Improvements in or in connection with Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 5th Mar.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Muzzles for Dogs and other
Animals.
ARTHUR GARSTIN, Leather Goods Manufacturer, 1, Queen Square, Aldersgate
Street, London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in dog muzzles, & the intention is to pro-
vide a smooth under-surface for the wire muzzle inside the upper & lower parts
of the dog muzzle, & is intended to protect the dog from all friction from a wire
Muzzle; at the same time retaining all the strength pertaining to a wire muzzle.
In performing this I take best wire & make an ordinary wire cage muzzle,
or the muzzle may be made of any other hard & suitable material, of any approved
shape. I next take a piece of soft leather of any of the various kinds, or other
material suited to my purpose, but preferably cowhide, & cutting it to a shape
suitable to cover the dog's nose, I stretch it across the under-side of the strands
or bars on the upper inside of the muzzle.
In carrying out my invention I attach the ends or sides of the leather to the
middle or horizontal side-bars of the muzzle & fasten it with rivets, stitching, or
by other suitable means. I may also fasten the end near the forehead in the same
manner, or by piercing a hole or holes in the leather & inserting the top or fore-
head wire of the muzzle through the aperture.
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The piece or pieces of leather I call the "nose-cape," or
cover & in carrying
out my invention it is readily understood that I may make it of any width or pre-
scribed shape, suitable to the shape of the nose of any dog, or carry it right up
to the scull of the dog.
This cover of the nose is not necessarily carried to the nostril, which I allow to
be free, but may be turned up at any point & fastened or secured, preferably by
pins, or other suitable fastening, or to any of the front wires or any of the wires
of the muzzle.
In providing this under-cover or cape for the dog's nose, I claim that my
invention is a great improvement upon the existing means of producing a comfort-
able & efficient muzzle for a dog, without friction to the dog's nose.
Further, I apply the same cover to the portion of the muzzle which goes under
the dog's under-jaw, covering & fastening it in a similar manner.
I may also vary the manner of providing the nose-cape across from one side of
the inner surface to the other, by cutting one or more strands of leather & fastening
them in the same manner to the horizontal or side bar, & by making these straps
of a shorter length than the wire strands of the muzzle, I suspend the wire
muzzle on the dog's nose by such straps, & thus providing a space between the
wire & the leather, preventing the possibility of the wire coming near to the
dog's nose, forming an effectual nose-protector.
I also claim that another part of my invention is to perforate the leather under
the wires, so as to give coolness to the animal's nose.

page_text: Another form of my invention is to provide in a similar manner a pneumatic
pad or pillow, between the wire of the muzzle & the animal's nose.
I may also apply the same invention to horses & other animals.
Improvements in or in connection with Muzzles for Dogs and
other Animals.
I, ARTHUR GARSTIN, 1, Queen Square, Aldersgate Street, London, E.C., Leather
Goods 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 improvements in dog muzzles, & provides smooth
under-surfaces for the inside of dog muzzles, protecting the dog from friction &
irritation, at the same time retaining or improving the strength of the muzzle.
In carrying out these improvements, I take best wire & make an ordinary wire
cage muzzle, or a muzzle may be made of any other hard or suitable material of
any approved shape, Figure 1, marked A.
I next take a piece of soft leather of any of the various kinds, or any other
material suited to my purpose, but preferably calf skin or cowhide.
I cut these pieces of leather to a shape suitable to cover the dog's nose from
side to side. I stretch it across the under or inner side of the strands or bars of the
muzzle, on the upper or lower inside of the muzzle, Fig. 2 marked B. In carrying
out my invention I attach the ends or sides of the leather to the middle or hori
zontal side-bars of the muzzle, marked C, & fasten it with rivets, stitching, hooks
& eyes, or by any other suitable means. I also fasten the parts or ends near the
forehead in the same manner, or by piercing a hole or holes in the leather, marked
D, & inserting the top or forehead wire of the muzzle through the aperture.
The piece of leather which I call the nose-cape or cover pieces, marked B, I make
of variable widths & shapes suitable to the shape of the dog's nose, & in any shape
which may be required to protect the dog's nose or face from friction.
As in Figure 3, I may carry high up to the scull of the dog these covers of the
nose, marked E. It is not necessary to carry to the nostril, marked F, which I
allow to be free, but I turn it up at the point marked G, Figure 2, & fasten & secure
it by means of any suitable fastening, preferably by pins or rivets, to the front
wires at the point marked G, or any of the wires of the muzzle.
In providing the under-cover, or cape for the dog's nose, marked B, I claim
that my invention is a great improvement upon the existing means of producing
a comfortable & efficient muzzle for a dog, without friction to the dog's nose.
Still further, I apply the same cover or covers to the portion of the muzzle which
goes under the dog's under-jaw, marked M, covering & fastening them in a
similar manner.
I also vary the manner of providing the nose capes across from one side of the
inner-surface to the other, by cutting one or more strands of leather, marked H & K,
Figure 3, & fastening them in the same manner to the horizontal or side bars,
marked C, Figure 3, & by making these straps marked H & K of a shorter length
than the wire strands of the muzzle, I suspend the wire on the dog's nose by such
straps, thus providing a space between the wire & the leather, preventing the
possibility of wire, marked L coming near to the dog's nose, thus forming an
effectual nose-protector. For the sake of preventing friction, I also apply the same
to the under-jaw, marked M, in the same manner as aforesaid.

page_text: Another part of my invention is to perforate the leather under the wires, so as
to give coolness to the animal's head.
Another form of my invention is to provide in a similar manner a pneumatic
pad or pillow, between the wire of the muzzle & the animal's head, which I
perform in the following mauner, & use in the place of the leather, marked
HK & E, Figure 3.
I use a short pillow, which I fasten on at different points of the muzzle, or I
take an elongated tube of india-rubber or other suitable material, & having
fastened the ends securely I close certain portions of the tube by pressing &
flattening such portions, & glueing them together with suitable glue, thus leaving
pneumatic portions in certain places, which I pass round between the animal's
head & the wire muzzle & fasten securely to the muzzle itself.
I also apply the same invention to horses & other animals.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:-
First Improvements in muzzles, consisting of linings of leather or other suit-
able material, called capes, nose-covers, straps, or strands, fastened by pins, eyes,
hooks or rivets, & by thus covering the animal's nose, & other portions of the face
& head, as described.
Secondly In fitting after similar manner pneumatic pads or pillows between
the muzzle & the animal's head and nose.
Thirdly In applying the above to dogs & other animals, constructed &
arranged substantially, as described & set forth.