AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR STOPPING RUNAWAY HORSES
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Louis de Negroni, of No. 10, Rue de la Fidélité,
Paris, in the Republic of France, Gentleman, for the Invention of
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Louis de Negroni
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 10th December 1872.
I, LOUIS DE NEGRONI, of No. 10, Rue de la Fidélité, Paris, in the
Republic of France, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR STOPPING RUNAWAY
HORSES," to be as follows, that is to say:—
My Invention consists,―
Firstly. In the construction of a hollow bit with two stars or rowels
united towards the centre by a spring. These stars or rowels may be
moved apart by drawing them by means of a rein employed for that
purpose; in separating, their points come out through openings made in
the bit and prick the interior of the horse's mouth, and this surprise

page_text: causes the horse to stop. By loosening the rein the two stars return to
their primitive position.
Secondly. In a snaffle strap, or rod fixed in front of the horse on the
pole or shafts of a carriage, and which is lowered down to the lower
part of the front of the horse's feet by drawing in the snaffle strap, or
rod, by which means the horse is prevented from moving his fore feet,
and is forced to stop.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Louis de Negroni in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 9th June 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, LOUIS
DE NEGRONI, of No. 10, Rue de la Fidélité, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Gentleman, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Tenth day of December, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in
the thirty-sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said Louis de Negroni,
Her special licence that I, the said Louis de Negroni, my execu-
tors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Louis
de Negroni, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
ime agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR STOPPING RUNAWAY HORSES,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Louis de Negroni,
my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under
my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Louis de Negroni, 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, reference being had to the Draw-
ing hereto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that
is to say:-
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the Draw-
ing hereto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that
is to say:
My Invention consists,-
Firstly. In the construction of a hollow bit with two stars or rowels
united towards the centre by a spring. These stars or rowels may
be
moved apart by drawing them by means of a rein employed for that
purpose; in separating. their points come out through openings made in
the bit and prick the interior of the horse's mouth, and thus causes the
horse to stop. By loosening the rein the two stars return to their normal
position.
Secondly. In a snaffle strap or rod fixed in front of the horse on the
pole or shafts of a carriage, and which is lowered down to the front of
the horse's legs by drawing in the snaffle strap or rod, by which means
the horse is prevented from moving his legs, and is forced to stop.
These two means may be employed simultaneously or separately.
I will now proceed to describe my Invention by reference to the
accompanying Drawing.
Figure 1 represents a view of a bit constructed according to my
Invention. In the bit which is made hollow are placed the two stars or
rowels, having pointed or blunt ends E, E; the two stars or rowels are
connected by the spiral spring F, and when in their normal position are
enclosed, as shewn in section at Figure 3. When it is desired to stop the
runaway horse the reins or cords attached to the rings M are pulled
and the stars or rowels E, E, move outwards through four slits made
along the bit into the position shewn in Figure 2, and their sharp or
cutting ends prick or strike the interior of the horse's mouth and causes
the horse to stop; Figure 4 is a section shewing the acting position of
the stars or rowels E, E.
Figure 5 is a view of a jointed bit constructed with my improvements,
the springs holding the stars or rowels are attached to the inner ends of
the bars G, G. The action of the bit is the same as that herein-before
described.

page_text: If the horse is harnessed to a carriage or other vehicle I can complete
the stoppage by lowering on the fore legs of the horse by means of a
special rein, a cord, strap, net, or rod fixed to the pole or shafts of the
yehicle, and thus prevent the horse moving his legs.
In witness whereof, I, the said Louis de Negroni have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Fifth day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.