Gear for Preventing Horses Destroying or Damaging their Clothing.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1890-Accepted, 21st June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Head Gear for Preventing Horses Destroying or Damaging
their Clothing.
I JAMES EDWARDS of Crawford Street Mills Rochdale in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a device which is applicable to and is adapted chiefly for
use in connection with horses of a vicious nature. It is well known that such
animals when located in the stable frequently destroy or damage their clothing,
various means have hitherto been employed to obviate this, but the means employed
have generally been of such a character as to prevent the animal eating, consequently
when in use necessitating the removal thereof by the attendant when the animal is
required to be watered or foddered.
According to my arrangement the device-which is made of leather or may be of
any other suitable material-when in use allows the animal to drink or partake of
food without the necessity of removal or adjustment.
As constructed my contrivance or "slip" consists of a band of leather which
passes over the head of the animal the extremities of the said band being conveniently
attached to a strap or straps which pass or passes over the nose and behind the jaw.
I attach to the band behind the jaw a piece or "flap" being preferably a stout piece
of leather and extending a suitable distance below the mouth.
Dated this 16th day of Anunt A T 1000
JAMES EDWARDS.
J. H. Butterworth,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Head Gear for Preventing Horses Destroying or Damaging
their Clothing.
I JAMES EDWARDS of Crawford Street Mills Rochdale in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner 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 a contrivance or head gear for horses addicted to
devouring or destroying their clothing. According to my arrangement when in use
the animal may drink and take its food without the necessity of removal or adjust-
ment of the head gear which may be made of leather or any other suitable material.
As constructed this invention consists of a band of leather which passes over the
head the said band may be of one or more parts and connected together to form one
piece by means of a buckle or buckles the extremities of the band being attached to
a suitable nose band which extends behind the jaw. I attach to the portion of the
band behind the jaw a "flap" or "bib" conveniently formed so as to be close to the
jaw at the lower part of which "bib" may be provided metal network the employ-
ment of which gives strength and firmness to the said piece.
1 herewith annex a sheet of drawings in order that my invention may be clear
and intelligible. Figure 1. represents a view in perspective. Figure 2. represents
"bib" detached. Fig. 3 represents my invention applied to the head of a horse.
The band a, is formed of one or more parts being connected together by buckles b,
at the hind part of the nose band or behind the jaw I provide a bib" or lip-piece d
of any convenient size and form which piece is adapted to project beyond the
corners of the mouth, at the lower part thereof I employ metal net work
gives strength to the part d, if desired the metal work e may be dispensed with. I
e,
which

page_text: provide at any convenient part of the nose band c a buckle f which allows the band c
to be slackened or tightened as may be necessary in order to allow of the piece d to
be adjusted to or from the under lip of the animal. If desired the piece d may be
attached to an ordinary night halter.
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 "bib" or lip-piece d and the strap c, the said piece being provided with
the metal work e, or without such metal work as may be desired substantially as
and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
JAMES EDWARDS.