Improvements in Horse Bits.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 3rd July 1891-Accented 8th Aug. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Bits.
I, ARTHUR ALEXANDER GOVAN of 15 Renfield Street, Glasgow, Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in horse bits and consists in providing
the lower arms, either moving in grooves in the arms or clasping them, two pieces
of metal or other material free to move up or down the lower arms but retained
in normal position near the upper ends of the arms by a spring or springs. On
these sliding pieces there are or may be rings, holes or loops to which the reins
may be attached or through which the reins may be passed and returned to the
collar, saddle, martingale or other convenient part of the harness and there be
attached. The lower arms are placed at such an angle to the rest of the bit and
are so curved as to permit of the sliding pieces being pulled down the arms
gradually when strain is put on and to return by means of the spring or springs
to their normal position near the head of the arms when the strain is released.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1890.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Bits.
I, ARTHUR ALEXANDER GOVAN, of 15 Renfield Street, Glasgow, in the County
of Lanark, North Britain, Manufacturer, 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 horse bits, and consists in providing
the lower cheeks or arms with pieces of metal or other material free to move up or
down the lower arms and retained in their normal position near the upper ends of the
arms by a spring or springs. These sliding pieces constitute rings holes or loops to
which the reins may be attached or through which the reins may be passed and
returned to the collar, saddle, martingale or other convenient part of the harness.
and there be attached. The lower cheeks or arms are placed at an angle to the
rest of the bit and are so curved as to permit of the sliding pieces being pulled
down the cheeks or arms gradually when strain is put on and to return by means
of the spring or springs to their normal position near the head of the lower cheeks
or arms when the strain is released.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended one explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of
reference.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a horse bit showing my improvements.
Figure 2 is a view of one end showing the spring in its normal position.
Figure 3 is also an end view showing the spring extended.
Figure 4 is a cross section of the lower cheek or arm of the bit.
A, A are the lower cheeks or arms, which are preferably made of the shape
shown in cross section at Figure 4, on which the pieces of metal B B move up and
down. These pieces of metal B B are retained in their normal position by
means of springs C C which are enclosed in casings G G to protect them
from injury, the top ends of these casings being pivoted to the upper check or
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page_text: arm E of the bit. The lower cheeks or arms A A are placed at an angle to the
rest of the bit and are made curved as is shown so as to allow the sliding
pieces B B to be pulled down the cheeks or arms gradually when strain is put on
and to return to their normal position when the strain is released.
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 :-
In horse bits the combination of the springs C C connected to the pieces of
metal B B which are free to move up and down the lower cheeks or arms A, A,
substantially as described and shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agent.