An Improved Nose Bag for Horses and similarly Fed Animals.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nose Bag for Horses and similarly Fed Animals.
I, LOUISA JANE MOORE ARNOTT, of Bridestown House, Rathcomac, County Cork,
Ireland, Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved nose bag for horses and similarly fed
animals, and the object is to enable the animal to reach the whole of the feed
put in the bag. At present when the feed gets below the reach of the animal,
he can only get a further supply by tossing up the end of the bag during which
proceeding a considerable quantity of the corn is thrown out of the mouth of
the bag. This is unfortunate for the animal, and a source of considerable expense
to his keeper.
In order to obviate this defect, I provide the bag with a false bottom below
which is a spring. When the corn is put in the bag, the spring is kept down
by the weight, but as the corn is consumed, the spring forces up the false bottom
and keeps the food within reach of the animal's mouth, without his having to
toss up the bag as at present.
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An Improved Nose Bag for Horses and similarly Fed Animals.
I, LOUISA JANE MOORE ARNOTT, of Bridestown House, Rathcomac, County Cork,
Ireland, Lady, 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 an improved nose-bag for horses and similarly fed
animals, and the object is to enable the animals to reach the whole of the food
put in the bag. At present when the "feed" gets below the reach of the animal
he can only obtain a further supply by tossing up the end of the bag, during
which proceeding a considerable quantity of the corn is thrown out of the mouth
of the bag. This is unfortunate for the animal and is a source of considerable
waste to his keeper. In order to obviate this defect I proceed in or in about
the following manner, making reference to the accompanying drawing which
shows a vertical section of a nose bag constructed in accordance with my inven-
tion. I provide a bag a of any suitable material and dimensions and of cylin-
drical shape, and circular or other cross section. Free to slide in this bag is a
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page_text: false bottom b, between which and the actual bottom c of the bag is a spiral
or other spring d. When the food e is put into the bag the spring d is depressed
and kept so by the weight of the food. During the consumption of the food,
and the consequent lessening of the weight on b, the spring gradually forces up
the false bottom b and so keeps the food thereon within reach of the animal's
mouth. The bag may be ventilated by holes as at f and may be attached to the
animal during feeding time by straps y or by any other suitable means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In nose-bags for horses and similarly fed animals the provision of a
false bottom, free to slide in the bag, the said false bottom to carry the food,
and having between itself and the actual bottom of the bag a spring, by the
action of which spring the false bottom and the food thereon is kept within reach
of the animal's mouth, the whole substantially as described in the above specifi-
cation and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
2. In nose-bags for horses.and similarly fed animals the combination of a suit-
ably ventilated bag and false bottom and a spring between the false bottom
and the actual bottom of the bag, the whole substantially as described in the above
specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of August 1898.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents.