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L. DRAIS.

V NOSE RING. No. 321,889. 7 Patented July'7,'l8 8'5.

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LAWSON DRAIS, OF WASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO PETER DRAIS, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,889, dated July 7, 1885.

Application filed November 28, 1884. (N model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAWSON DRAIS, of Washington Court-House, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nose- Rings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in nose-rings; and it consists in so bending the wire out of which the ring is formed that the part which passes through the eye shall be perfectly straight, shall have a short sharp bend at the end of the straight portion, and that portion of the wire between the short bend and the portion which has the eye formed upon its end shall be provided with a sidewise-extending projection, which is bent therein for the purpose of preventing the ring from turning upside down in the nose, as will 2 5 be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a ring that can be attached to the animals nose in such a manner as not to interfere with the animal when eating, and which is provided with a sidewise projection, which is formed in that portion of the ring which extends down over the front portion of the nose, so as to prevent the ring from turning upside down in the nose, and thus become of little or no use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the wire, showing the shape in which it is bent before it is clinched in position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the ring after it has been clinched. Fig. 3 is a plan 0 view of a ring, showing it in position in the hogs nose.

I11 cutting off the wire into proper lengths the ends are preferably cut at an acute angle, as

shown. \Vhen the eye B is formed, the beveled end at that end of the wire prevents too much of a bulge or bend being formed in the wire. From this eye the wire runs perfectly straight to the bend O, and from this bend G. which is made at an angle of about forty-five degrees, up to the bend D, the wire may be curved outward slightly, as shown at E. Near the bend D the wire is formed into a side loop or projection, F, which extends at right angles to the straight portion between the eye B and the bend O. This projection F bears directly on top of the animals nose, and serves to hold the ring in position in such a manner that it is impossible for the ring to turn upside down, as it would do if the projection were omitted. From the bend D, which is also made tolerably abrupt, like the one 0, the wire is made perfectly straight out to the end. as at G. This straight portion G is pressed down through the nose, and the sharply-beveled end allows a sharp clinch to be made after the end is passed through the eye, and this clinch does not interfere with the animals eating.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A ring formed from a single piece of wire which is provided with an eye, 13, at one end, a straight portion between the eye and the bend O, acurved portion, E, between the bends C and D, abend or projection, F, formed near the bend D, and extending at right angles to the straight portions of the ring, and a straight portion, G, for entering the eye, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ilffiX my signature 8c in presence of two witnesses.

LAWSON DRAIS.

Witnesses:

NYE GREGG, PETER DRAIS.

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