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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
OSKER WILLIAMS, OF FORESTBURG, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. L. ROMINES,
OF FORESTBURG, TEXAS.
ANIMAL-POKE.1,206,632.
Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 28, 1916.
Application filed February 27, 1915. Serial No. 11,002.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, OsnE WILLIAMms, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Forestburg, in the county of Montague and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Aninal-Pokes;
and I do hereby declare the following to
be a full, clear, and exact description of the
invention, such as will enable others skilled.
to in the art to which it appertains to make
and use the same.
This invention relates to animal pokes and
the primary object of the invention is to
provide a poke for attachment to the head
i5 of an animal, such as a cow, horse, or the
like, which will prevent the animal from
getting under, over or through fences, slack-
ening bent wires, or prevent them from
otherwise damaging or mutilating fences of
20 all kinds.
Another object of this invention is to pro-
vide an animal poke as specified, which will
prevent cattle from eating stacked feed, and
also one which may be employed for wean-
25 ing calves, if it is so desired.
With the foregoing and other objects in
view this invention consists in such novel
features of construction, combination and
arrangement of parts as will be-hereinafter
30 more fully described, illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings and claimed.
In describing the invention in detail ref-
erence will be had to the accompanying
drawings wherein like characters designate
35 like or corresponding parts throughout the
several views, and in which:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im-
proved "animal poke, showing the same at-
tached to the head of a cow, Fig. 2 is a
40 side elevation partially in section of the ani-
mal poke, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the
poke.
Referring more particularly to the draw-
ings, 1 designates a face bar of the animal
45 poke, which is substantially rectangular in
cross section and is provided for having one
of its edges lying in engagement with the
face of the cow or other animal, and ex-
tending along the face, from the nose to
50 the top of the face or head and upwardly
therefrom. The face bar 1 has its upper
end 2 reduced and bent substantially at
right angles to the main body of the face
bar, extending forwardly therefrom and be-
55 ing sharpened, as is clearly shown in Figs.1 and 2 of the drawing. The face. bar 2
'has a brow band 3 secured thereto, down-
wardly from the upper angled end 2. The
brow band 3 is bent intermediate its ends
to form a substantially U-shaped section 4, 6o
which engages the face bar 1 and is securely
attached thereto by means of rivets or other
suitable fastening means 5.
The face bar 1 has its lower end inserted
in and secured to the U-shaped section 6 65
of the nose band 7. The nose band 7, like
the brow band 3, is preferably constructed
of sheet metal, curved to conform to the con-
figuration of the face of the animal upon
which the poke is to be placed. The nose 70
band 7 has pivotally connected to the U-
shaped section 6 thereof, a depending guard
8, which extends downwardly from the lower
edge of the nose band substantially in aline-
ment with the face bar 1. The pivoted 75
guard 8 has its lower end bent substan-
tially at right angles thereto and sharpened,
as is shown at 9. The face bar 1 has a de-
pending lug 10 formed upon its lower end,
which is provided for engaging a shoulder 80
11 formed upon the upper end of the piv-
oted guard 8, for preventing rearward piv-
otal movement of the guard. toward the
animal's head. The U-shaped section 6 of
the nose band 7 is cut away, as is shown 85
at 12, so as to permit of a forward move-
ment of the guard 8, so as to allow the ani-
mal to graze when wearing the poke.
The brow band 3 and the nose band 7 are
provided with openings 13 and 14 formed 90
in their ends. Flexible straps 15 and 16
are secured to the ends of the brow band.
The flexible straps 15 and 16 extend up-
wardly from the ends of the brow band 3
and are crossed, over the top of the animal's 95
head, extending downwardly behind the
rear edges of the animal's cheeks, and
passed through a guide ring 17. The guide
ring 17 is carried by the under jaw strap
18. The ends of the flexible members or 10O
straps 15 and 16, which form a throat latch,
when extending around the neck of the ani-
inal, are connected to short lengths 19 of
straps, or flexible members, which are se-
cured to the ends of the nose band 7. The 105
straps 15 and 16 are connected to the straps
19 adjustably, by means of buckles or like
adjustable fastening devices indicated at 20.
The under jaw strap 18 is secured to one end
of the nose band 7 and extends rearwardly 110
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Williams, Osker. Animal-Poke, patent, November 28, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859360/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.