Riding or travelling bit for horses

Details Riding or travelling bit for horses Riding or travelling bit for horses

2000-03-01

2001-12-04

Swiatek, Robert P. (Department: 3643)

Harness for working animal

Bridle

Bits

C054S008000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06324821

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a riding or travelling bit for horses consisting of known, rigid or articulated, bit rod made substantially of two different types of metal.
Such bits are known from the British Patent No. 2,695 and are in use in various forms. As disclosed in the British patent, inserts of steel in harness bit bars, which are otherwise made of nickel, are intended to improve the durability of the harness bit at the joints or points of articulation. It is also known to have such bits manufactured from copper or a copper alloy, as copper corrodes under the influence of air and of the horse's saliva, and the salts produced in the process make the horse chew, probably on account of their sour taste. This is desirable, as the chewing action has a positive effect on the ‘receptivity’ of the horse to ‘assistance from the reins’, ie, to commands transmitted by means of the reins (EP 0 126 210 A1; DE 43 26 550 C1).
It is further known that battery cells or torchlight batteries can be tested by touching both poles using the tongue. Provided a reasonably normal potential is present, the electrolysis of the saliva produces a sour taste.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Based on these facts, it is the object of the invention to design a riding or travelling bit that opens up additional and, if desired, more intense means of providing the horse with a sour taste in order to induce it to chew.
This object, as well as other objects which will become apparent from the discussion that follows, are achieved, in accordance with the present invention, by fashioning the bit rod of at least two parts which are electrically insulated from each other and which develop an electrical potential difference between then when in use.
In contrast to the known bit made of copper or copper alloy mentioned above, a preferred embodiment makes it possible to show only blank metal parts on the outside, on both sides of the horse's mouth, by using the more noble of the two metals under consideration for those parts.
Also known are bits where two different metals, especially stainless steel and copper, are combined. However, in this design the two metals are in immediate metallic contact with each other and, where copper is being used, it is likely to serve the purpose mentioned above.
For a full understanding of the present invention, reference should now be made to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.


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patent: 1678532 (1928-07-01), Preece
patent: 5669210 (1997-09-01), Völlmecke et al.
patent: 2404007 (1975-08-01), None
patent: 4326550 (1994-11-01), None
patent: 0126210 (1984-11-01), None
patent: 2695 (1910-01-01), None

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