Improvements in Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 31st Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887
Improvements in Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
We, FREDERICK ALFRED EGLETON, of 3 and 4, London Road, West Croydon, in
the county of Surrey, Ironmonger, and SAMUEL OSBORNE, of 100 Brandon Street,
Walworth, in the county of Surrey, Clock-maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in that class of muzzle described in the
Specification of former Letters Patent No 7458 of 1886

page_text: In muzzles made according to the Specification of the said former Letters Patent it
has been found that the rectangular frame therein described was liable to become
locked by the animal pushing the same with his paw or otherwise whereby the
efficiency of the muzzle was considerably diminished. The object of the present
improvements is to remedy this defect.
For this purpose we provide the lower jaw of the muzzle with guides in which the
lower end of the rectangular frame slides and is thereby prevented from being locked.
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 represents a
side elevation and figure 2 a plan of a muzzle, constructed according to our invention,
for dogs and other animals. Similar letters in both the figures represent similar
parts.
a, a, a, represent the frame of the muzzle adapted to fit over the upper part of the
animal's head and nose the said frame being formed of wire and leather as shewn, or
of wire which may be covered with leather or india-rubber or be enamelled or other-
wise coated; b, is the spring jaw which fits under the lower jaw of the animal; c, is
the spring keeping the jaw b, closed but not strong enough to prevent the animal
opening its mouth; e, is the rectangular frame hinged or jointed at f, to the upper
part a, of the muzzle; 9, 9, are the connections to allow of the muzzle being attached
to the animal by a strap h, all the said parts being substantially the same as those
described in the Specification of the said former Letters Patent.
i, i, are the guides which we provide on the lower jaw b, and in which the lower
end of the rectangular frame e, slides; we mako the guides i, in the form of long
curved loops, one end of each of which is fixed to the front of the spring jaw b, the
other end being fixed to a cross piece curved to the form of the lower jaw of the
animal, this method of fixing the said guides being similar to that employed for fixing
the plate d, in the Specification of the said former Letters Patent.
By the use of our guides i, the rectangular frame e, will be prevented from becoming
bent and consequently locked in the event of the animal pushing the same with its
paw or otherwise.
In the drawing we have shewn the spring c, for raising the lower jaw b, of the
muzzle fixed to the lower part of the frame a, and bearing against a curved cross piece
on the lower jaw but it will be obvious that the required spring can be given to the
lower jaw in any other way which may be found suitable or convenient.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :—
1. Providing muzzles of the class herein referred to with guides on the lower jaw,
in which the lower end of the rectangular frame slides and is thereby prevented from
becoming locked substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in the
accompanying drawing.
2. The improved muzzle for dogs and other animals herein before described and
represented in the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.