Improvement in Means or Devices for Controlling Runaway or Unmanageable Horses.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1832-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Means or Devices for Controlling Runaway or
Unmanageable Horses.
I, FRED BURROWS TYLER, of 1007 Opera House Block, Chicago, Illinois,
United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a device whereby unmanageable horses or like animals,
may be restrained when for any reason they have become unmanageable. It
embraces or contains or consists of a band encircling the horse's nose, provided
with fingers or like devices adapted to be inwardly projected by means of slides
moving within such band and forced into a normal position by a spring, but adapted
to be moved in the opposite direction to inwardly project the fingers by means of
a strap, chain or the like extending to or under the control of the driver. These
fingers may be variously arranged or disposed but they consist, in a perfected form.
of pivoted fingers lying flat on the inner side of the strap with sliding sleeves about
them which sleeves are connected by curved links to the slides which are adapted
to be reciprocated within the strap or on the outside thereof. A case may be used
to cover them and the strap may be of metal or otherwise as desired. By moving
the slides the links will move and turn the fingers outwardly on their pivots and
at the same time force the sleeve outwardly. These parts are disposed so that
when this operation takes place the horse's nostrils are compressed or closed.
Dated this 25th day of November 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Means or Devices for Controlling Runaway or
Unmanageable Horses.
I FRED BURROWS TYLER, of 1007 Opera House Block Chicago United States
of America, Gentleman, 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 devices for restraining horses.
Figure 1 is a view of the same with a device applied.
Figure 2 is a side view.
Figure 3 is a cross section through mouth piece.
Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are details of the finger floating mechanism.
Figures 10 and 11 are the driving lines, and
Figure 12 a plan view of the device.
A is the horse's head, B the bridle straps and C the bit for the control of the
horse. Dis the forehead band composed of two sections adjustably connected
at E E and secured one at F on the top of the horse's head and the other to the
nose band G. The nose band is secured at each end to the frame pieces HH,
which are tubular toward their rear ends and carry the mouth piece J whose
enlarged ends K encircle the tubular frame pieces. Each frame piece has a
longitudinal slot K'; a circumferential slot K, and the enlarged end K has the
thumb band K with the set screw K adapted to be rigidly screwed in or set in.
any slot K2 or when the screw is loosened to be moved about so that the same
shall enter the slot K' and thus permit the mouth piece to be moved to or from.
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page_text: the nose piece G. The forward ends of the piece H are enlarged to hold the
operating mechanism. Referring to Figure 4, L is a cord which passes forward
through the tubular portion of the frame, and about the pulley L, thence about
the pulley L and is. finally made fast in the lug L. rigidly secured to the forward
end of the enlarged portion of the frame piece I and a somewhat similar lug L is
fixed on the diagonally opposite corner of the frame piece. From each of these
lugs, but projecting in opposite directions, are the guide rods L L", surrounded by
the spiral springs LL adapted to force in opposite directions the slides L L with
which the pulleys L' L' are respectively associated. The guide rods pass through
apertures L L in the end of the slides. By pulling on the cord L it is evident
that the slides will move in opposite directions against the spiral springs. There
are four of these slides, two on each side, and each has associated with it a finger.
A description of the construction and operation of one would be sufficient to illus-
trate all and such construction and operation is illustrated in Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9.
The operating parts are preferably secured and concealed by the cases M 'M.
Referring to the slide L there is pivoted near its pulley at N the bifurcated
finger N to which is pivoted at Ne between its outward portions the curved
finger N³, to the outer end of which is pivoted at N the sleeve N which slides upon
the finger N and carries at its outer extremity the lug or roll N'. The finger Nis
pivoted at N to the frame piece H. In Figure 8 the parts are shown in such
position as they are brought after pulling a certain distance upon the cord L which
of course brings forward the slide L, thus bringing forward the finger N1 and
throwing the finger N³ into the position shown. This brings the finger N and
sleeve into a position substantially at right angles to that previously occupied.
A further pulling upon the cord will bring the parts into the position indicated in
Figure 9. This motion of the finger and 'sleeve does not necessarily take place
exactly as indicated, but the sleeve may be gradually moving inwardly as it is
rising to a vertical position, though for convenience I have assumed that it passes
to the vertical position before it moves outwardly. OO are the lines preferably
formed as shown in Figure 10 so as to permit the small chain or strap P to pass
therethrough and the chain or strap may pass from the lines through the loop R
within convenient reach of the driver. This is shown diagrammatically in Figure 11.
The chains P P are connected with the cords L Lt in any convenient and suitable
manner, but it is preferably done by interposing the ring.S to which the cord is
attached at Sand the chain at S².
Having now particularly 'described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that. what I
clain is:
1. A horse-restraining device consisting of a bridle provided with a nose band
which comprises the band nostril compressors, and a mouth piece, and reins
connected with said compressors and extending back 'to a point within reach of the
driver.
2. A horse-restraining device consisting of a bridle provided with a nose band
which comprises the band nostril compressors, and an adjustable mouth piece, means
for holding the mouth piece securely in place after adjustment, and reins connected
with the said compressors and extending back to a point within reach' of: the
driver:
3. In a device for restraining horses the combination of a head gear with a frame
passing about the horse's nose and carrying nostril compressors, and a mouth piece
adjustably secured to the ends of such frame, 'such mouth 'piece being provided with
a set screw, and the frame with slots, whereby the mouth' piece may be adjustably
secured upon the frame.
4: In a horse restraining device, the combination of a head 'gear, with 'nostril
compressors thereon, hollow or tubular lines, and controlling cords or lines
connected with the compressors and passing through the libes to within reach of
the 'driver.

page_text: 5. In a horse restraining device the combination of a frame adapted to be secured
about the horse's nose, with fingers on such frame inwardly movable and placed
over the horse's nostrils, and a slide on such frame connected with each finger and
adapted when moved along such frame about the horse's nose to force the fingers in,
and lines froin such slide to the driver's seat.
6. In a horse restrainer the combination of a head gear, with a frame, a pivoted
finger over the horse's nostril, a slide on such frame and a connection from such
slide to the finger so that the motion of the slide forces the finger against the
horse's nostril such connection including a sleeve on such finger which moves
inwardly along the finger toward the nostril, and lines connecting with the slide and
under the control of the driver.
7. In a horse restraining device, the combination of a head gear with a frame,
a pivoted finger over the horse's nostril, a sleeve on such finger, a slide and a con-
nection from the slide to the sleeve whereby when the slide is moved the sleeve is
moved along the finger and both the finger and sleeve are forced in along the horse's
nostril, a spring bearing upon the slide, and a line secured to the frame, and passing
in engagement with the slide to within reach of the driver.
Dated this 19th day of August 1892.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.