Improvements in Feed or Nose Bags.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Oct., 1896-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Feed or Nose Bags.
I, ALFRED WILLIAM TOOLEY, of 12 Market Place, Leighton Buzzard,
Bedford, Wholesale Forage Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This my invention relates to improvements in feed or nose bags for horses or
other animals, the object of my invention being to keep the said feed or nose bag
off the ground when in use for feeding purposes, and also to allow free use of the
same till the whole of the contents are consumed.
It is well known that the ordinary nose or feed bag is liable to injury from
continually coming in contact with the ground, especially when the bag is nearly
empty, and the animal seeks to get at the remaining contents of the bag. The
general result is that the bag is placed on the ground and the bottom doubles over
80 that the remaining food is folded up with it, and the bottom of the bag is
roughly used, and besides being soiled, soon wears away.
This invention entirely removes these objections and keeps the bottom free from
dust and from wear and tear besides enabling the animal to get at the whole of the
contents till all is used.
In order to carry out my invention I provide a cord or chain, the two ends of
which are attached by means of loops or any other convenient means of attachment,
either permanently or removable, to the top of the bag, one end on each side of the
bag and preferably in front of the ordinary hanging strap. This cord or chain passes
up the sides of the animal's head and is suspended from the hook of the bearing rein
or other similar convenient part of the harness, and is of sufficient length to allow
the animal to lower its head to a convenient distance from the ground but not
beyond that.
It will be readily understood that besides being hung from the animal's head in
the usual manner, the bag by means of my invention is also suspended inde-
pendently of the animal's head by the aforesaid cord or chain as hereinbefore
described, and thereby as the contents of the bag are used up and the animal seeks
to get at the bottom, the bag is held up by the cord or chain.
I further provide a short strap, which passes in front of the head and terminates
in loops through which the ordinary bag strap is passed, said short strap serving to
keep the bag from slipping along the animal's neck; and I also further provide
Swivel eyes or rings, or if preferred, small pulleys revolving in brackets attached,
one on either side of the head, to each loop of aforesaid short strap, for the
purpose of guiding aforesaid cord or chain, and keeping it in position on the side of
the animal's head.
If preferable the aforesaid short strap may be dispensed with, and the eyes, rings
or pulleys may be attached to the head piece of the harness.
The suspension cord or chain aforesaid may be made adjustable for length,
and the device may be fitted to and adapted for use in any ordinary nose or feed
bag.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1896.
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Monument Chambers, E.C., Applicant's Agent.

page_text: 1, ALFRED WILLIAM TOOLEY, of 12 Market Place, Leighton Buzzard,.
Bedford, Wholesale Forage Contractor, 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 my invention relates to improvements in feed or nose bags for horses or
other animals, the object of my invention being to keep the said feed or nose bag
off the ground when in use for feeding purposes, and also to allow free use of the
same till the whole of the contents are consumed.
It is well known that the ordinary nose or feed bag is liable to injury from
continually coming in contact with the ground, especially when the bag is nearly
empty, and the animal seeks to get at the remaining contents of the bag. The
general result is that the hag is placed on the ground and the bottom doubles over
so that the remaining food is folded up with it, and the bottom of the bag is
roughly used, and besides being soiled, soon wears away.
This invention entirely removes these objections and keeps the bottom free from
dust and from wear and tear besides enabling the animal to get at the whole of the
contents till all is used.
In order to carry out my invention I provide a cord or chain, the two ends of
which are attached by means of loops or any other convenient means of attach-
ment, either permanently or removable, to the top of the bag, one end on each side of
the bag and preferably in front of the ordinary hanging strap. This cord or chain
passes up the sides of the animal's head and is suspended from the hook of the
bearing rein or other similar convenient part of the harness, and is of sufficient
length to allow the animal to lower its head to a convenient distance from the
ground but not beyond that.
It will be readily understood that besides being hung from the animal's head in
the usual manner, the bag by means of my invention is also suspended indepen-
dently of the animal's head by the aforesaid cord or chain as herein before
described, and thereby as the contents of the bag are used up and the animal seeks
to get at the bottom, the bag is held up by the cord or chain.
I further provide a short strap, which passes in front of the head and terminates
in tightly fitting loops through which the ordinary bag strap is passed, said loops
being capable of sliding up and down said ordinary bag strap, said short strap
serving to keep the bag from slipping along the animal's neck; and I also further
provide swivel eyes or rings, or if preferred, small pulleys revolving in brackets
attached, one on either side of the head, to each loop of aforesaid short strap, for
the purpose of guiding aforesaid cord or chain, and keeping it in position on the
side of the animal's head.
If preferable the aforesaid short strap may be dispensed with, and the eyes, rings
or pulleys may be attached to the head piece of the harness, by means of clips to
be hereinafter described.
The suspension cord or chain aforesaid may be made adjustable for length, and
the device may be fitted to and adapted for use in any ordinary nose or feed bag.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I will describe the same
with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 represents a bag provided with nieans for suspending the same so that it
may be kept clear from the ground as hereinbefore described.
Fig. 2 shews an alternative plan of providing pulleys in place of the swivel eyes
aforesaid, and

page_text: Fig. 3 a further alternative arrangement of providing clips in place of aforesaid
short strap.
In these several views the same letters refer to the same parts in the respective
illustrations. A being the bag, B the strap for suspending the bag in the ordinary
way from the animal's head. C is a short strap passing in front of the head and
terminating in loops D D, through which the strap B passes. E is the suspending
cord or chain attached to the bag at F F, and which is suspended at the hook of
the bearing rein or other suitable position at G. H H are swivel rings preferably
attached to aforesaid loops, or to any adjacent part of the harness, through which
the cord or chain E is threaded and freely slides. Or these swivel rings or eyes
may be substituted by small pulleys J, revolving in brackets K, fixed to aforesaid
short strap or other convenient part of the harness. If preferred the short strap C
may be dispensed with, and the suspending strap B held in position and kept from
slipping along the animal's neck by means of clips L L, hooked on to the ordinary
head straps of the harness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,.
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1. In a nose bag used for feeding horses or other animals, the provision of a
suspending cord or chain attached to said nose bag; a short strap having loops
provided with swivel eyes or pulleys, said loops tightly fitting and capable of
sliding up and down the ordinary strap of said nose bag; or metal clips attached to
bag strap and provided with aforesaid eyes or pulleys, said clips hooking on to the
head strap of the harness, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The application of this invention to any form or kind of nose bag used
for animals, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1896.
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Monument Chambers, E.C., Applicant's Agent.