Year: 1888

page_text: I GEORGE FENNER of Pitt-Down near Uckfield in the County of Sussex, Saddler,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in bits for horses and other draught
animals and has for its object to provide means for more efficiently controlling
horses than heretofore and for preventing injury to their mouths.
In carrying my invention into practice I form a bit of two superposed sliding
bars suitably connected, the upper bar being enclosed in a thick india-rubber tube
so as not to injure the animal's mouth, while the other or lower bar is of ordinary
construction and is arranged to be placed low in the horse's mouth thus giving a
powerful control over the animals.
Lavambar 1888
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

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I GEORGE FENNER of Pittdown near Uckfield, in the County of Sussex Saddler
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 Bits for Horses and other draught
Animals and has for its object to provide means for more efficiently controlling
Horses than heretofore and for preventing injury to their mouths.
In carrying my invention into practice I form a bit of two superposed sliding bars
suitably connected; the upper bar being enclosed in a thick india rubber tube so as
not to injure the animals mouth, while the other or lower bar is of ordinary
construction and is arranged to be placed low in the horses mouth, thus giving a
powerfull control over the animal. And in order that my invention may be fully
understood, I have shewn the same in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1
is a perspective view of my Improved arrangement of bits and fittings.
Fig. 2 is a plan, Fig. 3 and end view and Fig. 4 a cross section of iny improved
additional bit. As clearly shewn in Fig. 1 the cheek pieces A, A¹, carry at 0; 0¹,
the two extremities of the ordinary and lower bit B. The rear or upper end of
the fittings A, A', are terminated with appendages M, M², in which are formed
grooves G, H, G, H, of the peculiar shape shewn in Fig. 1.
The second bit C (Fig. 2) is composed of an iron or steel rod R somewhat
thinner at its extremities F, F, than in the body which is surrounded by an india-
rubber, sheath S. The extremities of this rod terminate in semispherical ends E, E¹,
which are introduced in the parts G, G¹, of the grooves; sufficiently wide to receive
them; the thin extremities E, E', being moved along the groove G, H and G¹, H',
until they reach the narrow parts H, H', thereof when they are brought in the
position shown in Fig. 1. the spherical ends E, E, resting against the edges of the
metal surrounding the grooves H, H', which are too narrow to allow the said ends
to pass. It is in the position shewn in Fig. 1. that the bit C is introduced first in
the horse's mouth, the bit B following after so that the first occupies the upper part
of the horse's mouth, and the latter the lower part thereof. The bit C serves to keep
the bridle in position and prevent any injury to the mouth of the animal, while the
bit B or driving bar gives proper and easy control of the same; I I¹, are the hooks
to which are attached the curb chain.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved arrangement of bits combined and operating substantially as and
for the purpose described.
2. Covering the rear or upper bit with an india-rubber sheath substantially as and
for the purpose described.