Improvements in Riding and Driving Bits.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Riding and Driving Bits.
I, JOHN HENRY TONGE of 21 Park Road Sittingbourne in the County of
Kent 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 improvements in the construction of riding and driving
bits and consists of a guard and loose ferrule used in conjunction with a side
bar which has a thread formed upon it or I effect my improvement by means of a
guard with a spring and pin attached used in conjunction with a side bar which
has a series of holes drilled thereon into which the pin of the guard is pushed and
held by the agency of the spring at the discretion of the rider or driver.
In order that my invention of applying the same may be more readily understood
I have appended the accompanying sheets of drawings in which
Fig. 1 (Sheet 1) is a front elevation showing the bit in position when in use
having the guards a, a and loose ferrule b, b in conjunction with a square thread on
the side bar c. This is for use when driving with double reins.
Fig. 2 (Sheet 1) shows an end elevation with the rein passed through the
guard a, and around the loose ferrule b. This also shows an extra guard for
double rein driving. The round head screw d is used with the object of preventing
the guards from twisting off the side bar c.
Fig. 3 (Sheet 1) shows an end elevation of the side bar c the guards a, a and
loose ferrules b b which are shown in section in position, and separately to better
illustrate the construction and method of working.
Fig. 4 (Sheet 2) is an end elevation of the side bar e with one guard a and loose
ferrule b shown in the highest position for driving or riding with a single rein.
Figs. 5 and 6 (Sheet 3) are different elevations of another form of side bar g.
The guard used in conjunction with this is operated by means of a pin and spring e
(Fig. 6) or screwed pin without spring (Fig. 5). Loose ferrules 6 are also used in
this form of side bar.
I do not confine myself exactly to the methods illustrated by the drawings as
I may form the guard or side bar with a V shape, round or square thread or
thread of any other kind for and of any suitable pitch, or either round or other
shaped hole on the side bar in conjunction with spring and pin, thumb screw or
other device as shown by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Sheets 1, 2 and 3).
This invention will permit of the bit in the animal's mouth being finely adjusted
and has distinct advantages over those at present in use inasmuch that animals
possessing tender mouths can be most humanely treated substantially as and for
the purposes herein described and shown by the appended drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be formed I declare that what I
claim is
A screw thread formed on the side bar in conjunction with the guard and loose
ferrule or device as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
JOHN HENRY TONGE.