Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1887.
Complete Left, 21st May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 21st June, 1887.
Away when Left Alone.
WILLIAM CHARLES NIBLETT, Barrister-at-Law, of 42 Upper Bedford Place in the
West Central District of London and GUSTAF EMIL HESSE, Engineer, of 1 Upper
Bedford Place in the West Central District of London, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to devise suitable arrangements for preventing
Horses or other Cattle attached to vehicles running away when left standing alone.
In carrying out our invention, we propose using a strap of leather or a cord one
end of which is attached or fastened on to the roler-bolt or the bar of the carriage or
to the carriage end of the shaft and the other end is fastened on to the fore-leg or
legs, just above the knee, of the Horse or other Cattle.
The action of the arrangement is briefly as follows:-
When the vehicle is at rest, the strap, one end of which is fastened to the carriage,
the other end is fastened on to the fore-leg of the horse just above the knee-Now
the horse cannot move forward as the strap holds back his leg, nor can the animal
trip as he is strapped just above the knee. When the strap is not required, the end
fastened to the fore leg of the horse is loosened and hooked on either to the harness
or to the point end of the shaft.
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page_text: Away when Leit Alone.
We, WILLIAM CHARLES NIBLETT, Barrister-at-Law, of No. 42 Upper Bedford
Place in the West Central District of London and GUSTAF EMIL HESSE, Engineer,
of No. 1 Upper Bedford Place in the West Central District of London, 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:
The object of our invention is to devise suitable arrangements for preventing
horses or other animals attached to vehicles running away when left standing alone.
In carrying out our invention, we propose using a strap of leather or a cord one
end of which is attached or fastened on to the roller-bolt or the bar of the carriage or
to the carriage end of the shaft and the other end is fastened onto the fore-leg or
legs just above the knee of the horse or other animal.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the method which we find the simplest and
most effectual in carrying out our said invention :-Figure I represents the forepart
of an ordinary vehicle drawn by one horse, and Figure II the fore part of an
ordinary vehicle drawn by a pair of horses; showing the application of our said
invention b. c. represents the strap of leather or cord one end of which c is fastened
on to the roller-bolt or the bar of the carriage as in Figure II or to the carriage end
of the shaft as in Figure I, and the other end b is fastened on to the foreleg just
above the knee of the horse when the animal is left standing alone.
The action of the apparatus is briefly as follows:-When the vehicle is at rest, the
strap b. c. one end of which c. is fastened to the carriage, the other end b is fastened
to the foreleg of the horse just above the knee. While in this position it will be
observed that, the animal cannot move forward as the strap holds back his leg, nor
can the animal trip as he is strapped above the knee. The animal cannot even rear
as the strap would keep him down. When the strap is not required the end fastened
to the foreleg of the horse is loosened and hooked or strapped on either to the trace
at a as in Figure II or to the point end of the shaft at a as in Figure I.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would have it understood that
we do not confine ourselves 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 we claim is :
1. The method of preventing horses or other animals attached to vehicles running
away, when left standing alone, by means of a strap or its equivalent one end of
which is attached to the carriage or carriage end of the shaft and the other end
fastened onto the foreleg or legs, just above the knee, of the animal, in the manner
substantially as herein described.