Improvements in Feed-bags for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1895

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the, Original Specification as it stin is after
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Amendment (under Section 18 of the Patents, &c., Act, 1883), as allowed by
the decision of the Comptroller General of the 9th day of December 1896.
Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left; 27th May; 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Feed-bags for Horses and other Animals.
I, ROBERT THOMAS CHANDLER, of 287, Tabard Street, Southwark, London,
Corn-dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My. invention relates to improvements in feed-bags for horses and other animals,
whereby ventilation, clean and dry food together with other advantages are
obtained.
According to my invention the bottom of the feed or nose bag is provided with
a circular piece of perforated zinc or other suitable material, of any required mesh
or gauge, which acts as a sieve through which the dust in the food is easily shaken,
and at the same time it allows of ventilation.
Under the piece of. perforated zinc and around the periphery of the "saine I
provide a circular band of wood, metal, or the like, covered on its outer sidé by
leather or any other suitable. substance so, that when the bag is stood upon the
ground, the perforated zinc upon which the food is heaped inside the bag, does not
come in proximity with the ground, thereby preventing the food from becoming
wet, as is now the case owing to the moisture from the ground' penetrating the
material of which the feed-bags are now made.
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Another advantage of my improved bag is that. it will easily stand without fear
of, falling and thus spilling the fodder contained therein.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Feed-bags for Horses and other Animals.
I ROBERT THOMAS CHANDLER of 287 Tabard Street Southwark, London,
Corn-dealer, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in feed-bags for horses and other animals
and has for its object to provide means for keeping the food clean and dry whilst

page_text: affording efficient ventilation; preserving the bottom of the bag from injury, and
increasing its stability and strength:
In carrying out the said invention I form the bottom of the feed or nose bag of
perforated zinc or other suitable material of circular or other convenient shape,
which plate is fixed to the bag, a short distance above its lower edge by means of
a circular band of wood or metal riveted to a vertical flange formed with and
projecting beneath the said plate. The circular band is likewise riveted to the
lower edge of the bag and to a leather band surrounding the said lower edge.
Instead of the perforated plate being formed with a flange it may rest upon and be
secured to the top of the wooden or metal band.
The body of the bag may be made of cocoa-nut matting as ordinarily used, the
perforated plate and circular band or ring forming a solid foundation for the bag
when standing on the ground and'affording efficient ventilation thereto.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood I will describe the same
with reference to the accompanying. sheet of drawings in which like letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1. is a side view of my improved nose bag, the bottom part being in section
to show the perforated plate.
Figure 2. is an enlarged section of a portion of the perforated plate showing its
attachment to the bag, and Figure 3. is a modification of the same.
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a is the nose-bag formed of matting in the usual manner and is the metal plate
forming the bottom and provided with perforations b¹. c is the wooden band or
ring connected to the downwardly projecting flange 6 of the plate 6 by rivets or
nails c and d is a band of leather surrounding the lower edge of the bag. The
said lower edge and band d are connected to the band or ring c by rivets or nails e,
the whole forming a solid foundation to the bag when rosting on the ground
whereby the bag kept in an upright position.
Figure 3. shows a modified arrangement in which the flange 6 of the plate is
dispensed with, the said plate resting upon, and being secured to, the band or
ring c by screws or nails, the ring c being made of greater thickness for this
purpose.
By means of my invention the food in the bag is kept out of proximity with the
ground thus preventing any moisture from the latter reaching it, the bag also being
thoroughly ventilated by means of the perforations in the metal plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is ;-
The improvements in feed or nose bags consisting of the flat bottom perforated
plate formed of zinc or other suitable material and provided with a downwardly
projecting flange or rim for the purpose of securing it to a wooden or metal ring
or hand attached to the lower end of the nose-bag substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
Dated th: il 1
SM 100
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, London, Agent for the Applicant.