Improvements in Bearing-reins for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 26th June. 1890-Accepted. 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bearing-reins for Horses and other Animals.
We SAMUEL GRAHAM KINLOCH of Mytholmroyd, and JOHN WILCOCK of Mytholm-
royd in the county of York, Inventors do hereby declare the nature of this Invention
to be as follows:-
It is designed to allow of the freedom of action of the horses head, and neck, which
humanity deems necessary, at the same time, it will exercise the light pressure upon
the horses mouth which has always been found to be beneficial to the horse, and a
help to the driver.
We construct such bearing reins so that they are elastic, by means of indiarubber,
metallic or other springs at each side; or the bearing reins may be elastic.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of September 1889..
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bearing-reins for Horses and other Animals.
We SAMUEL GRAHAM KINLOCH of Mytholmroyd, and JOHN WILCOCK of Mytholm-
royd both in the county of York, Inventors 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:-
The object of our invention is to construct bearing reins so as to allow of the
freedom of action of the horses head and neck, which is found necessary; at the same
time it will exercise the light pressure upon the horses mouth which has always been
found to be beneficial to the horse, and a help to the driver.
Improvements in Bearing-reins for Horses and other Animals.
We SAMUEL GRAHAM KINLOCH of Mytholmroyd, and JOHN WILCOCK of Mytholm-
royd both in the county of York, Inventors 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:-
The object of our invention is to construct bearing reins so as to allow of the
freedom of action of the horses head and neck, which is found necessary; at the same
time it will exercise the light pressure upon the horses mouth which has always been
found to be beneficial to the horse, and a help to the driver.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a view of one of the ways in which our improved bearing rein is applied
to a draught horse.
Fig. 2. is a view of one of the ways in which our improved bearing rein is applied
to a lighter class of horse.
Fig. 3. is an enlarged view of spring which may be applied to bearing reins.
Fig. 4. shows spring enclosed in a leather or other case.
Fig. 5. is a modification of application of spring of bearing rein.
A is a spring having preferably a triangular shaped end B, attached by buckle to
the bearing rein C, which in turn is attached to the bit in the usual manner, the other
end of the spring A is attached to a ring D, which slips preferably onto the hames of
the collar E, a check cord or band F, is employed, to prevent the spring from being
opened too far.
When used for a light horse a spring is secured (on each side of the horses head)
direct to the bit at one end, and to the bearing rein at the other end, as shown at
Fig. 2.
Or instead of the check strap, cord, or band F, the spring A, may be enclosed in a
case or box H, so as to prevent its being opened too far, and also as a protection from
the weather, see Fig. 4.
Or as shown at Fig. 5. the spring may be made open with a central wire passing
through it and attached to the end of the spring nearest the ring D; the other end
of the central wire is free and has a triangular shaped end.
Or instead of a central wire there may be a tube rein passing through the spring,

page_text: and attached at the end nearest the ring D, its free end consisting of a strap, which is
attached to the buckle of the bearing rein (. The ring D is in Fig. 5. fastened to
the case or box HI; on the horse pulling at the bearing reins the springs are compressed
instead of being extended as in the other arrangement.
Or the spring may he of indiarnbber or other elastic substance; or the whole of
the bearing reins may be of indiarubber or other elastic material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what wo
claim is :-
The use and employment of an elastic or spring medium, forming parts or the
whole of bearing reins for the purposes, such as shown and described.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of June 1890.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.