US77234A - Of antwerp - Google Patents

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN v Be it known that I, S. V. R. YORK, of-Antn'erp, in the county of Jefferson, and State' of New York, have invented a new and improved Subjugating and Surgical-Operating Surcingle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, in whichd Figure l is aside view of my surcingle, as applied to ahorse.

Figui-c 2 is a perspective view of the surcingle, with the short strap and long line attached.

'Figure 3 is a long pastern-strap.

Figure 4 is a short pastern-strap.

Like letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention consists of au apparatus, composed essentially of a strong surcingle, provided with a. series of rings, applied and arranged as hereinafter described, to be used upon the body of the horse or other animal,

in combination with-other straps for securing the feet, and of a rein connected with a ring of' the surcingle,

whereby the operator msyiobtuin control of the lirnbs'and` muscles of an unbroken or vicious animal, for the purpose of snbduing him, 6r to perform any surgical or other operation which may be required. `Thesurcingle consists of a strap, A, six and one-half feet in length, and two and one-half inches wide, the main strap being double, and with an extra. layer, B, on4 the outside, making the strap, when finished, to consist of three thicknesses of harness-leather. The strap is provided with a heavy iron buckle, a, and applied by passing it around the body of the horse, lin the manner of an ordinary surcingle, and bnckling'it 'close on the near side. The strap is provided with a series of one dozen of one-andm-half-inch iron rings, attached as follows:

The first (No. 1) being attached tothe surcingle, ve inches from the buckle, on the back edge, by the use of a short strap. f

The second ring one inch fromthe rst, on the front edge, by the use of a short strap.

The third ring is attached to theyeentre' of the surcingle, under the outer layer, seven inches from the second one. In the third ring, a strap, C, passes, which is'two feet in length, one inch and a quarter wide, with a buckle and loop. Said strap is for the-purpose of making the left forward foot fast to the surcin'gle.

The fourth ring is made fast tothe hack ledge'of the surcingle, seven inches from .the third ring, by the use of' nl short strap.

The fifth ring is made fast to the centre of thesurcingle, under the outer layer,v seven inches from'thc fourth.

Thesi'xthvring is made fastt'o the centre of the surcngle, the same as the fifth, four inches and a half from the fifth. v

The fifth and sixth rings are used as pulley-rings, by the.use of another strapor line, D, twelve feet long` and one inch wid'e, one end of said `strap or line being attached to the fifth ring of the surcingle with a billet vand buckle. Around-the pastern of the right foot there is u. strap, E, eight inches in length and one inch and a quarter in widtlnwith Aa buckle and one-inch ring, b, attached. The other end of the long line D, that is attached to the fifth ring, is passed through the ring b, which is made fast to the pastern of the right foot, land I back through the sixth ring ofthe snrcingle, passing over the horses back to the near side, into the'oper-A ators hand. i

The seventh ring is'madefast to the surci'ngle, two inches from the sixth ring, by the use of la short strap on thefront edge.

The eighth is made fast to the surcingle on the back edge, 'by the use 'of a. short strap, nineinches fromv the seventh ring.

The ninth `ring is attached to the centre of the surcingle,vunder the outer layer, nine inches from the, eighth ring.

The tenth'ring is attached to the back edge of the surcingle, by the use of a short strap, three inches from the ninth ring.

The eleventh ring is attached 'to the centre of the surcingle, under th'e outer layer, five inches from the tenth ring.

The twelfth (and last) ring is attached to the surcingle by the use of a short strap on the back edge, two inches from the eleventh ring.

The practical use of. the rings is as follows; The irst, fourth, eighth, ten-th, and twelfth rings, on the back edge, are used for making the hind feet of the horse fast to the surciugle, when performing surgical operations, such as castrating, firing, operating with a. knife, and the like. i

The second and seventh rings, which are on ythe front edge, are use'dfor making the vhorso's head fast when he is lying upon his side.

The ninth and eleventh rings are for passing the long line D through, and thence through the ring of the bit c, and passing through the second or seventh rings. V

When the surcingle is properly placed on the animal, and buckled on the near side, the tenth and eleventh rings are equidistant on each side of hisback. That leaves the third ring, with the two-foot strap attached,- hanging just back of the arm of the left forward leg. The twelve-foot rein or'line, D, which is attached to the fifth ring, (and afterwards passes through the sixth ring,) is just even with the armof the right forward leg, and is passed through the ring b ofthe strap E, which'ls buckled to the pastern of the right forward foot.

The operator now steps to the near side of the horse, lifts the left forward foot, and makes it fast to the strap C, attached to the third'ring. He now, with the right hand, takes hold of the long line D, which is brought over the horses back, causes him to move, and when the right forwardfoot is lifted, by drawing upon the line he elevates the foot to the fifth and sixth rings of the surcingle, where it is retained, the horse being dropped to his knees. Now, with the Vleithand, the operator takes Vhold of the rein of the bridle on the off side of' the horses neck, carries his head slightly from him, and lays the horse upon his left side.

The long line D, which makes the right foot fast to,the fth and sixth rings, as above described,'is now passed through the ninth ring of the surcingle, thence through thel'ing of the bit c, and back through the seventh ring, drawing up the-line very close,vwhich brings his head back to his side, and makes it fast to the surcingle. A three-foot strap, two inches wide, with abuckle and loopat one end, is fastened round the pastern of the upper hind foot, as he lies upon his side, and is then-brought forward to the seventh or tenth ring, as occasion may require, thereby drawing up the foot very close, and making it fast to the surcinglc. The lower hind foot is brought forward, and made fast to, the fourth ring, under the chest, in the same manner.

Should the operator be required to lay the horse upon his right side, the long line D would be passed through the eleventh ring, thence through the bit-ring, on the nearside of the horse's head, carried back and passed through the second ring, which, drawing on the line, will make it fast on the near side,the same as n the olf side, andthe upper hind foot will be made fast, with same threeffoot strap F, to the irst or twelfth ring, puttingV the horse in the s'ame'position as when lying on his left side, the fourth ring being used for the lower hind foot.

By this means a vicious horse is satisfied that you can control every mus'cle of his body, and you also have him in a position by which the operatorcan perform surgicaloperations without the assistance of any one.

After many years .experience among horses of all dispositions, I find that my method,"above described, is the most advantageous, simple, and perfect i'n its operation and results.

What I claimas my invention, is-

The combination of the series of rings, numbered 1 tc 12,'inc1usive, with the s'ucingle A and B, long line or rein-D, pastern-s'traps C and F, and foot-strap E, arranged and applied in the manner and for the purposesshown and described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' S. Y. R. YORK.

Witnesses:

J. R. Dharm, Gao. W. Murr.

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