An Improved Construction of Bit and Attachments for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 17th Aug., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Bit and Attachments for Horses and
other Animals. .
I ESLI K. (ROCKER of Hillsdale Michigan in the United States of America,
temporarily residing at 446 Strand in the County of Middlesex Horse Educator, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This Invention relates to an improved construction of bit and attachments for horses
and other animals, the object being to construct an article that shall be easily operated
by the reins and shall have the effect of quieting and keeping in order vicious or
restive horses without hurting them.
In carrying out my Invention I construct the bit and attachments as follows:
The bit is made in two parts, the centre ends being in shape of loops one of
which passes through the other so forming a joint. The outer ends are provided with
the necessary rings for the driving reins.
Metal snaffle pieces are provided on each side which run loosely at one end on the
bit and at the other end are attached in any convenient manner to a piece of leather
or other material which is made in shape to fit the nose of the horse and is connected
up to the top of the bridle in any desired manner.
The action is as follows:-
On the reins being pulled, the jointed centre of the bit rises and the snaffle pieces
travel inwards towards the nostrils of the animal and these pieces and the before
mentioned leather nose piece act on the nerves of the horse from the outside without
giving them pain or pulling the mouth to pieces.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Bit and Attachments for Horses and
other Animals.
I ESLI K. CROCKER, of Hillsdale Michigan in the United States of America,
temporarily residing at 441 Strand in the County of Middlesex Horse Educator, 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 an improved construction of bit and attachments for horses
and other animals, the object being to construct an appliance that can be easily
operated by the reins and shall have the effect of arresting, controlling and quieting
vicious or restive horses, without hurting them.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have represented
the same in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shews my improved con-
struction of bit placed in position in and over horse's mouth.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the bit and side view of the snaffle pieces, nose band, and
attachments, Fig. 3 being a front view of the snaffle pieces.
My improved bit A is made of two parts or pieces whose central ends are terminated
by two loops joined centrally together as shewn at D Fig. 2.
The outer ends of the bit are provided with the usual rings R to which are attached
the reins r. Within these rings are mounted on the same ends of the bit two snaffle
pieces Sl S of metal or other suitable material which run loosely on each half of the
same and to which are attached by means of buckles the two ends of a nose band N.
The latter is fixed to the brow band by means of two straps O. 0¹.
The action of my improved bit is as follows:-When the driver pulls the reins, the
centre part or loops D of the bit, rise against the roof or palate of the horse's mouth
while the snaffle pieces S. S are moved inwardly against the nostrils of the animal and
together with the nose band N exert considerable pressure upon the horse's mouth
and nose, acting on its nerves and thus efficiently arresting, controlling or quieting
him without inflicting any unnecessary pain or any injury and hence without pulling
the mouth to pieces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and particulars
of my said invention, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved bit and attachments consisting of a bit A made of two pieces joined
by the loops D, of snaffle pieces S. S and of the nose band N substantially as described
and shewn and for the purpose set forth.