Improvements in Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
I, RICHARD RIPLEY, of Blandford Works, Blandford Street, Liverpool,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention has for its object to provide for dogs and other animals a muzzle
which can be formed out of a single length of chain, leather, cord, india rubber, or
the like, thereby obtaining simplicity in construction and compactness in.that when
necessary the muzzle can be easily carried about the person.
My invention consists in providing a chain, a leather leash, a cord, india rubber,
or the like with a hook or its equivalent at either end, and a fixed ring (of metal,
leather, india rubber, etcetera) may be placed at a suitable distance between the
two. Or the chain, etcetera, may have a hook at one end only and the ring at the
other, in which case there may be a short additional strip of chain forming a
branch chain attached to the chain and having at its free end a hook. It must be
understood that when a leather leash, a cord, india rubber, etcetera, is used instead
of a chain, it must be pierced, or otherwise suitably arranged, so that the hooks can
catch into it as into the links of the chain.
In the first case, that is, where there is a hook at either end of the chain, the
muzzle is applied by simply passing the one part of the chain round the neck or
throat of the dog and the other part round the snout or nose, the hooks at each end
being caught on the fixed ring which is placed in or on the chain and which lies
just at the under part of the snout about the throat. If the neck or snout be of a
small size, the ends of the chain may be passed through the ring and the hooks
caught in one or other of the links.
In the second case, that is, where there is a hook at one end of the chain and a
ring at the other, the ring is kept to the forehead of the dog or other animal,
the chain brought round the neck or throat up to the ring, it is then passed through
the ring and brought down the forehead and front of the snout or nose, the end of
it is then passed round the snout or nose and the end hook caught into one of the
links of that part of the chain which is at the front of the neck or snout.
When there is, as previously mentioned, a short additional strip of chain, forming
a branch chain, such is employed on the underside of the snout as a connection
between the loops round the neck and snout, its one end being permanently fixed
into the portion of the chain forming one of the loops and its other end is caught
by means of its hook into the portion of the chain forming the other loop.
In place of using hooks as a means of attaching or fastening up the ends of the
chain, etcetera, the ring employed may have a spring opening, be a split one, or
otherwise fashioned, or be substituted by a buckle, and the chain, etcetera, be thereby
passed on to the ring or buckle and thus secured.
Dated this 15th day of Now 1891
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
I, RICHARD RIPLEY of Blandford Works, Blandford Street Liverpool,
Manufacturer 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. :-
My invention has for its object to provide, for dogs and other animals, a muzzle
which can be formed out of or joined to form a single length of chain, leather, cord,
india rubber, or the like, thereby obtaining simplicity in construction and com-
pactness of form, as, when necessary, the muzzle can be easily carried about the
person.
In carrying out the invention, I provide a chain, leather leash, cord, india rubber,
or the like with a hook or its equivalent at either end, and a fixed ring (of metal,
leather, india rubber, etcetera) placed at a suitable distance between the two; or
the ring employed may have a spring opening, or may be a split one, or it may be
otherwise fashioned, or substituted by a buckle, and the chain, leather, etcetera, be
thereby passed on to the ring or buckle and thus secured.
The invention may be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
In which
Figure 1 is a view of the muzzle before being passed round the neck and nose of
the animal;
Figure 2 shows the method of forming the muzzle and of securing the ends of
the leather to the ring;
Figure 3 depicts the muzzle placed in position round the dog's nose and neck.
In these figures-
A, is the leather leash for passing round the neck of the animal; A' the leash for
passing round the nose; and B the split or snap ring connecting the two pieces A
and A together. To muzzle the animal, the ring is placed under the chin, as
shown in Figure 3, and the leash A is passed round the neck, while the leash A' is
passed round the nose. The loose ends, which are pierced with a series of
perforations, are then slipped on the split or suap ring, and are thus secured.
Several perforations being preferably provided, the tightness of the muzzle can be
regulated.
In another arrangement, the chain, leash, etcetera, has a hook at one end only,
and the ring at the other, in which case there is a short additional strip forming a
branch chain attached to the chain, and having, at its free end, a hook.
The ring is kept to the forehead of the animal, and the chain brought round the
neck or throat up to the ring. It is then passed through the ring and brought
down the forehead and front of the snout or nose, the end of it is then passed round
the snout or nose and the end hook caught into one of the links of that part of
the chain which is at the front of the neck or snout.
When there is, as previously mentioned, a short additional strip of chain, forming
a branch chain, such is employed on the underside of the snout as a connection
between the loops round the neck and snout, its one end being permanently fixed
into the portion of the chain forming one of the loops, and its other end is caught
by means of its hook into the portion of the chain forming the other loop.
It must be understood that when a leather leash, a cord, india rubber, etcetera, is
used instead of a chain, it must be pierced, or otherwise suitably arranged, so that
the hooks can catch into it as into the links of the chain.
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
1 claim is
1. The improvement in muzzles for dogs or other animals which consists in

page_text: forming them of bands, chains or the like joined together by a split or snap ring to
form one single length, one part of the band being passed round the neck of the
animal, and the other part round the nose, and the loose ends thereof secured to the
ring aforesaid substantially as described.
2. The general combined arrangements of parts forming the improved muzzles
substantially as described.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.