will now proceed to describe in what manner my invention may be applied.
Supposing for instance a one-horse vehicle, I place within reach of the hand or foot
of the driver, an india rubber injector or other means of compression communicating
with any suitable recipient containing a liquid, such recipient being placed upon the
shafts, reins, bridle, or elsewhere as may be found convenient. The driver will thus
be able to discharge a jet of water or spray upon the nostrils of the horse, or even,
by employing a hollow bit, the liquid may be discharged in the horse's mouth.
In a team of several horses, the tube may run along the pole. In the case of a
rider, he may have an india rubber hand injector in his pocket or on the saddle, and
refresh his horse by means of a tube placed in any convenient manner.

page_text: and other Draught Animals.
I LOUIS ADRIEN COUTEAU of 22 Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France Gentleman-farmer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to bo
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of my invention is to provide means for cooling and quenching the thirst
of horses or other animals whether at work or at rest, by giving them water or spray;
such means to be always at hand and applied by the rider or driver. In order to
make my invention more clearly understood, I shall now refer to the accompanying
drawing, which illustrates one way in which the invention may be carried out.
A is the chamber of a pump which the driver may work with his foot; B repre-
sents the pipe running along the shaft and terminating in a small perforated head C,
through which the liquid is discharged vaporised over the nostrils of the horse.
By means of an apparatus similar to that above described, the driver will be able to
discharge a jet of water or spray upon the nostrils of the horse, or even, by employing
a hollow bit, the liquid may be discharged in the horse's mouth.
In a team of several horses, the pipe may run along the pole.
In the case of a rider, he may have an india rubber hand injector in his pocket or on
the saddle, and refresh his horse by means of a flexible tube placed in any convenient
manner.
It is obvious that such novel contrivance for refreshing animals may be applied in a
variety of ways, such for instance as, by means of a pump, an india-rubber ball or
other similar recipient, communicating by a flexible tube with the mouth, temples or
other part of the animal's body in such manner as to allow of the discharge of liquid
or spray upon parts of the animal's body at the will of the rider or driver.
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:
1st. In an apparatus for refreshing horses or other animals, a pump, injector, india
rubber ball or other similar recipient placed in such a position as to be worked by the
rider or driver whether by hand or foot.
2nd. In an apparatus for refreshing horses or other animals, the combination with a
pump, injector, india rubber ball, or other similar recipient placed within reach by
hand or foot of the rider or driver, of a pipe carrying the liquid or vapour to such
position as to be accessible for discharge in the form of liquid or spray upon any part
of the animal's body.
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