IMPROVEMENTS IN 'BITS' FOR HORSES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Winn, of Fulham, in the County of
Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN 'BITS' FOR HORSES."
Sealed the 22nd September 1877, and dated the 11th June 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Winn.nt
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th June 1877.
WILLIAM EDWARD WINN, of Fulham, in the County of Middlesex.
MENTS IN BITS' FOR HORSES."
IMPROVE
This Invention, which relates to improvements in "bits" for horses, has been
designed to enable a perfect control to be obtained over hard mouthed or other
unmanageable horses, so that they may be guided with ease, their heads kept.
straight, and when restive or otherwise difficult to manage, they can be well reined
in and prevented from "bolting" or running away.
The improvements are applicable to " bits" of the "Liverpool," "Willson," "Buxton,"
and other patterns.
The improvements consist in hinging the mouth-piece at its ends to bell-crank
shaped side or chin arms, the short forward branches of which carry the. rein rings
or the cheek or rein bars, and the long rearward branches of which are shaped to
the horse's chiu or under jaw, and are provided with spring hooks, and united when
the "bit" is in position by a chin chain or similar appliance.
The action of the improved bit is, that on a spirited or hard mouthed horse
attempting to run away, the reins are drawn back a little tighter than usual, which
Causes the horse's chin or lower jaw to be firmly held between the mouth-piece and
the rear branches of the chin arms, so that the horse can be kept under perfect
control without any cruelty or pain to the animal.
The action of the improved bit will not in the least interfere with the horse's
upper jaw, so that the horses nostrils will not be in the least affected nor its breathing
interfered with.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Edward Winn in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th
December 1877.
"
WILLIAM EDWARD WINN, of Fulham, in the County of Middlesex. IMPROVE
MENTS IN BITS' FOR HORSES."
This Invention, which relates to improvements in "bits" for horses, has been
designed to enable a perfect control to be obtained over hard mouthed or other
unmanageable horses, so that they may be guided with ease, their heads kept
straight, and, when restive or otherwise difficult to manage, they can be well reined
in and be prevented from "bolting" or running away.
The improvements are applicable to "bits" of the "Liverpool," "Willson," "Buxton,"
and other patterns, and are illustrated on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
The improvements consist in binging the mouth-piece 1 at its ends 2 to bell-
crank shaped side or chin arius 3, the short forward branches 4 of which carry the
rein rings 5, as shown in Figure 1, or the cheek or rein bars 6, as shown in Figure 2,
and the long rearward branches 7 of which are shaped to the horse's chin or under
jaw, and are provided with spring hooks or curled up ends 8, and united when the
"bit" is in the horse's mouth by a chin chain, strap, or similar appliance. The
mouth-piece may be formed with an upward bend, as shewn in Figure 1, or with a
downward bend, as shown in Figure 2, or straight.
The action of the improved bits is, that on a spirited or hard mouthed horse
attempting to run away, the reins 9 are drawn back a little tighter than usual,
which causes the horse's chin or lower jaw to be firmly held between the mouth-
piece and the rear branches 7 of the chin arms, so that the horse can be kept
under perfect control without any cruelty or pain to the animal.
The action of the improved bits will not in the least interfere with the horse's
upper jaw, so that the horse's nostrils will not be at all affected nor its breathing
interfered with.
The improved bits may be used for riding or driving, and may be made with
any shaped
cheek," and so that a horse cannot get hold thereof or carry its head
on one side, while being quite obedient to the rein.
10 represents the usual head strap.
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical
effect, I would remark in conclusion that I claim as my Invention, the making of
"bits" for horses with a mouth-piece hinged at its ends to bell-crank chin arms
carrying the rein rings or arms, and actuated by the pulling back of the reins in
such a manner as to hold the horse's chin or lower jaw, substantially as and for the
purposes herein-above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Edward Winn, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Tenth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
W. E. WINN. (L.S.)