Improvements in or applicable to Nose-bags for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Nose-bags for Horses and other
Animals.
I, ALEXANDER MURRAY MSQUAT, of Meadow Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, Wine
and Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or applicable to nose-bags for horses
and other animals.
The improved nose-bag is made of a collapsible formation with a canvas sacking
or other suitable flexible body to which suitable straps for attachment to the
animal's head are secured. The bottom of the nose-bag is made of a solid formation
either flat or dished as preferred, and may consist of a disc of wood grooved around
its periphery so as to provide for the lower edges of the flexible body of the nose-
bag being secured therein by binding wire or the like.
To the underside of the bottom of the nose-bag is secured a collapsible arrange-
ment of supporting legs, which may advantageously consist of a hinged tripod
arrangement, two of the legs of which are connected by a cross bar formed with an
eye at its centre, the third leg being arranged equidistant from each of such con-
nected legs, and being fitted with a pivoted connecting bar, the free end of which is
bent and adapted to be engaged with the eye in the bar connecting the other legs,
all three legs being so arranged and hinged to the underside of the bottom of the
nese-bag, as that the legs cannot be opened apart beyond the position in which they
are secured together as aforesaid, so that all required stability of the appliance will
be ensured, and as that when the pivoted bar is disengaged from the bar connecting
the said two legs, such latter legs and the third leg can be folded towards each
other flatwise in relation to the underside of the solid bottom of the nose-bag, and
in which position they can be secured by an attached chain or by other suitable
means, so that the appliance will fold up very compactly.
The improved nose-bag is of advantage in that it relieves the animal from the
usual necessity of supporting the nose-bag, while feeding therefrom, and in that
the food is so supported as that the animal can reach it with ease and without the
necessity of frequently tossing the head to get at the food lying at the bottom of
the nose-bag as in existing nose-bags, avoiding all waste consequent thereon and the
present necessity of frequently adjusting the nose-bag to the animal's head as the
level of the contained food is lowered, and, morcover, the improved nose-bag will
be much more durable than existing nose-bags.
Dated this 24th day of November 1891
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Nose-bags for Horses and other
'Animals.
I, ALEXANDER MURRAY MCQUAT, of Meadow Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, Wine
and Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a self-supporting and collapsible nose-bag for horses and
other animals.

page_text: On the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1, represents an elevation of the improved nose-bag, showing the same in its
self-supporting position for feeding purposes.
Fig. 2, represents a partial elevation looking in the direction of the arrow a,
Fig 1.
Fig. 3, represents an under plan view of the nose-bag, showing the same when
collapsed or closed up.
And
Fig. 4, represents a side elevation of Fig. 3, partly in section.
The improved nose-bag is made of a collapsible formation with a canvas sacking
or other suitable flexible body 5, to the upper part of which are secured suitable
straps (not illustrated) for the attachment of the nose-bag to the animal's head.
The bottom 6, of the nose-bag is made of a solid formation either flat or dished as
preferred, and may advantageously consist of a disc of wood grooved around its
periphery, as at 7, so as to provide for the lower edge of the flexible body 5, of the
nose-bag being secured therein by binding wire 8 or the like, vide Figs. 1, and 4.
To the underside of the bottom 6, of the nose-bag is secured a collapsible
arrangement of supporting legs 9, 10, which may advantageously consist of a hinged
tripod arrangement, two (9) of the legs of which are connected by a cross bar 11,
formed with an eye 12, at the centre, the third leg 10, being arranged equidistant
from each of such connected legs 9, and being fitted with a pivoted connecting
bar 13, the free end of which is bent, as at 14, and adapted to be engaged with
the eye 12, in the bar 11, connecting the legs 9, all three legs being so arranged
and hinged as at 15 to the underside of the bottom 6, of the nose-bag, and being
also formed with squared shoulders 16, adapted to abut against the base of the
hinge plate 17, as that the legs cannot be opened apart beyond the position (ride
Figs. 1, and 2.) in which they are secured together by the bar 1, as aforesaid,
so that all required stability of the appliance will be ensured, and as that when
the bar 13, is disengaged from the bar 11, connecting the legs 9, such legs and
the leg 10, can be folded towards each other flatwise in relation to the underside
of the solid bottom of the nose-bag, eile Figs. 3, and 4, and in which position they
can be secured by a pivoted catch 18, or by other suitable means so that the
appliance will fold up very compactly.
The hinge plates 17, and the plate 19, supporting the catch 18, are bolted, as
at 20, or otherwise secured to the bottom 6.
The improved nose-bag is of advantage in that it relieves the animal from the
usual necessity of supporting the nose-bag while feeding therefrom and in that
the food is so supported as that the animal can reach it with ease and without
the necessity of frequently tossing the head to get at the food lying at the bottom
of the nose-bag as in existing nose-bags, avoiding all waste consequent thereon
and the present necessity of frequently adjusting the nose-bag to the animal's head
as the level of the contained food is lowered, and, moreover, the improved nose-bag
will be much more durable than existing nose-bags.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A self-supporting and collapsible nose-bag for horses and other animals, formed,
adapted or provided substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 26th day of August 1892.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.