Bit and system for feeding a viscous and/or liquid substance into the mouth of an animal

• US 9,591,830 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Heidi Hall
• Original Assignee: Heidi Hall
• Inventors: Hall, Heidi
• Primary Examiner(s): OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES
• Application Number:
  US14/127,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20140213965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,726 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/003 Devices for applying insecticides or medication A01K27/007 takes precedence; for veterinary purposes A61D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 7/00 Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals for reproduction or fertilisation A61D19/00 ; devices for implanting pellets, radon seeds or the like A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: B68B 1/06 Bits
• CPC Class Codes: B68B 2001/044 Bridles with arrangements for fluid flow

Abstract

Single or multiple jointed bit (1) with at least two mouthpieces (10), characterized by the fact that at least one mouthpiece (10) comprises at least one channel (100) which extends longitudinally with or without slope through this mouthpiece from one end to the other end, to enable the sending of a viscous and/or liquid substance (72) directly into the middle of the mouth of an animal (2) without changing the feeling in the animal'"'"'s mouth or on its tongue (2).

Claims

1. Bit including at least two mouthpieces, characterized in that at least one mouthpiece comprises one or several channels extending longitudinally through said mouthpiece from one end to the other end so as to allow the sending of one or more viscous and/or liquid substances directly in the middle of the mouth of an animal,

wherein said at least one mouthpiece comprises at least one notch configured to avoid the occlusion of said channel.

2. The bit according to claim 1, including at least one piece in the form of a circular arc not passing through said mouthpiece so as to connect said bit to horse bridles.

3. The bit according to claim 1, including at least one piece in the form of a circular arc and passing through said mouthpiece below or above said channel.

4. The bit according to claim 1, configured to be connected to a reservoir of said viscous and/or liquid substance through a pipe, the connection between said bit and said pipe and/or the connection between said pipe and said reservoir being non-standard.

5. The bit according to claim 1, being made of at least one of the following materials:

metal, rubber, synthetic materials, plastic, alloy.

6. System for sending liquid and/or viscous substances in the mouth of an animal, comprising:

a bit according to claim 1;

one or more reservoirs of the viscous and/or liquid substances; and

one or more pipes between said bit and said one or more reservoirs.

7. The system according to claim 6, the connection between said bit and said pipes and/or the connection between said pipes and said reservoirs being non-standard.

8. The system according to claim 6, comprising means for automatically applying pressure in one of the reservoirs on said viscous and/or liquid substance, so as to send said viscous and/or liquid substance into the mouth of the animal.

9. The system according to claim 8, said means for automatically exerting pressure comprising a metal piece in the reservoir, said metal piece moving under the effect of its own weight.

10. The system according to claim 9, said reservoir constituting the body of a syringe.

11. The system according to claim 10, said metal piece, once arrived at one end of said syringe under the effect of its own weight, can be moved by a user to the other end of said syringe.

12. The system according to claim 10, said syringe body being configured in a way that allows it to be disconnected from said pipe and to be connected to an external reservoir in order to fill said syringe body again when the user displaces said metal piece into the direction of the other end of said syringe.

13. The system according to the claim 8, said means for automatically exerting pressure comprising an elastically compressible element in the reservoir.

14. The system according to the claim 13, said compressible element being a spring and/or gas and/or silicone.

15. The system according to the claim 6, wherein:

a first reservoir of the reservoirs contains a liquid substance;

a second reservoir of the reservoirs contains a viscous substance; and

said pipe comprises a Y-shaped part, so as to send into said bit said liquid substance mixed with said viscous substance.

16. The system according to claim 6, comprising:

a first reservoir of the reservoirs containing a liquid substance; and

a second reservoir of the reservoirs containing a viscous material and/or purees;

wherein;

said first reservoir is connected to a first mouthpiece of said bit through a first pipe;

said second reservoir is connected to a second mouthpiece of said bit through a second pipe;

said first reservoir comprises means to supply in a passive or automatic way said liquid substance in the horse'"'"'s mouth through said first pipe; and

said second reservoir contains means for sending said viscous substance and/or puree actively into the horse'"'"'s mouth through said second pipe.

17. The system according to the claim 16, said second reservoir comprising a rod and/or a double-sheeted bag.

18. The system according to the claim 17, comprising a whip-like stick, comprising said rod.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein said rod is attachable to reins.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein said first reservoir is fixed to a part of a bridle exceeding the headpart towards the mouth.

21. The system according to claim 6, comprising at least one lockable rod which conforms to the shape of a channel to prevent the occlusion of the channel while the bit is not used and/or to clean said channel.

22. The system according to claim 6, comprising a heater housing for preheating the bit so that it can be easily accepted by the horse.