US823368A - Bridle-bit. - Google Patents

Description

H. SOHLUETER. BBIDLB BIT.

APPLICATION FILED 001223, 1905.

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PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SCHLUETER, OF SORIBNER, NEBRASKA.

BRIDLE-IBIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

To all whowt it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, HENRY SOHLUETER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scribner, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Bridle-Bit, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bridle-bits.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel form of bit in the use of which absolute control of a horse can be secured and, further, in which the animal will be positively prevented from taking the bit between its teeth.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a bridle-bit, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate correspondin parts, Figure 1 is a View in erspective of a bridle, showing the bit of t e present invention combined therewith. Flg. 2- is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, of a portion of the bit.

Referrin to the drawings, 1 designates generally t e head-stall, with which is combined an overcheck 2, that is held assembled with the head-strap 3 by a looped billet 4. The head-stall has combined with it the usual brow-strap 5 and throat-strap 6. These parts operate in the ordinary manner and may be constructed as shown or otherwise, and therefore further description is deemed unnecessary.

The bit which forms one of the essential features of the present invention comprises two lower rings 7 and two upper rings 8, connected with the first-named rings by a swiveljoint 9, whereby the rings are free to move independently of the rings 8. Each ring 7 is provided with a central bar 10, a pair of transversely-dis osed oppositely-curved bars 11, and a pair 0 segmental bars 12 and 12, the former of which connects one terminal of the bar 10 with one of the bars 11 and the latter of which connects the two terminals of the bars 11. On the front side of the ring 7 there is an extended approximately rectangular loop 13, which may project any dis tance beyond the periphery of the ring and is provided for the purpose of giving increased leverage where the bit is used upon a fractious or wild horse, the rein 14 being secured to the outer bar of the loop, as clearly shown. The strap-loop 13*, formed by the ring and the bar 12, may be used under ordinary conditionsthat is to say, with a horse that is ordinarily gentle. For very gentle horses, or horses with soft months, there -may be a supplemental strap-loop 14*, combined with the bar 12 and disposed on the rear side thereof, and by the combination of the three loops 13, 13 and 14 the bit will be adapted for use in connection with any kind of a horse. Each of the upper rings 8 has a segmental bar 15 combined with it, that forms, in conjunction with the ring, a stra loop 16, and in the two loops thus formed tl ie terminals of the chin-strap 17 are secured, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and are thus held against movement relatively to the ring. The overcheck is bifurcated, as usual, and its terminals 18 are secured to the rings 7.

As will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, the loops 13 are arranged at the front of the bit, so that when draft is applied u on the reins the rings 7 will be turned on t eir axes and forced into engagpment with the sides of the horses mouth, t ereby exerting a pinching action which will cause the animal to open its mouth, and thus remove the possibility of its catching the bit between its teeth.

The mouth-bar 19 is of the toggle-check type, and its outer terminals are pivotally connected with the portions 20 of the bar 10 located between the bars 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, whereby it will be positively held against movement relatively to the bar 10 or, in other words, will always be held centered with respect to the rings 7.

When the reins are in engagement with the upper strap-loops 13, there will be a straight pull exerted upon the toggle-check but when shifted to the lower strap-loops the bit will be converted into a curb-bit and will be effective in subduing a fractious animal.

The feature of novelty that differentiates the present invention from the prior art is the swivel connection between the upper and lower bit-rings, whereby when draft is a plied to the reins the. lower rings will e forced violently inward against the animals mouth or jaws, and thus operate positively to kee it under control.

aving thus described the invention, what is claime is- In a harness the combination with a headstall having head-straps and a bifurcated IIO overcheck; of rings engaged by the terminals of the head-straps and bifurcated overcheck, a chin-strap secured to said rings, means within the rings for confining said strap in the lower portions of the rings, lower rings swiveled to the first-mentioned rings and having forwardly-projecting rectangular rein-engaging loops integral therewith, a centrally-disposed bar within each of the lower rings and parallel with the outer end of the rectan ular loop of said ring, a mouthbar pivota ly connected to the central bar,. oppositely-disposed curved retaining-bars integral with each of the lower rings and adapted to prevent sliding movement of the mouthbar upon the central bar, a pair of segmental bars formed in each ring, one of said bars constituting a reinforce at the inner end of the rectangular loop, and the outer rectangular bar forming an eye within the ring to receive a strap, and stra receiving loops gpon the central bars and lielow the mouth- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY SCH'LUETER.

Witnesses:

E. J. SPEAR, HENRY M. KIDDER.

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