Improvements in and relating to Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
We, THOMAS PROCTER, of Folly Stackssteads, near Bacup, in the County of
Lancaster, Quarryman, and ALBERT IRELAND, of Rake Head, Stacksteads, afore-
said, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to muzzles used for dogs or other animals.
The object of our invention is to provide a muzzle which may be made without
the use of soldered joints, i.e. the whole of the wire used to form the muzzle is
according to our invention bent twisted or connected together so that soldered
joints may be obviated ensuring economy in construction and security as regards
permanent jointing.
Also according to our invention we provide a double wire or frontal piece which
is adapted to seat firmly upon the head of the animal so that the muzzle is pre-
vented from slipping off the head. In combination with the frontal piece we
employ a niece of soft or pliable material such as leather whereby injury is pre-
vented to the head of the animal such as damage to the hair or skin which may
be caused by a rubbing action or pressure of the muzzle against or on the head.
Dated this 10th day of January 1898.
J. H. BUTTERWORTH & Co.,
Rochdale.
For the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
We, THOMAS PROCTER, of Folly Stacksteads. near Bacup, in the County of
Lancaster, Quarryman, and ALBERT IRELAND, of Rakehead Stacksteads, aforesaid,
Quarryman, 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:-
Our invention relates to muzzles used for dogs or other animals.
The object of our invention is to provide a muzzle which may be made without
the use of soldered parts i.e. the whole or portion of the wire a to form the
muzzle is according to our invention is principally made of twisted wire bent as
shewn in the drawing Fig. 1 hereunto annexed, soldered joints are thus dispensed
with ensuring economy in construction.
According to our invention we provide double wires or frontal pieces b

page_text: which are adapted and bent so as to seat firmly upon the head of the animal so
that the muzzle is prevented from slipping off the head.
In combination with the frontal pieces b b', we employ a piece of soft or pliable
material such as a leather piece d, threaded or suitably fixed at e, and e "which
piece is turned over at its edge f, as shewn in the drawing herewith, which piece d,
passes from or near the neck strap g, which fits around the neck of the animal.
By the employment of such strap d, and pieces b, 61, injury to the head and nose
of the animal is prevented such as injury to the hair or skin which may be due to
a rubbing action or pressure of the muzzle at such parts, the employment of the
aforesaid parts also allows of the muzzle being firmly secured or seated when in
use, as the piece d, being of suitable width and held in position by the parallel
pieces b, 6, the same i.e. the muzzle may be maintained on the head and prevented
from slipping to one side or to the other. The muzzle being constructed as shewn
in the drawing, i.c. principally of twisted wires, the other parts composing or
constituting the muzzle are thus connected together at the points, h, without the
aid or use of soldered joints as the parts i, pass through the twisted wires a.
The construction above detailed enables us to produce an economical and durable
muzzle, not so liable to break as is the case with muzzles having soldered joints,
which joints are also liable to injure-when so soldered-the hair or skin of the
animal, which is another feature of our invention. We thus accomplish our
objects by the employment of the twisted wires a, pieces b, b¹, and leather piece d,
as before mentioned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. The frontal wires b, band frontal wire a, in combination with leather piece d,
substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the
drawings hereunto annexed.
2. The twisted wires «, frontal pieces b b and leather piece d, substantially as
and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the drawings hereunto
annexed.