provements in Bitless Bridles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 11th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Bitless Bridles.
I, EDWIN ROBERT WETHERED, of 18, Church Terrace, Lee, in the County of
London, Lieutenant-Colonel, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to bitless bridles of the kind described in the Specification
of former Letters Patent granted to me No. 25066 of 1896 the object of my invention
being to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of such bridles.
According to my invention instead of attaching the front part of the divided
nose strap and which for convenience I prefer to term the front strap to the long
arms of the rein levers the said front strap is attached to eyes or loops upon the
plates to which the levers are pivoted (hereinafter referred to as fulcrum plates)
the back part of the divided nose strap which I propose to call the curb
strap being attached to the short arms of the rein levers as heretofore.
With this construction the stiffening of the check straps described in the said
former specification can be dispensed with the fulcrum plates to which the rein
levers are pivoted being provided with eyes for the attachment of the cheek
straps.
Dated the 10th day of May 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Bitless Bridles.
I, EDWIN ROBERT WETHERED, of 18, Church Terrace, Lee, in the County of
London, Lieutenant-Colonel, 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 bitless bridles of the kind described in the Specification
of former Letters Patent granted to me No. 25066 of 1896 the object of my invention
being to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of such bridles.
According to my invention instead of attaching the front part of the divided
nose strap and which for convenience I prefer to term the front strap to the long
arms of the rein levers the said front strap is attached to eyes or loops upon the
plates to which the levers are pivoted (hereinafter referred to as fulcrum plates),
the back part of the divided nose strap which I propose to call the curb chain or
strap being attached to the short arms of the rein levers as heretofore.
With this construction the stiffening of the cheek straps described in the said
former specification can be dispensed with, the fulcrum plates to which the rein
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page_text: levers are pivoted being provided with eyes for the attachment of the cheek
straps.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which:-
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Figure is a view of a horse's head having my improved bridle applied thereto;
and,
Figure 2 is a plan view of the lower part of the bridle.
a, a are the cheek straps (only one of which, however, is shewn in the drawing)
and b, are the metal fulcrum plates having eyes b which are attached to the
lower ends of the said straps a, a, e, c are the short arms of the levers and c¹, c¹
are the long arms thereof, the said levers e, c¹ being pivoted at ² to the fulcrum
plate b.
d is the nose band passing over the nose of the horse and d', the curb chain
and strap the said curb chain passing around its jaw, and being connected at each
end to hooks ³ fitted on the short ends of the lever arms whereby it is possible to
adjust the length thereof by altering the links with which the said hooks d
engage. The ends of the part of the nose strap are secured to slots in the fulcrum
plate whilst the hooks on the ends of the part d' are secured to the ends of
the two short arms c of the pivoted levers. e, e represent a pair of driving reins,
these reins being secured to the long arms e¹ of the levers.
f is a jaw strap to steady the fulcrum plates b and g is a bar connecting the
two lever arms c¹ to retain them in position.
With this construction it will be obvious that by pulling the reins e so as
to turn the levers c, c¹ upon their pivots the nose strap and curb chain or strap
will be drawn towards one another so as to be tightened upon the nose and jaw
of the horse.
A second or snaffle rein can be employed when required, this being connected to
the long arms of the levers near the fulcrums thereof so that they exert very little
leverage and consequently the horse's head is comparativly free."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. The described means for controlling and driving horses, such means con-
sisting in providing each cheek strap with a fulcrum plate to which is pivoted a
lever having long and short arms, in securing the ends of the nose strap or band
to the fulcrum plate, and the curb chain or strap to the short arms of the levers,
and the reins to the long arms thereof, which are connected by a cross-bar, sub-
stantially as, and for the purpose, herein before described.
2. A bridle having a nose strap, the two ends of which are secured respectively
to metal fulcrum plates upon the ends of the cheek straps, the ends of the curb
chain or strap being secured to the ends of short arms of lovers pivoted to the
said plates, and the reins being attached to the ends of the long arms of the levers,
which are connected by a cross-bar, substantially as, and for the purpose, herein-
before described.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved bridle,
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
.
Daten the day of February
TONN
G. F. REDFERN & Co., .
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
G. F. REDFERN & Co., .
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.