Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left. 25th Jan. 1900-Accepted 3rd Mar 1900.
I, EDUARD ABRESCHI, of 16, Friedrichstrasse, Neustadt a/Haardt, Germany,
Landed Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Blinkers for horses as heretofore employed have the disadvantage that the
natural functions of the eyes are prejudicially affected, and also that the horse
is afforded much to small a range of vision, which is often the cause of shying.
A further disadvantage of the existing blinkers consists in that the horse can
turn its eyes backwards in the blinkers so as to direct its attention to a great
extent backwards, and is consequently less observant in the forward direction.
If under these circumstances something suddenly happens in front, shying
always ensues.
The present improved construction of blinkers is more particularly designed
with a view to preserve for the eyes of the horse their full natural movements,
so that they are not injuriously affected, and also, the form of the blinkers is
made such that the horse has a perfectly unimpeded vision both forward and
sideways, while on the other hand the horse is effectually prevented from looking
backwards.
For these purposes the blinkers are shaped in such manner that they only
extend forward above the eye being formed with a hollow rounded edge extend-
ing over the top of the eye, round the back thereof and some distance down
the cheek; projecting out at right angles from such edge is a correspondingly
shaped stiff shield or secondary blinker, which is made of such a width round
the top and back part of the eye that the horse cannot possibly see past it in
a backward and upward direction, while the part extending down the cheek
is tapered off to any required extent.
This improved form of blinker is connected at the front end by a strap to
the head band.
Instead of forming the blinker curved as described it may also be made of
angular form.
Dated this 6th day of May 1899
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
Blinkers for horses. as heretofore employed have the disadvantage that the
natural functions of the eyes are prejudicially affected, and also that the horse
is afforded much too small a range of vision, which is often the cause of shying.
A further disadvantage of the existing blinkers consists in that the horse can
turn its eyes backwards in the blinkers so as to direct its attention to a great
extent backwards, and is consequently less observant in the forward direction.
If under these circumstances something suddenly happens in front, shying
always ensues.
The present improved construction of blinkers is more particularly designed
with a view to preserve for the eyes of the horse their full natural movements,
so that they are not injuriously affected, and also, the form of the blinkers is
made such that the horse has a perfectly unimpeded vision both forward and
sideways, while on the other hand the horse is effectually prevented from looking
backwards.
The accompanying drawing shews the construction of blinkers according to
the present invention. Fig. 1 shews the blinkers applied to a horse in com-
bination with the harness. Fig. 2 shews a side view of the blinker to an
enlarged scale, and Fig. 3 a front view thereof.
To the cheek strap B of the harness are fixed by sewing the blinkers A at
a point corresponding to the height of the horses eyes. The blinkers consist
firstly of the part A which is cut out to configuration corresponding to the form
of the eye, and secondly of the part C which projects at right angles from the
edge of A, and which is so formed and arranged that while the horse can freely
see any object in a lateral position, he cannot possibly look backwards past
the shield C.
The front edges of the blinkers are connected by small straps a to the head
strap a¹, so as to hold them in position.
The part C of the blinker can either be of rounded or of angular form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Blinkers for horses consisting of a part such as A which is cut out so as
to leave the eye of the horse uncovered and a part C projecting behind the
horses eye at right angles from the part A, substantially as described.
2. In blinkers for horses of the kind referred to in the First Claim, maintaining
the blinkers in position by connecting their front edges by means of straps a
with the head strap a', substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day of January 1900