An Arrangement for Immediately Stopping Runaway Horses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Arrangement for Immediately Stopping Runaway Horses.
I FRANZ PELTZER of Ruhrort in the Empire of Germany, Hatter 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 this invention is to provide harness with a device by which the
driver is enabled to stop runaway horses in a simple and efficient manner.
It consists principally of a device by which the eyes of the horse may be covered
at a suitable moment in order to prevent it from seeing.
This device is represented in detail in the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 shows the construction of the device in its position of rest.
Figs. 2 and 3 in action.
Figs. 4 to 18 are separate parts (on an enlarged scale).
Fig. 19 shows how the arrangement is to be applied to a horse.
The same letters indicate the same parts throughout the figures.
On a plate a to be fastened to the blinkers are arranged two lovers b and c the
former one of which can revolve about a pin at 6, the latter one at c¹. The lever c
is connected at c², with a cross bar d into which, catches on the one side a spring e
for the purpose of automatically keeping at rest the eyeflap / represented in Fig. 1
which is revolvably connected on the other side with said cross bar. The eyeflap f
is hinged to the plate a by the pins g g engaging in the sockets t connected with
said eyeflap and it is connected with the cross bar d by the lug h in such a manner
that by the movement of the lever c the eyeflap will be turned on its axis g g for
about a quarter circle.
This movement is done by pulling by hand the chain i attached to lever b. Said
chain is connected with a cord which runs over a roller k arranged underneath the
saddle hook m.
The roller kis revolvably journalled on a step bearing on a pin and is pressed
thereon by means of spiral spring n and bolt p arranged within an enclosure o in
with the saddle hook so that in the ordinary way the roller k is kept steady.
A second cord pleads from the roller k to the driver of the vehicle, s is a cover
plate for the exact guiding of the levers and c, and t are the bearings for the
axle I of the eyeflap f
The device arranged on both blinkers acts as follows.
As soon as the horse runs away the cord is pulled, the roller k situated under-
neath the saddle hook m is thus drawn out of its position underneath the bolt p, the
cord and the chain follow the motion and the lever b is brought from its position
of Fig. 1 into that shown in Fig. 2 the latter presses the lever c sidewards with its
arm 6, and consequently also the cross bar d.
The lug on the eyeflap f moves the latter on its axis (Figs. 2, 3 and 19) so that
as the device is arranged on both blinkers, both eyes of the horse are entirely covered
thereby.
According to experience the horse will then stop, the cord is then released
and the spring e brings the levers b and c and the eyeflap automatically into
their original position (Fig. 1). The eyeflap in order not to injure the eyes of
the horse is covered with soft leather or similar material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is.
1. A device for covering the eves of 2 runaway horse comprising the hinged

page_text: eyeflap and lever gear for moving the same in combination with the blinker
substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with eyeflaps f on the blinkers and cord for operating them
as set forth of the roller k in a recess, under the saddle hook, cord attached to
said roller and spring bolt p the whole substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
1000
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.