Improvements in Nose-bags or the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Nose-bags or the like.
WILLIAM HALES TURNER Earthenware Manufacturer Chell Lodge Tunstall do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A Spiral spring (one or more as desired fixed in the most convenient form for the
animal feeding) inserted on each side of the "nose bag" or other article the animal
feeds out of in such a manner as it holds the food with a proper pressure to the lips
of the animal feeding until it is taken off.

page_text: Improvements in Nose-bags. or the like.
I, WILLIAM HALES TURNER of Chell Lodge, Tunstall, in the County of Stafford,
Earthenware 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 :-"
This invention relates to nose-bags and has for its object to provide a nose-bag
in which the food although it may be gradually reduced in quantity will be constantly
drawn up to the mouth of the horse or other animal to a convenient distance for
feeding. Much saving in this manner will be effected as the necessity for the horse's
tossing the bag in the air will be removed and the scattering around of the food
hitherto attendant on such action will consequently be prevented.
In the accompanying drawings;-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a nose-bag constructed according to my invention,
with the head strap raised, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with a portion
removed to show how the head strap and connected springs may be stored in the bag
when out of use.
A is the bag or equivalent food, receptacle. Bare spring snaps secured one at
each side of the bag by means of a leather loop B or other suitable means. Care
helical springs the lower ends of which are connected to the snaps B and through
the upper ends of which is passed the head strap or straps D. The ends of the head
strap are united by means of the buckle D which admits of its effective length being
readily adjusted. E is a strap secured to one side of the bag and E is a buckle
secured opposite to it on the other side; by this strap and buckle the mouth of the
bag as shown in figure 2 may be closed when not in use and it further provides a
ready means of suspending the bag from beneath a van or vehicle."
When the before described bag filled with food is applied to the animal's head the
head strap D is passed over the head in the usual manner and by the weight of the
food then contained in the bag the springs C will be elongated. The effective length
of the head strap D is then adjusted so that the horse's mouth will be just within
proper reach of the food; the extent of this initial adjustment will vary according to
the class of food contained in the bag for with say corn the springs (will be elongated
to a greater extent than with-chaff and the effective length of the strap D must
necessarily be shorter than when the bag A is filled with chaff. As the animal
consumes the food and the weight contained in the bag, thereby becomes decreased
the springs C will contract and draw up the said bag so that food will. always be
within convenient eating distance of the mouth.
Instead of employing helical wire springs of light construction as shown in the
drawing I may use springs of india-rubber or equivalent material and instead of
fastening these to the bag A by two snaps such as B, I may fasten them on by means:
of a snap B and the other by a strap and buckle or both may be secured to the bag.
by straps and buckles or in other convenient manner.

page_text: When out of use one of the springs G may be disconnected from its snap or strap and
the head strap D and springs C turned into the bag the mouth of which may then be
closed in the manner shown in figure 2 or if desired the said strap and springs can
be turned into the bag without at all being detached from the snaps B or after they
have been disconnected from both snaps. By this means the springs are protected
from the wear, tear, rust and general deterioration that would be caused to them by
leaving them unprotected when not in use.
I am aware that it is not new to apply springs to nose-bags for the purpose of
raising them as the contents become lighter but these have hitherto been applied at
the sides of the bags themselves and have in consequence of causing considerable
friction against the bags been prevented from attaining the end for which they were
applied, besides this where the springs have been located at the sides of the bag it
has in some cases been considered necessary to contract the mouth of the bag or in
use the mouth of the bag has of itself contracted so that by the edge of the bag
coming against the horse's blinkers the said bags have not been drawn up sufficiently
to admit of their being completely emptied. In my improvements it will be observed
that the bag may be parallel throughout its length and may be of any desired size
which will enable it to be drawn over the horse's blinkers and adjacent head trappings
and such arrangement will give free breathing space for the horse which has not been
the case with bags as hitherto constructed with springs.
Springs have also been applied amongst the harness where freedom of action was
as much interfered with as in the former.case.
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 ;-
1. The combination with a nose-bag A.of two springs such as C interposed between
the head strap and the bag substantially as and for the purpose described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination with a nose-bag A of a head strap such as D in one piece and
two helical springs C connected to the said bag by snaps such as B substantially as
and for the purpose herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination with a nose-bag A of a strap such as E substantially as and for
the purpose herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination with a nose-bag of a strap such as E and two springs and a
head strap so connected to the bag that when one spring is disconnected from the said
bag the head strap and both springs may be turned into the bag.and the mouth closed
by the strap E for retaining them therein substantially as herein described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
"Datalibis 1980'
WILLIAM HALES TURNER.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.