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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ROLIN G. MORRIS, OF GRICE, TEXAS.
ANIMAL- POKE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,579, dated April 14, 190$.
Application filed October 22, 1902. Serial No. 128,284. (No model)fto LBU whom it 7may concernn.
Be it known that I, ROLIN G. MORRIS, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Grice,-in
the county of Upshur and State of Texas,have
5 invented new and useful Improvements in
Animal-Pokes, of which the following is a
specification.
My invention relates to animal-pokes, and
has three objects-first, to prevent stock from
to jumping; second, to prevent them 'from in-.
juring themselves on wire fences, and, third,
to prevent calves and colts from nursing.
The simple and 'novel construction em-
ployed by me in .carrying out my invention
E5 is fully described. in this specification and
,claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, forming a part thereof, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective of my device.
Fig. 2 is a side view of a horse with my poke
2o on. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom planview.
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of my poke.
Fig. 5 is asection' on the line 5 5, Fig. 4.
Like numerals of reference designate like
parts in the different views of the drawings..
25 The numeral 1 designates the supporting-
bar of my device, which is apertured trans-
versely at 2 and 3 to accommodate a neck-
band 4 and a belly-band 5, respectively, which
are connected by a back-band 6, all of which
30 bands are provided with buckles 7. Straps 8,
also passing through the apertures 2 and 3
and secured by buckles 7, serve to keep the
bands 4 and 5 from slipping..
The forward end of the supporting-bar 1 is
35 hollowed out at 9 to accommodate the rounded
rear end 11 of a poke-bar 10. A U-iron 12
is rigidly secured by its apertured arms 12"
to the under side of the poke-bar 10 and pro-
jects beyond the rounded end 11 thereof in
40 position to engage a guide-hook 13, bearing
an apertured shank 13a, which is secured by
screws to the under side of the bar 1. Shoul-
ders 14 are formed on the bar 10 and serve as
stops to limit the sidewise swing of the poke-
45 bar 10. The upward movement of the bar 10
is limited by the rounded end thereof. A
downwardly and forwardly inclined projec-
tion 15 is formed on the bar 10 and serves as
a catch to engage the wires of a fence to keep
5o an animal from forcing its way through. A,U -iron 16 is secured to the forward end of
the bar 10 to serve as an attachment for a
strap 17 for use in fastening this end to the
chin-strap of a headstall or halter 18.
When in use, my poke is put on an animal 55
in the manner shown in Fig. 2, with the bar 1
extending along the breast and between the
fore legs. The bands 4 and .5 are passed
around the neck and belly, respectively, to
secure the bar 1 in place. The strap 17 is at- 6o
tached to the headstall 18 to hold up the for-
ward end of -the poke-bar 10.
I do not wish to be limited as to details of
construction, as these may be modified in
many particulars without departing from the 65
spirit of my invention.
Having described my invention, what I
claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters
Patent, is-
1. In an animal-poke, the combination of a 70
supporting-bar, means for securing said bar
between the fore legs of an animal, a poke-
bar hinged to said supporting-bar, and bear-
ing a downwardly and forwardly inclined pro-
jection, mounted on the under side to serve 75
to engage the wire of a fence to keep the ani-
mal from forcing its way through by spread-
ing the wires, and means for securing the free
end of said poke-bar to the. head of said ani-
mal, substantially as described. 8o
2. In an animal-poke, the combination of a,
supporting-bar constructed to extend between
the fore legs of an animal, means for securing
said bar in place, a guide-hook mounted on
the forward end of said bar, a poke-bar bear- 85
ing a U-shaped iron engaged by said guide,
the arms of said U being rigidly secured to
the under side of said bar, the abutting ends
of said bars being shaped to limit the upward.
movement of said poke-bar, and means for 90
securing the forward end of said poke-bar to
the head of an animal, substantially as de-
scribed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 95
nesses.
ROLIN G. MORRIS.
Witnesses:
W. L. DENTON,
D. A. BIRD.
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