An Improved Hopple.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1900
An Improved Hopple.
I, HENRY BASSETT, of Salem, New Jersey, U.S.A., Inventor, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the provision of an improvement in hopples
for loosely tying together the feet of animals, and by which improvement a
simple, strong,, and durable article of the kind is provided.
The invention comprises a metal link of suitable width and length and having
one end contracted.
A chain, of suitable length, has its ends secured in eyes at opposite sides
of the link at its widest part to form a loop. A second chain is preferably
detachably secured midway the length of the loop.
P. R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.
I, HENRY BASSETT, of Salem, New Jersey, U.S.A., Inventor, 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 hopples for loosely tying together
the feet of animals, and the object is to provide a simple, inexpensive and
effective device of this character.
To this end the invention consists in the construction, combination and
arrangement of the device, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and
particularly pointed out in the claim.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which the same
reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hopple. Figure 2 is a similar
view shewing it applied to a cow's leg.
1 denotes a fastening link formed with an eye 2 at one end, and with eyes 3, 3
in its other end.
4 indicates a chain, having its end link 5 fixed in one of the eyes 3. 6 denotes
a second shorter chain having one end link 5 fixed in the other eye 3 in the
fastening link 1 and its free end terminating in an open link 7, which may
be adjustably secured in any of the links of the chain 4, so as to form a loop 8.
In order to hopple the animal the loop 8 is passed around the joint of one of
the hind legs, as shewn in Fig. 2, and the free end of the chain brought around
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page_text: the front of the leg and secured in the fastening link by passing a link
of the chain into the eye 2 of said fastening link so that the next successive
link of the chain rests on the sides of the eye 2 thus preventing the animal
from bending this leg..
Although I have specifically described the construction and relative arrange-
ment of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire to be confined to
the same as such changes and modifications may be made as clearly fall within
the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
In combination, the fastening link 1 formed with the elongated eye portion 2
and the eyes 3, 3, the chain 4 having one end secured in one of the eyes. 3
and the shorter chain 6 having one end fixed in the other eye 3 and its free
end terminating in a hook or open link adapted to be secured in any one of
the intermediate links of the chain 4 all substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 11th day of January 1900.
P. R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.