Improvements in and relating to Nose-bags.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
Improvements in and relating to Nose-bags.
I, Owen COOPER, of 8, Herne Hill Road, Camberwell, in the County of Surrey,
Butcher, 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 is designed to provide, in a simple and
convenient manner, for preventing the waste that frequently occurs with ordinary
nose-bags owing to the contents being spilt from the mouth of the bag by the horse
or other animal.
As heretofore usually constructed the mouth of the nose-bag has been left open
without any actual connection between the edges of the bag and the horse's nose,
and it is through the space thus left that the waste referred to occurs.
Now according to my invention I provide the mouth of the nose-bag with a
flexible sleeve-like extension, having at its upper part a contractile opening or
mouth, the edges of which will close over the horse's nose and retain themselves
firmly in position thereon.
The said extension is preferably formed separately from the bag and is laced or
otherwise secured in the mouth thereof, the material of such extension being lighter
and more open than that of the bag.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the same fully by aid of the accompanying
drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is an elevation, and
Figure 2 a plan, of one construction of nose bag, having an extension applied
thereto.
Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section thereof, and
Figure 4 shows the bag in use.
a is the body of the bag, which is of ordinary construction and is provided with
the usual strap a¹ for enabling it to be attached to the horse's head.
bis the flexible.extension, which is in this case formed separately from the bag
and is secured to the interior thereof slightly below the mouth, by suitable lacing b₁
passed through eyelet holes a², 62, in the bag and extension respectively.
connection may however be effected in any other convenient manner. .
This
The material of which the said extension is formed may be for example very
coarse or open canvas, of a light and flexible character, or fine strong netting, so as
to allow of free access of air to the interior of the bag for ventilation and to
keep the contents of the bag sweet and free from the condensation of the horse's
breath.
c is an elastic rubber ring or band which serves to impart the contractile tendency
to the opening or mouth of the extension b. As shown the ring is secured inside
the mouth of the extension by means of flat lacing c¹, and the said mouth is drawn
together in pleats or folds; which permit it to be stretched to pass over the horse's
It will be observed that the elastic ring c is fully exposed on the inside of
the extension that is to say, in other words, it is not sewn into the material of the
bag or provided with a covering but is simply held in place by the lacing. I do
nose.

page_text: not limit myself to this construction, but I prefer the same because it avoids all
complication and it enables the elastic ring to be easily replaced by a new one if
such should be desirable.
The action of the extension will be readily understood by an inspection of Figures
3 and 4, from which it will be seen that it provides a flexible connection between
the horse's nose and the edge of the bag, and serves effectually to prevent the
spilling of the oats or other contents, while allowing the horse to insert its nose
into the bag or to withdraw it therefrom with perfect freedom, the innermost
position of the extension being approximately indicated by the dotted lines in
Figure 3.
Obviously although I have referred to an elastic rubber ring c for imparting the
contractile property to the mouth of the extension, yet I may if desired employ a
coiled spring or other suitable means for causing the mouth of the extension to con-
tract on to the horse's nose.
Ordinary lacing might in some cases be employed, but I do not consider the
same so advantageous as the rubber band or ring above described.
The said rubber band or ring has furthermore the advantage that it is soft and
is not liable to corrode or to cause irritation to the horse, nor is it liable to be
damaged by rough usage as a metal spring might be.
Moreover instead of the said extension being formed separately from the bag it
might in some cases be formed integrally therewith. I prefer however to make it
separately as it can be sold by itself and can be applied by the purchaser in the
manner herein before described to any existing nose bag.
In some cases in order to positively prevent any chance of the extension slipping
off the horse's nose, I may attach the same by a small hook or other device, to
the ordinary nose band of the harness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A flexible extension adapted to be secured to a nose-bag by lacing or
otherwise, substantially as described.
2. A nose bag provided with a flexible extension having a contractile mouth or
opening, substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Dareo 6018 GO QAV OF Anri 1890.
Laren 6019 AGO 08V OT Anri 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.