Improvements in Apparatus for Stopping Runaway Horses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Feb., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Stopping Runaway Horses.
I, LEON CHAUVIN, of Boulevard Clot Bey, Cairo, Egypt, Chief of Teaching
Institute do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to apparatus for stopping runaway horses such apparatus
comprising a spring provided with a point and fixed to a plate arranged between
the nostrils of the horse, the said point being by the action of the reins attached to
the plate caused when desired, to penetrate into the nose of the runaway horse and
thus make it stop.
Apparatus according to my invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the
annexed drawings,
Fig. 1 being an elevation of the outer side of the apparatus,
Fig. 2 a vertical section thereof on the line 1-2,
Fig. 3 an elevation of the inner side of the apparatus; and
Fig. 4 illustrating the apparatus (to a smaller scale) applied between the nostrils
of the horse.
a is a concave metallic plate, the form and size of which may be varied, in or to
which is fixed a (by preference) flat spiral spring b carrying at its free end a
sleeve c of such a size as to allow of the passage of a point & that is fixed to the
centre of the plate a.
A cross shaped piece e fixed to the inner side of the plate a and the arms of
which are provided with rings f, serves to keep the apparatus in place. The lower
arms are extended and bent in such a manner as to form guiding channels g through
which pass the reins h these reins being fixed to the lower rings f and so arranged
as to prevent the horse being inconvenienced thereby.
The upper rings f receive straps or cords which are attached to the nose band k
which is connected in turn with the forehead band by a cross piece m at the
crossing point of which a plate or rosette n is arranged.
It will be understood that when the apparatus is in position as shown in Fig. 4
the end of the spring carrying the sleeve c being applied between the nostrils of
the horse, then on the reins h being pulled they will operate on the plate a and
compel the spring 6 to become compressed thereby causing the point d to pass
through the sleeve c and to prick the horse at the end of its nose, the pain thus
produced causing the animal to stop.
The outer side of the plate a, may be provided by means of engraving or the like,
with letters, numerals arms or other ornaments.
Several points may in some cases be used instead of one only as in the arrange-
ment illustrated.
Dated this 10th day of November 1892.
L. CHAUVIN,
By L. W., per F. B.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Stopping Runaway Horses.
I, LEON CHAUVIN, of Boulevard Clot Bey, Cairo, Egypt, Chief of Teaching
Institute, 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 apparatus for stopping runaway horses.

page_text: Apparatus for this purpose according to this invention comprises a spring pro-
vided with a pointed projection and fixed to a plate or lever arranged between the
nostrils of the horse so that the said pointed projection can by the action of reins
attached to the plate or lever, be made, when desired, to penetrate the nose of the
runaway horse and thus cause it to stop.
Apparatus according to my invention is illustrated in the drawings filed with
my Provisional Specification and in the sheet of drawings filed herewith.
Referring to these drawings,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on the line 1-2 Fig. 1; and
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner side of the apparatus.
Fig. 4 illustrates the apparatus (to a smaller scale) applied between the nostrils
of a horse.
Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modified arrangement.
Fig. 6 is an end view thereof.
Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 3-4 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 8 shews this apparatus (to a smaller scale) applied between the nostrils of
a horse.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive a is a concave metallic plate, the form and
size of which may be varied, in or to which is fixed a (by preference) flat
spiral spring 6 carrying at its free end a sleeve c of such a size as to allow of the
passage of a pointed projection d that is fixed to the centre of the plate a.
A cross-shaped piece e fixed to the inner side of the plate a and the arms of
which are provided with eyes or rings f, serves to keep the apparatus in place.
The lower arms of the piece e are extended and bent in such a manner as to form
guiding channels g through which pass the reins which are fixed to the lower
rings and are so arranged as to prevent the horse being inconvenienced thereby.
To the upper rings fare fastened straps or cords attached to the nose band k
which is connected in turn with the forehead band by a cross piece m at the
crossing point of which a plate or rosette n is arranged.
It will be understood that when the apparatus is in position as shown in Fig. 4
the end of the spring b carrying the sleeve c being applied between the nostrils of
the horse, then on the reins being pulled they will impart movement to the plate a
in such a manner that the spring 6 will be compressed and the pointed projection d
caused to pass through the sleeve c and to prick the horse at the end of its nose the
pain thus produced causing the animal to stop.
The outer side of the plate a may if desired be provided by means of engraving
or the like, with letters numerals, arms or other ornaments.
P.
In the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive a is a metallic plate on which
are fixed, preferably by rivetting two cheeks o connected together by a piece o¹.
is a metallic tube preferably square in cross section in which works a steel
blade g or metallic wire, one end of which is connected to a cord or rein, and the
other end of which is connected to a rod r provided with a block 1. S is a lever
placed between the cheeks o to which it is pivoted at t. The shorter arm of this
lever is connected to the block r¹ and the longer arm thereof carries the needle or
pointed projection d. u is a coiled spring which bears against a fixed washer v
through which the rod passes. This spring has for object to return the lever s
and needle or pointed projection d to their original positions when the pull on the
blade or wire q ceases.
The tube p is kept in place by the bridle-head-stall and passes under the fore-
head strap and the nose strap k, the plate a being located between the nostrils of
the horse, as shown in Fig. 8.
It will be understood that on pulling the rein connected to the blade or wire 9,
the blade or wire will move lengthwise and partly turn the lever s about its
pivot t against the action of the spring u in such a way that the needle or pointed
projection d will pass through the aperture in the plate a, and prick the end of the
horse s nose.

page_text: Several pointed projections may in some cases be used instead of one only as in
the arrangements illustrated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
For stopping runaway horses apparatus constructed and operating substantially
as shewn in and described with reference to the drawings.
Dotad this 21st day of February 1802
L. CHAUVIN,
By L. W., per F. B.