Improvements in Horse Holders.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Holders.
I, HARVEY RICHARD NYE, of 53 Round Hill Crescent, Brighton, in the County
of Sussex, Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is well known to those accustomed to the driving of horses that it is
undesirable to leave a vehicle without some person is in charge of the horse, because
unforeseen circumstances very often arise that cause a horse to take fright and run
away.
The object of my invention is to remove this difficulty by providing a holder
whereby it is perfectly safe to leave a horse and vehicle unattended, as by the
employment of this holder it is impossible for the animal to go either backwards
or forwards above two or three feet before it is pulled up as securely as if the
driver was controlling the reins.
My invention consists of three parts 1st the strap or small chain under the
mouth of the horse, 2nd the holding strap, 3rd the check chain, and the manner
in which they are constructed and how applied I will now proceed to describe.
In the first place I form the strap or small chain for under the mouth of the
horse, and this consists of two separate pieces secured to a suitable ring, and at
the end of each piece is attached a spring hook for fastening the same to the bits
on each side of the horses mouth; the holding strap is composed preferably of
leather having at one end a spring hook, and at the other a length of chain encased
with leather which is connected with the holding strap by a strong ring, and this
is also used to receive the spring hook of the check chain referred to, at the other
end of the encased chain there is a spring hook which is used in connection with
a second ring on the said chain for the purpose hereinafter described.
In carrying out my invention I will assume that I am dealing with a horse in a
two wheeled vehicle; I first attach the strap or chain, which goes under the mouth,
to the bits by the spring hooks, and to the ring on same I fasten the spring hook
on the end of the holding strap; the length of the holding strap will necessarily
vary according to the length of the horse and vehicle, but the horse must be
allowed perfect freedom to move its head, the holding strap is then passed through
the martingell ring at the bottom of the horse collar, then between the fore legs
of the horse, and afterwards threaded through the breeching strap, and a ring
fixed to the underside of the front of the vehicle and forward through a ring,
arm or any other device fixed at the back of the vehicle in such a manner as will
stand the strain that it will be required to bear; the holding strap is then made
secure to the felly of the wheel by the spring hook at the end of the encased chain
being fastened to the ring on the said chain.
The check chain above mentioned is a very essential and a most important part
of my invention, one end is fixed to the underside of the vehicle by any suitable
means, not directly over the centre of the axle of the wheels but a few inches
behind, and is connected with the holding strap at the ring before referred to.
I have above described the several parts of my invention and also the method of
applying it to a horse and vehicle; when not in use the holding strap is secured to
the back of the vehicle and it does not interfere with the action of the horse ;
when it is required it is only necessary to pass the encased chain round the
felly of the wheel and fasten the spring hook to the ring; should the horse
attempt to go forward the holding strap will immediately tighten by the move-
ment of the wheel and stop him, and should the horse attempt to back the check
chain will prevent him from doing so.

page_text: It will be readily understood that this invention can also be applied to a four
wheeled vehicle in a similar manner, but when so applied the holding strap must be
attached to the front wheel.
Dated this 8th day of October 1892.
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THOMAS H. MELLOR,
110, St. James's Street, Brighton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Holders.
1, HARVEY RICHARD NYE, of 53 Round Hill Crescent, Brighton, in the
County of Sussex, Contractor, 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:-
It is well known to those accustomed to the driving of horses that it is not safe
to leave a horse unattended because unforeseen circumstances very often arise that
cause a horse to take fright and run away.
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby a horse may be left
without any one in charge, and also to prevent him from moving in either a
forward or backward direction; to attain this I employ a holder one end of which
is attached to the horse's head and the other is fastened to a check chain which
goes round the felly of the wheel in the manner hereinafter described, but in the
case of some two-wheeled vehicles I dispense with the check chain and utilize
the front step of the vehicle for passing the holder round it and the felly of the
wheel.
In order that my invention may be distinctly understood reference is made to
the accompanying drawings which form part of this Specification in which
Figs. 1 and 2 show my invention attached to a horse and a four-wheeled vehicle,
Fig. 1 being the forward movement and Fig. 2 the backward movement.
Fig. 3 shows my invention attached to a horse and a two-wheeled vehicle, the
check chain being shewn both in its forward and backward movement, and the
holder from the hand support k to the ring j on the check chain is shewn by a full
line, and the holder from the same point to the ring on the the check chain which
indicates the backward movement is shewn by a dotted line h.
Fig. 4 shows the holder attached to a horse and a two-wheeled vehicle and
doing away with the check chain, but utilizing in its place the front step of the
vehicle.
My invention consists essentially of three parts, 1st the strap or small chain A
which is secured to the bit in the horse's mouth, 2nd the holding strap B, and
3rd the check chain C which will only allow the wheels to move either forward or
backward about one-third of their diameter.
The strap or small chain A consists of two separate pieces secured to a suitable
ring and at the end of each is fastened a spring hook for attaching to the bit c
on each side of the horse's mouth, the holding strap B 1 make preferably of leather
having a spring hook at each end one of which I secure to the ring b and the other
to the ring on the check chain C, the check chain is firmly secured by any well
known means to some suitable part of the vehicle but not directly over the centre
of the wheel that is operated upon, and the other end which has a spring hook is
passed round the felly of the wheel and fastened to the ring a, the portion of the
check chain which comes in contact with the wheel being preferably encased with
leather; upon this check chain there is a second ring ; and to this the holding strap
is secured by means of a spring hook.
In applying my invention to a four-wheeled vehicle it will be necessary to fix at
the back of the spring of one of the front wheels a ring, book or other fastening d
for the purpose of passing through the holding strap B before connecting it with

page_text: the ring on the check chain, and in the case of a two-wheeled vehicle the hand
support k, Fig. 3 at the back of the vehicle may be used for this purpose, but in its.
absence a ring, hook or other fastening may be fixed.
In working my invention as applied to a two-wheeled vehicle I first attach the
strap or small chain A to the horse's bit and to the ring 6 I fasten one end of the
holding strap B, from this point I find by practice that the most convenient way
to conduct the holding strap to the ring j, on the check chain C, which is already
secured round the felly of the wheel, is to pass it through the ring of the saddle
and then obliquely across the horse's back and forward under the vehicle passing
round the hand support and then connect it with the ring j on the said check
chain, but I do not wish to restrict myself to one particular mode of conducting
the holding strap because the same result may be obtained by taking the holding
strap through the martingell ring at the bottom of the horse collar then between
the forelegs of the horse and forward on the side of the vehicle through the hand
support k in the same manner as above described.
On reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that I have shewn the position of the
check chain both in its forward and backward movement, the holding strap B from
the hand support k to the check chain in the backward movement being indicated
by the dotted line h, and in Fig. 4 I show that the holding strap B can be used on
a vehicle without the check chain by utilizing the step D at the front of the wheel
for passing the holding strap round it and the felly of the wheel.
It will be readily understood that I can obtain the object of my invention by
fastening the holding strap round the felly of the wheel and the check chain to the
holding strap, but I consider the method described in the drawings of securing the
check chain to the felly of the wheel, and the holding strap to the check chain, is
the most preferable because it will bear the greatest strain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my aaid inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
A device to prevent a horse from running away when left in a vehicle unattended,
and consists of a small chain or strap attached to the bit in the horse's mouth, the
holding strap and the check chain, the whole being used together substantially as
and for the purposes described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of March 1893.
THOMAS H. MELLOR,
110, St. James's Street, Brighton, Agent for the Applicant.