Bridle bit animal medication dispenser
First Claim
1. A device for dispensing flowable, medication-containing material into a horse'"'"'s mouth comprising:
- a. partially hollow tubular member having a first end and a second end, said first end being closed and said second end being open and adapted to receive a plunger inserted axially therein, a stop member extending across said tube at an intermediate position, an aperture penetrating a wall of said tube and allowing said material to be ejected therethrough;
a pair of tube support members one of each connected to an end of said tube;
said tube having a top side and a bottom side when located horizontally in a horse'"'"'s mouth;
said aperture extending through said top side of said tube;
means for inserting said material into said tube; and
plunger means operable in an axial direction inward from said second end to forcibly eject said material into said horse'"'"'s mouth.
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Abstract
A dispenser for administering liquid or paste medication to a horse has a hollow tube open at one end for insertion of a plunger rod and is closed off at an intermediate location by a stop, with an upward-pointing aperture for ejection located adjacent the stop. The tube is supported at each end by members attachable to a bridle, with the tube and support members simulating normal components of a bridle. For liquid medication the liquid is introduced into the tube through the ejection aperture, with the plunger rod in place. For paste material the medication is introduced axially into the open end of the tube by a tight-fitting syringe, and the same syringe is then used to eject a portion of the medicine. Ejection is then completed by removing the syringe and inserting the plunger rod to eject the remaining material.
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10 Claims
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1. A device for dispensing flowable, medication-containing material into a horse'"'"'s mouth comprising:
a. partially hollow tubular member having a first end and a second end, said first end being closed and said second end being open and adapted to receive a plunger inserted axially therein, a stop member extending across said tube at an intermediate position, an aperture penetrating a wall of said tube and allowing said material to be ejected therethrough;
a pair of tube support members one of each connected to an end of said tube;
said tube having a top side and a bottom side when located horizontally in a horse'"'"'s mouth;
said aperture extending through said top side of said tube;
means for inserting said material into said tube; and
plunger means operable in an axial direction inward from said second end to forcibly eject said material into said horse'"'"'s mouth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The method of dispensing a medication-containing paste material into a horse'"'"'s mouth comprising:
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providing a hollow metal tube having a first, open end, a second end and a stop closing off said tube at a central location, an aperture, defined in a wall of said tube at a location adjacent to the stop between the stop and the open end, a plunger rod slidably disposed in said tube for axial movement therein and a syringe arranged to have a tip end thereof fit tightly within said tube at said open end;
inserting into said syringe a selected amount of said material;
removing said plunger rod;
placing said syringe so that the tip thereof extends axially into said open end of the tube and a base portion of said tip comes into tight contact with an interior location of said open end;
advancing a plunger within said syringe so as to inject said material into said tube;
further advancing said plunger of said syringe whereby a major portion of said material is ejected through said aperture;
removing said syringe from said tube;
placing said plunger rod into said open tube end; and
advancing said plunger rod toward said stop where an additional amount of said material is ejected.
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