Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Suspending Horse Nose Bags.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Suspending
Horse Nose Bags.
I JOSEPH PARKINSON of Canal Iron Works Shipley in the County of York
Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the suspension of what are known as corn or
feed nose bags under the heads of horses when in harness away from the stables,
in a manner that, the weight of the bag and contents hitherto carried by the head
of the horse is removed therefrom and suspended in such a manner that the horse
is better enabled to gather its food placed in the bag or the like to masticate the
same and breathe under more healthful conditions with less liability to waste and
to dispense with the necessity of the horse having to throw up its head and tilt
the bag to obtain food near the bottom of same and obviate the danger of seeds
entering the nostrils and eyes as is the case when nose bags are suspended to the
head of a horse in the manner as is now the common practice.
In carrying out my object I form a bag or receptacle of suitable material for
the reception of the corn or other food and attach the bag or the like to one or
more bars which may be provided with hooks for engaging with sockets secured
to the harness or shafts of the vehicle or the bars may be arranged without hooks
and engage with staples or the like secured to the harness or vehicle in a manner
that the horse is at liberty to eat from the bag and breathe and masticate its food
as from a manger without having its nose continually enclosed within a bag
suspended from its head as is now the case when feeding horses with nose bags.
T. 09th day of Mo 1805
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Suspending
Horse Nose Bags.
I, JOSEPH PARKINSON, of Canal Iron Works, Shipley, in the County of York,
Machine Maker, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the suspension of what are known as corn or
feed nose bags under the heads of horses when in harness away from the stables,
in such a manner that, the weight of the bag and contents hitherto strapped to and
carried by the head of the horse is removed therefrom, and suspended in such a
manner that, the horse is better enabled to gather its food placed in the bag or the
like, to masticate it more effectually with less liability of waste and to breathe
under more healthful conditions; and by my improvement to dispense with the
necessity of the horse having to resort to the wasteful practice of tossing the bag
with its head to obtain food when it is too low in the bag for the horse to reach it

page_text: with its lips; also to obviate the danger of any seeds or dirt being thrown into the
eyes and nostrils by the tossing of the bag, as is the case when nose bags are
suspended to the head of a horse in the manner as is now the common practice."
In describing my invention more in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 represents an elevation of my improved suspender as applied to the ends of
the vehicle shafts.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and
Fig. 3 an elevation of a modified arrangement.
In all the figures similar letters indicate similar parts where they appear.
In carrying out my invention I form the bag or receptacle A. of any suitable
material for the reception of the corn or other food, and is secured to a light metal
frame B. hinged together on either side at C. so that it may be closed up when
not in use.
To each side of the said bag I secure a hook or socket D. for sliding on the
respective rods E. which may be attached to the vehicle shafts F. by the ends of the
said rods being bent to engage with holes formed in the light brackets G. secured
to the ends of the shafts F.
When the shafts of the vehicle admit, the bag A. and suspending rods E. may
be supported by the latter engaging with tubes H. secured by preference to the
underside of the shafts, so that on placing the rods E. in the respective tubes H,
the nose bag is suspended in the requisite position under the head of the horse.
It will be obvious that by securing to the harness collar, brackets similar to G.
and bending the suspending rods E. to engage with same in a similar manner as
before described in connection with the shaft ends, the nose bag may be supported
in the required position, thereby making my invention applicable to horses other
than those in the shafts.
By suspending the nose bag in the manner described, the mouth and nose are
not confined within a bag, the horse is at liberty to gather its food without fouling
the same by the exhaled breath, to masticate the food and breathe naturally as
when feeding in a manger, and at the same time dispensing with the necessity of
having to toss the bag when the food is almost exhausted, as is now the case when
suspended in the usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
The combination of the parts forming the complete apparatus for supporting
nose bags by the vehicle shafts or harness collar, all arranged substantially in the
manner as hereinbefore described and shown.
Dated this 29th day of February 1896.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.