AN APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ATTACHED TO VEHICLES DURING HOR IN CHARGE THE RUN
Year: 1884

page_text: Attached to Vehicles, during the Periods when such
Horses may be Left Alone in the Absence of those in
Charge of them.
I, MICHAEL CLEARY, of 24, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention for AN APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING
ATTACHED TO VEHICLES, DURING THE PERIODS
WHEN SUCH HORSES MAY BE LEFT ALONE IN THE ABSENCE OF THOSE IN CHARGE
OF THEM, to be as follows:—
HORSES RUNNING AWAY, WHEN
The object of my invention is to devise suitable apparatus for preventing horses
attached to vehicles running away when loft standing alone.
In carrying out my Invention, I propose to connect the driving reins with the
wheel of the vehicle when the animal is at rest by means of a lever arranged in the
following manner; The lever is pivoted to the side of the vehicle, and is provided
at its lower end with a turning crank which is caused to engage with the spokes of
the wheel when the vehicle is at rest. The upper end of this lever projects to a
suitable distance, so that the reins may be thrown loosoly over said upper end.
The action of the apparatus is, briefly, as follows: When the vehicle is at rest,
the crank end of the lever enters the plane of the wheel, and the reins is thrown
loosely over its upper end. Now, should the horse move, the wheel, in rotating,
will cause one of the spokes to engage the crank end of the lever, pushing forward
same a certain distance, and, consequently, causing its upper end to be thrown
backwards; thus putting a strain on the driving reins, and pulling up the horse.
It will thus be seen that by means of this apparatus, two objects are attained-
(1) the placing of a brake on the wheel of the vehicle, and (2) the pulling up of
the horse.

page_text: I, MICHAEL CLEARY, of 24, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Practical Plumber,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to devise suitable apparatus for preventing horses
attached to vehicles running away, when left standing alone.
In carrying out my said Invention I propose to connect the driving reins with
the wheel of the vehicle, when the animal is at rest, by means of a lever; so that
in case the animal moves, the said lever will be caused to act automatically on the
reins, and pull up the animal almost instantaneously.
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The lever is pivotted to the side of the vehicle and, according to one plan of
applying the invention, is provided at its lower end with a turning crank, which
is caused to engage the spokes or box of the wheel, when the vehicle is at rest: or
the turning crank may be dispensed with, and a pin, inserted in one of the spokes,
caused to act on the end, or lower arm, of the lever: or the said end or lower arm 1
may be acted on by a crank attached to the inner side of the box of the wheel, as
hereinafter more fully described. The upper arm of the lever projects to a certain
distance, so that the reins may be thrown loosely over a hook or handle attached to
said upper arm.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the method which I find the simplest and i
most effectual in carrying out my said invention:-Fig. 1 represents an ordinary
delivery van, and fig. 2 a light polo, or dog, trap; showing the application of my
said invention.
bb represents the lever, pivotted at c to the frame of the vehicle. The upper
arm of the lever slides backward and forward in a slot piece & d, attached to the
vehicle, and is provided with a suitable handle e for the reception of the reins,
when the animal is left standing alone. f is the crank attached to the inner side of
the box of the wheel.
The action of the apparatus is, briefly, as follows:-When not required for use,
the lever rests in the position shown by the dotted lines, and its lower extremity
is free of the crank f which, of course, rotates with the wheel. When the animal
is at rest, and left standing alone, the lever is drawn forward, and the reins placed
in the handle. While in this position it will be obvious that, should the animal
move, the wheel in rotating will cause the crank f to come in contact with the
short or lower arm of the lever, pressing same forward, and, consequently, causing
the upper arm to be thrown backwards, thereby pulling up the animal.

page_text: Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to the exact details herein described, as the object in view may be
effected by altering the arrangements herein described without departing from the
principle involved: but what I claim is
The method of preventing horses or other animals attached to vehicles running
away, when left standing alone, by means of levers acted upon by the rotation of
the wheel, in the manner substantially as herein described.
J. K. FABIE & SON,
Agents for Applicant,
10, Leinster Street, Dublin.