An Improved Nose-bag.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nose-bag.
We, EDWARD THOMAS and JOHN EDWARD THOMAS, of 5, Ashmore Road, Pad-
dington, London, Blindmakers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention refers to nose-bags for feeding horses and the like.
It consists of the usual bag formed of cocoa matting or of canvas cloth with
ventilating holes, or of other suitable material.
For the purpose of facilitating cleanliness, it has a perforated loose bottom
fitted removably in a suitable rim or ring of wood or metal attached to the bag.
The removable bottom is strengthened by cross bars which also serve to
assist in turning it and thereby fastening it or unfastening it in the rim, by
means of lugs and recesses or a bayonet joint or in any suitable way.
Beneath the bag is a hoop or ring foot formed of rope, wood. metal or other
suitable material. This foot may be attached to or form part of the rim aforesaid
which sustains the loose bottom.
The bag is by preference cut lower on the side where it meets the horse's neck.
By these arrangements great cleanliness can be easily obtained, and corners are
avoided by hollowing the bottom so as to enable the horse to obtain easily all the
food it contains.
To avoid the waste of food caused in some cases by the horse throwing up his
head and jerking the nosebag in the air, we insert a suitable cord or line threaded
through the edges of the bag so that it can be drawn up close to the horse's head,
due provision being made for the necessary supply of air through the bag.
Dated this 17th day of January 1898.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London.
We, EDWARD THOMAS and JOHN EDWARD THOMAS, of 5, Ashmore Road, Pad-
dington, London, Blindmakers, 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 invention refers to nose-bags for feeding horses and the like.
It consists of the usual bag formed of cocoa matting or of canvas cloth with
ventilating holes, or of other suitable material.

page_text: For the purpose of facilitating cleanliness, it has a perforated loose bottom
fitted removably in a suitable rim or ring of wood or metal attached to the bag.
The removable bottom may be strengthened by cross-bars which will also serve to
assist in turning it and thereby fastening it. or unfastening it in the rim by
means of lugs and recesses or a bayonet joint or in any suitable way.
Beneath the bag is a hoop or ring foot formed of rope, wood, metal or other
suitable material. This foot may be attached to or form part of the rim aforesaid
which sustains the loose bottom.
The bag is by preference cut lower on the side where it meets the horse's neck.
By these arrangements great cleanliness can be easily obtained, and corners are
avoided by hollowing the bottom so as to enable the horse to obtain easily all the
food it contains.
To avoid the waste of food caused in some cases by the horse throwing up his
head and jerking the nose-bag in the air, we insert an elastic or other suitable
cord or line threaded through or enclosed in the edges of the bag <so that the
bag can be drawn up close to the horse's head, due provision being made for the
necessary supply of air through the bag.
Instead of the cord, side-flaps can be used as hereafter described.
We will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying draw-
ings in which :-
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the improved nose-bag.
Fig. 2 shows a sectional elevation of same.
Fig. 3 shows a section of the flap 6 for preventing corn falling out when the
bag is raised above the horse's head.
Fig. 4 shows a plan of the perforated bottom of the nose-bag, in a circular form.
It can of course be made oval if preferred.
Fig. 5 shows a section of Fig. 4.
The top
a is the fabric of the nose-bag in which are formed air-holes a¹.
edge is preferably made sloping as shown, but may be straight if desired and to
it is attached at opposite sides two flexible flaps 6 which are designed to fill up
the side spaces and thus prevent the corn being wasted when the horse tosses the
bag. When the nose-bag is being adjusted to the head of the horse the flaps
may be pulled back, so as to fill the side space on either side of the horse's head;
61 is the usual head strap.
The bottom edge of the bag a is strengthened and enlarged by a hoop of rope,
cane, wood or other suitable material, c,
To form the bottom of the nose-bag a metallic or other suitable ring, d, is
inserted, and rests on the hoop c. The stretching ring d, is provided with a
flange e, or projecting lugs which form a rest for the perforated plate f, which is
preferably hollowed so that the food falls to the centre and is easily consumed by
the animal.
To make the perforated bottom f removable two recesses f¹ are formed in its
circumference to engage with corresponding dugs f³, formed on the ring d. The
plate is dropped into the ring and rests on the bottom flange e thereof, and is
then turned a short space which brings a solid portion of the plate under each
lug, thus, locking it in position.
The plate may be strengthened with ribs g, if desired.
It will be seen that the perforated bottom f, and stretching ring d, are remov-
able so as to be easily cleaned, and that precautions are taken to avoid waste of
the food.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
An improved nose-bag for feeding horses and the like consisting of the usual
bag a with air holes a', and with, or without, the interior flexible side-flaps b, or
instead thereof an elastic or other cord, in combination with the hoop or ring

page_text: foot c, the stretching ring d, with flange e and perforated detachable bottom
plate f, with recesses f¹, and corresponding lugs f, as herein described and set
forth.
Dated this 17th day of October 1808
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.