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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ZACHARY TAYLOR BOWLES, OF HILLSBOROUGH, TEXAS.
BRIDLE-BIT.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,510, dated May 21, 1889.
Application filed September 20, 1888. Serial No, 285,926. (No model,)To all who ns it 7O!a c07oncer:
Be it known that I, ZACHARY TAYLOR
BOWLES, a citizen of the United States, re-
siding at Hillsborough, in the county of Hill
5 and State of Texas, have invented new and
useful Improvements in Curb-Bits for Bridles,
of which the following is a specification.
The invention relates to improvements in
curb-bits for bridles, having for its object to
io simplify and cheapen their construction and
render them more effective than heretofore.
The invention consists in a certain novel
construction and arrangement of devices fully
set forth hereinafter in connection with the
15 accompanying drawings, and specifically
pointed out in the appended claims.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a
bridle-bit embodying my improvements ap-
plied in the operative position to a horse's
20 head. Fig. 2 is a detail view.
Referring to the drawings by letter, A des-
ignates the bit-bar, to the opposite ends of
which are affixed the loops B B, to which are
attached the lower ends of the cheek-straps
25 C C, and D D designate angle-levers, which
are mounted on the said bit-bar adjacent to
the inner sides of the loops B B. The angle-
levers comprise, respectively, the arms E E,
having the sockets e e at their extremities,
30 and the arms F F, to which are attached the
ends of the curb-chain G.
The rings or loops II II, to which are at-
tached the ends of the reins I, are provided
with the shanks K K, which are mounted in
35 the sockets e e, and are capable of longitu-
dinal movement therein.
It will be understood that the angle-levers
turn freely on the bit-bar, which is preferably
slightly curved, and they are provided with
40 the studs or pins L L, which operate in the
loops B B.
When the reins are pulled slightly, the oper-
ation of this bit is similar to any ordinary
curb-bit-that is, a leverage is exerted on the
45 jaws of the horse, the curb-chain acting as a
fulcrum; but when the levers are turned suffi-ciently to cause the studs or pins L L to en-
gage the front sides of the loops B B and turn
the latter an additional pressure is exerted
by the curved portion of the bit-bar against 50
the roof of the horse's mouth, as will be evi-
dent.
Having thus described the invention, I
claim-
1. In a bridle-bit, the combination, with the 55
bit-bar, of the angle-levers swiveled on the
said bar and having limited rotation thereon,
the curb-chain connecting the upper arms of
the said levers, and the reins connected to the
lower arms of the same, substantially as 6o
specified.
2. In a bridle-bit, the combination of the
bit A, having the loops B B attached to its
ends, the angle-levers mounted on the bit-bar
and comprising the arms E E, provided with 65
sockets e e, and the arms F F, connected by
the curb-chain G, and the loops or rings H H,
provided with shanks mounted in the sockets
e e, substantially as specified.
3. In a bridle-bit, the combination, with a 7c
bit-bar, A, provided with the loops B B, of
the angle-levers D D, mounted on the said
bar and having their corresponding arms
respectively connected by the curb-chain and
provided with rein loops or rings H H, and 75
the studs or pins L on the levers engaging
the loops B, substantially as specified.
4. In a bridle-bit, the combination, with
the bit-bar, havingloops B B attached thereto,
of the levers mounted loosely on the said bar 80
and provided with sockets e e, and the rings
or loops II II, provided with shanks mounted
in the said sockets, whereby the rings are ad-
justable, substantially as specified.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 85
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
presence of two witnesses.
ZACHARY TAYLOR BOWLES.
Witnesses:
ARTHUR W. YOUNG,
CHAS. M. MOORE.
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Bowles, Zachary Taylor. Bridle Bit., patent, May 21, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172042/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.