Improvements in Wire Muzzles, and in the Manufacture of the same, applicable also to other Wire Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wire Muzzles, and in the Manufacture of the
same, applicable also to other Wire Articles.
1, JAMES BAILEY, of the Firm of James Bailey and Company, Grove
Works, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of my said 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 improvements in wire muzzles and in the
manufacture of the same, applicable also to other wire articles, by which I dispense
with all soldering or lapping of the wires so as to present as near a flat surface as
possible thus preventing all chafing or rubbing of the dog's head and considerably
lessening the cost of manufacture.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated sufficient examples to show the principle of my
improvements.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dog's muzzle manufactured according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the blank which forms the clip or junction
piece A.
Figure 3 shows the ends a' and a² of the junction piece clipping the wire W.
Figure 4 shows the end a² of the same junction piece bent around another wire
so as to join the two together.
Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the blank for forming the clip or junction
piece B.
Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing the junction piece B clipping two cross
wires.
In carrying my invention into practice 1 connect the wires W together for
forming my improved muzzle by means of the clips A and B. These clips are
formed from sheet or other metal by suitable tools as shown at Figures 2 and 5.
To connect the ends of the wires to the wires running at right angles or there-
abouts, the ends a' and a² of the clip A are closed over on to the ends w³ as shown
at Figure 3 and the end a³ is then bent as shown at Figure 34 and afterwards
closed around that part of the wire to which it is to be connected as shown at
Figure 4, but where the wires cross one another they are joined together by closing
over the ends, and 2 on to one wire, the centre portion & resting under the
other wire as shown at Figure 6. The two ends of the wire which come flush
together are united by the junction piece C as shown at Figure 1.
In order to make the junctions or connections of the wires less bulky, I may
notch or flatten out that part of the wire or wires where they are united or cross
one another by suitable tools as shown at w* and wo³ Figures 7 and 8.
After the wires, and by preference I use black, have been joined together by the
junction pieces in the manner as herein before described to form the muzzle, it is
coated or plated with tin or other solution, by which means the junctions are still
further levelled up and more firmly united together.
When desired I may use the nose pad P, which I form from leather, rubber or
other soft material secured to the wires by the plate D, which is formed with the
projections d' d' aud d² d² as shown at Figure 9. The pad is first placed in position ;
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page_text: the ends which wrap around the wires are then glued together and the metal plate
put on by turning over the projections and d on to the wire, the sides ³ ³
being afterwards turned down on to the edges of the pad, thus firmly and securely
holding it in position.
Although I have shown and described my method of joining wires together as
applied to dog muzzles. it will be quite evident that the principle can with equal
advantage be applied for the junction of wires generally.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the saine is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
CLAIMS.
First. For general purposes joining wire or wires together by the junction pieces
such as A, B and C or their equivalents, whether the wires are first notched or not,
in the manner substantially as hereinbefore described and as shown.
Second. The new dog or other muzzle constructed of wire and bound together
by junction pieces such as A, B and C or their equivalents covering the notched
portions in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described
and as shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Third. The manufacture of muzzles for dogs and other animals by first notching
or flattening the wire at the junctions and afterwards bending over the notched or
flattened parts a plate or clip such as A, B and C and afterwards coating or plating
the muzzle which still further levels up and secures the junctions substantially as
herein set forth with reference to the drawings.
Fourth. In a muzzle forming and securing the nose pad in position by the
locking plate such as l' or its equivalent in the manner substantially as hereinbefore
described and as shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 5th day of May 1897
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.