Improved Nosebag and Supports intended for Horses and Cattle.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left 13th Apr. 1891-Accepted, 30th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Nosebag and Supports intended for Horses and Cattle.
HORACE SELIM POLL 182 Sloane Street, London, Draper and HENRY
WILLIAM BENNETT 7 Regent Street London Draper in the County of Middlesex
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements consist of a strap or straps fixed to the top of the bag and
forming a carrying or bearing strap for holding and tilting the bag, by means of the
action of the animal as he lowers or raises his head. Also in the head strap which
is fastened on each side of the bag by studs which enables the bag when not in use,
to hang perpendicularly. Also in the mode of ventilation & in the shape of the
bag & nose or mouth part; which is made to afford a division into which the food
runs when the head is lowered and from which the animal eats it.
By the improvements the weight of the bag and food is partly borne by the strap
put over the collar, thus relieving the weight on the head. The bag, studs, hook,
ventilation holes, and straps may be made of any convenient materials.
Fig. 1. illustrates a horse with an ordinary nosebag on, & in the act of tossing up
his head to get at the food, thereby causing great loss & waste of same, such bags
too requiring constant attention to re-adjust the head strap to enable the horse to
reach the food as it diminishes.
Fig. 2. represents a horse with our improved nosebag on, which requires no
re-adjustment of the head strap.
A and B forms the bag; A the receptacle for the food and B the space partly
divided from A. by the division F; which division made to come down to K from
side to side, thus stopping the food in A from running too quickly into the
division B C are the studs on each side of the bag which fasten the head strap D
to it, and allow the strap D to turn (as in Fig. 3) and thus hang the bag when not
required perpendicularly; E is a piece of leather or material on each side to stiffen
and keep up the top nose part L G are the ventilating holes to allow a constant
supply of fresh air to come into the bag; H is the strap or straps sewn or fixed to
the two corners of the bag at I. L. and passing over the peak of the horse's collar;
J is the hook fastened to the bag to hold the strap H (as in Fig. 3) when the bag
is not required.
As will be seen the bag is so made & held up by the straps D and H that the
food is constantly tipped or fed down into the division B by the slightest depression
of the animals head; & from which he eats it ; & no loss of food takes place.
Dated this 16th day of February 1891.
HORACE SELIM FULL,
and
HENRY WILLIAM BENNETT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Nosebag and Supports intended for Horses and Cattle.
HORACE SELIM POLL 182 Sloane Street S.W., Draper, and HENRY-WILLIAM
BENNETT 7 Regent Street S.W., Draper, in the County of 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 :--
The improvements consist of a strap or straps fixed to the top of the bag and
forming a carrying or bearing strap for holding & tilting the bag; by means of the

page_text: action of the animal as he lowers or raises his head. Also in the head strap which
is fastened on each side of the bag by studs which enables the bag when not in use
to hang perpendicularly. Also in the mode of ventilation and in the shape of the
bag and nose or mouth part which is made to afford a division into which the food
runs when the head is lowered & from which the animal eats it.
By the improvements the weight of the bag & food is partly borne by the strap
put over the collar, thus relieving the weight on the head. The bag, studs; hook;
ventilation holes ; & straps may be made of any convenient materials.
The drawings (left with Provisional Specification) will serve to illustrate how
our invention may be carried into effect. No. given 2861.
Fig. 1. illustrates a horse with an ordinary nosebag on and in the act of tossing
up his head to get at the food; thereby causing great loss and waste of same; such
bags too requiring constant attention to re-adjust the head strap to enable the horse
to reach the food as it diminishes.
Fig. 2. represents a horse with our improved nosebag on, which in shape
is an oblong square slightly cut at an angle at the one end, & which requires no
re-adjustment of the head strap.
A and B form the bag, A the receptacle for the food and B the division partly
divided from A by the division ; which division is made to come down to K from
side to side, thus stopping the food in A from running too quickly into the
division B. C are the studs on each side which fasten the head strap D to the bag
and allow the strap D to turn (as in Fig. 3) and thus hang the bag when not
required perpendicularly.
E is a piece of leather or material on each side to stiffen and keep up the top
hose part L. G are the ventilating holes, there being in this bag 5 holes at the end
2 on each side and 1 at each of the two top corners equaling in all 11 holes, to
allow a constant supply of fresh air to come into the bag. We however wish it to
be understood that we do not confine our invention to this exact number of
yentilation holes as we claim to have either more or less according to wish or
requirements.
H is the strap or straps sewn or fixed to the two corners of the bag at I. I.
passing over the peak of the horses collar; J is the hook fastened to the bag to
hold the strap H (as in Fig. 3) when the bag is not required.
As will be seen the bag is so made and held up by the straps D and H that the
food is constantly tipped or fed down into the division B by the slightest depression
of the animals head and from which he cats it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The particular shape and construction of nosebag and its attatchments or supports
and fittings substantially as herein set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of Anril 1891