Improvements connected with Nosebags for Horses.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Nosebags for Horses.
I, HENRY WALTON, of 33, Geere Road, West Ham, Essex, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention a nose is made with a hinged frame in the mouth;
attached to the frame is a link preferably elongated, attached to the pole or one
shaft is a hinged or other connection fitted with an elongated stud or studs for
the nose bag to hang on by means of which the horse can feed in comfort and is
able to put his nose down to the bottom of the bag, or lift it out: When not in
use for holding the bag, the hinged connection is folded back on to the pole, or
unbooked from the shaft.
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FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements connected with Nosebags for Horses.
I, HENRY WALTON, of 33, Geere Road, West Ham, Essex, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
In feeding horses when absent from their stables, it is common to suspend the
nosebags by strapping the same over the horses' head, but such mode of suspension
presents many disadvantages in practice among others, being the waste of food
entailed thereby, the absence of ventilation, and the fact that as the food is con-
sumed the animal has difficulty in reaching that quantity which remains in the
bag. Now the object of the present invention is to obviate these disadvantages,
and enable the animal to feed with the same comfort as if feeding from the manger,
by supporting the bag in a convenient position from the shaft or pole of the
vehicle to which the animal is harnessed by improved means as hereafter described.
I will describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings,
whereon Fig. 1, is a plan view of the apparatus applied by way of example to
the pole of a vehicle, Fig. 2 is a front view of same, and Fig. 3 is a side
elevation the nosebags being removed, the view being intended to show the pole
attachment by which the bags hereafter described are supported.
According to my invention I provide a support composed of a part A, which
is fixed to the pole B, of the vehicle, and a part or arm A¹, hinged at A², to the
part A; at the free end of the arm A, there is formed a socket piece A³.

page_text: The nosebags C, are formed of fabric or other suitable material of any improved
shape, as for example with square bottoms, and the mouths are connected to
frames D, hinged at D, so that the said frames may be folded on to each other
and the mouths of the nosebags thereby closed when desired or required.
Upon one side of each of the nosebags frames D, and projecting laterally there-
from, I provide a link or tongue E, adapted to be inserted into the socket A³,
of the support and retained therein by a pin E, passed through holes in the
socket A³, and through the end of the tongue E, therein located.
The hinge A2, of the arm A¹, should be either of knuckle joints character or
as in the drawings be supported when in a horizontal position by the shaft or
pole B, so that the arm A, when extended will support the nosebag C, with their
frame in a horizontal position, by reason of the tongue E, being held in the
socket a³, of the support as aforesaid.
:
Upon the outer edge of each bag frame D, I provide a projection D³, and a
sliding ring or loop D³, on the tongue E, so that when the bag frame is closed
together the loop D³, can be slidden over the projection D2, and the bag frame
is held closed. The pins E¹, may then be withdrawn, the bags removed and the
folding part A', can then be turned back on to the shaft or pole as shown by
dotted lines at Fig. 3.
The hinge A2, of the support is shewn in the drawing of ordinary construction
and may be made to turn somewhat stiffly so that when the part A', is folded
out of use it shall not rattle, but obviously other means may be provided to this
end, such as a thumbscrew or the like to secure the part A', in position when
folded. The part A, of the support is shown as being fixed to the pole B, by
screws passing into the latter, but I would have it understood that I do not limit
myself to this special means of fixture because in some cases it may be found
desirable to provide means whereby the part A, can be clamped to the pole, to
be readily detachable therefrom when desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. In nosebags for horses, providing the bags with hinged frames adapted to
be folded together to close the mouths of the said bags, a link or tongue from
one side of such frame to project laterally when the bag frame is open in com-
bination with a support adapted to be attached to the pole or shafts, a supporting
arm hinged to the support and capable of being unfolded therefrom and to project
beyond the end of the pole or shaft, a socket at the end of the supporting arm,
into which socket the tongue or the bag frame can be passed and the bag sup-
ported thereby and means for retaining the tongue in the socket, substantially as
and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. The combination of parts composing my improvements in supporting nose
bags for horses with the hinged frame work of the bags and the means for holding
same closed when not in use, all constructed and arranged substantially as and
for the purposes described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 07th dove of V 1908
FREDERIC PRINCE.
37, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for Applicant.