Improvement in Feed Bags for Horses.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1596
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Feed Bags for Horses.
I JOHN CHARLES MEYERS Merchant Rathgar Dublin do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvement consists in the substitution of an enamelled steel bottom in
place of the usual wood or tin do. and also in the manner of joining the bottom
whether enamelled or otherwise to the usual canvas bag.
For the purpose of joining the bottom aforesaid I propose to use two circular
hoops of a circumference to correspond with the canvas bag and about an inch or
80 in breath. Between these is placed the enamelled or other bottom and the
lower end of canvas bag being stretched over the outside of one or both hoops,
they are then held together by means of an outside band of leather, zinc or other
suitable material sufficiently broad to cover both hoops while holding the bottom
between them. A number of rivets or nails are then driven through the outside
band and inner hoops between which the canvas is gripped.
The enamelled bottom being equal in diameter to the outside of wooden
hoops and inside of the outer band is thus securely held to the bag.
Dated this 8th January 1896.
JOHN CHARLES MEYERS.
vement
1, JOHN CHARLES MEYERS, of Rathgar, Dublin, in Ireland, Merchant, 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, which consists in
the substitution of an enamelled steel bottom in place of the usual wooden one
and also in the manner of joining the bottom whether enamelled or otherwise to
the usual canvas bag.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the feed bag with a part in section.
Fig. 2, is a plan of the top.
Fig. 3, is a plan of the bottom.
In carrying my invention into practice I join together two circular wooden
hoops d and e of a circumference to correspond with the canvas (or other material)
bag a and in or about the centre in between these said hoops d and e, is placed the
enamelled metal or other bottom (wicker, perforated metal bottom or of any
other suitable material) and the lower end of the canvas bag being stretched over
the outside of one or both of the hoops d and e they are then held together by
means of an outside band g of leather, zinc or of any other suitable material,
sufficiently broad to cover both hoops d and e while holding or supporting the

page_text: concave or other suitable shaped bottom between them. A number of rivets h
or nails are then driven through the outside band g and inner hoops d and e
between which the canvas a is gripped, the rivets or nails being clinched on the
inside.
The enamelled bottom f being equal in diameter to the outside of the wooden
hoops d and e and inside of outer band g is then securely held to the bag a by the
rivets h or nails before described.
If preferable the outer band g may be made of metal, leather or of any other
suitable material, or the bag may be constructed of any water proof or other
suitable material.
In the front of the bag a I insert a number of eyelets c for the purpose
of ventilation, and to prevent the contents of the feed bag from becoming sour.
Suitable eyelets b are fixed near the top of the bag for the purpose of attaching
the head strap or rope and the like to the said bag.
The leather head strap or rope may be fixed to the bag in any well known
manuer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In feed bags for horses, the combination of the canvas bag a wooden hoops d
and e, concave enamelled bottom outer metal band g rivets or nails and
ventilation eyelets c, with the eyelets to fix the head rope thereto, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In feed bags for horses, the combination of a canvas bag or of any other
material, and the two circular wooden hoops and the enamelled metal bottom,
(wicker, perforated metal or of any other suitable material) with a metal, leather
or any other outer hand rivetted together, and ventilation holes or eyelets,
and head strap or rope attachments, substantially as described and for the purpose
specified.
3. In feed bags for horses, the combination of a metal enamelled concave bottom
placed between two inner wooden hoops, a bag and the outer band rivetted together,
substantially as herein described.
Dated this 16th day of March 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.