Improvements in or relating to Physicking or Drenching-bits for Horses, 'Cattle, and other Animals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1890-Accepted, 20th Sept., 1850
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Physicking or Drenching-bits for
Horses, 'Cattle, and other Animals.
1 JOHN BALLARD GARDINER Lieutenant Colonel of 38 Lower Gardiner Street in
the City of Dublin Ireland do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be aš
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in my Improved Physicking or Drenching
Bits, as constructed in accordance with my Patent No. 4622, 1888, and consists in
elongating the rings and forming thereon, or therein, loops or eyes, to receive
special forms of straps, or other means of attatchment. In the case of straps I use
by preference a strap which passes through the eyes or loops on. the bit and is fitted
with two runners, one of which when moved down, confines the animals mouth, like
a muzzle, the other when moved up the doubled strap, secures a ring to which a rope
or strap may be attatched for the purpose of raising the animals head and keeping
it in a proper position for the administration of the medicine or drench.
In the case of the dog bit a strap passes through the eyes on the bit and round
the animals jaw through a loop on the strap itself, forming a secure and perfect
muzzle which protects the operator from all danger of being bitten.
I also use a rigid removeable mouthpiece as an alternative for the flexible one, in
special cases and an improved form of tundish or funnel which by having an
hermetically closing cover provided with suitable valve or air inlet enables the
medicine or drench to be discharged or retained in the funnel or tundish as may be
desired and the funnel or tundish attatched to the bit, filled ready for use.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of September 1889
JOHN BALLARD GARDINER, LT.-COL.,
38, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin.
DIPLICATION
Improvements in or relating to Physicking or Drenching-bits for
Horses, Cattle, and other Animals.
JOHN BALLARD GARDINER Lieut. Col. of 38 Lower Gardiner Street in the City
of Dublin 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:-
In this improved form of physicking or drenching bit as described under
the Specification of prior Letters Patent No. 4622 dated 26th March 16SS I elongate
the eye as shewn at a Figs. I and II of the accompanying drawing or otherwise, so
as to enable a strap or straps or other means of attachment to be attached thereto
to close the animal's mouth, so as to prevent the loss or spilling of the medicine.
In the case of the dog physicking bit, I use a strop or straps as shewn at b. Figs. III
and IV of the drawings for the purpose of forming a muzzle to perfectly protect
the operator from all danger of being bitten.
An improved form of mouthpiece is shewn in Fig. V and an improved form of
funnel or tun-dish shewn in Fig. VI for the purpose of retaining the physic or
drench until the funnel is attached ready for delivery of same when desired, by
means of the small valve c, and spring d.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is.
1st. The particular form of bit and eyes or rings as described and, shewn in
Figs. I and II of the drawings.
2nd. The arrangement of straps as described and shewn in Figs. III and IV.
3rd. The form of mouthpiece shown in Fig. V which may be made of flexible or
rigid material.
4th. The improved form of funnel herein described in reference to and shown by
Fig. VI of the drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of May 1890.
JOHN BALLARD GARDINER, LT.-COL.
Wm. Jordan,
120, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for J. B. Gardiner.