Improvements. in Stocks for Holding Horses and other Animals for Farriery or Veterinary Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1891
Complete Specification. Left. 11th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 4th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements. in Stocks for Holding Horses and other Animals for
Farriery or Veterinary Purposes.
I, GEORGE DAVIES, of Lyonshall, Kington, in the County of Hereford,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to stocks for holding horses, bulls and other animals for
veterinary and other purposes.
In carrying out my invention I construct a frame of timber into which the
animal to be operated upon is driven and at the two sides of this frame I place
rollers carrying chains adapted to support between them a belly blanket or apron
by means of which, when the said rollers are rotated, the horse or other animal will be
lifted from the ground. I also arrange at the two ends of the frame other rollers
having straps connected to the belly blanket in such a manner as to assist in
supporting the same. The rollers are advantageously arranged to be operated by
levers and provided with ratchets and pawls for holding them in any required
position.
In order to prevent an animal when suspended on the belly blanket from kicking
I provide a beam or beams having straps by which the animal's legs can be
secured.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, Loudon, Agents for the Applicaut.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stocks for Holding Horses and other Animals for
Farriery or Veterinary Purposes.
I, GEORGE DAVIES, of Lyonshall, Kington, in the County of Hereford,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed; to be particularly described and' ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My invention relates to stocks for holding horses, bulls and other animals for
veterinary and other purposes.
In carrying out my invention I construct a frame of timber into which the.
animal to be operated upon is driven, and at the two sides of this frame I place
rollers carrying chains adapted to support between them a belly blanket or apron
by means of which, when the said rollers are rotated, the horse or other animal
will be lifted from the ground. I also arrange at the two ends of the frame other
rollers having straps connected to the belly blanket in such a manner as to assist
in supporting the same. The rollers are advantageously arranged to be operated
by levers and provided with ratchets and' pawls for holding them in any required
position.
In order to prevent an animal when suspended on the belly blanket from
kicking I provide a beam or beams having straps by which the animal's legs can
be secured.
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To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing which represents a perspective view of my
improved stock.
a indicates a table or platform to which are firmly bolted the uprights b, b and

page_text: detachably connected the uprights c, c, the said uprights c, e being rendered adjust-
able by means of bolts d, d passing through slots e, e for the purpose of enabling
the apparatus to be adapted to various animals.
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indicates the belly blanket or apron, and 9, 7 are the rollers from which the
said belly blanket is suspended by means of chains or straps h, h. Each of the
rollers 9, 9 is mounted between the uprights, at one side of the machine and is
formed at one end so as to receive a bar or lever such as i by means of which it
may be rotated, j, indicate respectively the ratchet-wheel and pawl arranged in
conjunction with each of the rollers for retaining it in position.
,, m, m indicate the straps connected to the front and rear of the apron aud
attached to the rollers n, o respectively, the said rollers being provided with
ratchets and pawls (as hereinbefore described in connection with the rollers g, g)
and being adapted to be rotated by means of levers.
p, p indicate bare placed at the front of the apparatus and adapted to confine
the head of the animal therein, and q is a cross-bar carried by the rear frames c, c
in suitable stirrups r, r for preventing the animal from moving backwards when on
the platform. is the beam provided with straps t, by means of-which the hind
legs of the animal may be confined, the said bar being carried upon brackets u, 1
projecting from the rear uprights c, c.
If desired the bars with the straps t, t may be arranged at the front of the
machine upon the brackets e, in order to prevent the fore legs of the animal from
moving or a separate bar and straps may be employed.
The method of using the apparatus bereinbefore described is as follows, that is
to say, the blanket or apron is unhooked from the chains upon one of the rollers,
the bars 7 and s at the rear of the framing are removed and one of the head-
retaining bars p is also removed: The animal to be operated upon is then driven
onto the platform and confined within the framing by replacing the bars previously
removed, the dotted outline representing the position of a bull upon the platform.
The blanket or apron is then drawn under the animal's belly and connected to the
chains and then the rollers g, g and n, o are rotated in order to lift the animal,
the legs of which may, if desired, be secured by the straps t, t.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a stock for horses and other animals the combination with the belly
blanket or apron of rollers carrying chains connected to the sides of the apron and
of other rollers carrying straps or chains connected to the ends of the apron,
substantially as described.
2. The improved stock for holding horses and other animals constructed
substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.
D
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.