Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1887
Complete Left, 16th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
I WILLIAM CLEMENT ROBERTS of the Waterworks Bradfield Dale in the Parish of
Ecclesfield in the County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The present invention has reference to improvements in rein holders of the
character described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to the present
Applicant dated the 7th day of May 1886 No. 6185 and they have for their object
to increase the holding power or grip on the reins, to simplify the action and to
make the manipulation more easy.
In the present arrangement the loop bolt at each side of the rein holder is provided
with a slot for the rein to pass through and the loop at its outer edge projects and
overhangs the slot so as to give a greater frictional surface to grip the rein, when
the loop piece is drawn in. This loop piece is carried on a stem which passes through
a bushed or bored socket in a slotted piece and through a ferrule or cap to the handle
and this stem is secured from movement beyond certain limits by adjustable screw
nuts with the hollow handle which handle for facility of access is severable by
unscrewing.
The loop pieces are normally pressed out to their fullest extent by springs located
in the handle and acting on their stems.
The slotted pieces which co-operate with the loops to grip the reins between them
are extended or protruded from each end of the handle by screw threads inclined in
reverse directions so that if the handle be rotated a retraction or protrusion of the
slotted screw parts is obtained and a loosening or tightening of the reins accordingly.
The two halves of the handle when screwed together may be fixed by a set screw.
According to a modification the rotation of the central handle causes the heads of
the stem which are threaded to engage corresponding threads of reverse inclinations
at either end of the handle formed in slotted caps or end pieces and press upon the
reins passing through those slotted pieces to grip them, a reverse movement releasing
them. Set screws serve for the fixing of the reins during adjustment.

page_text: According to another modification the protrusion of the loop pieces is effected by
the springs and the locking of the slotted parts against them with the reins between
is effected by means of an eccentric operated by a key. Or the springs may effect
the grip and the eccentric or lock cause the release.
The parts will be modified by the provision of additional loops and parts acting
therewith to the case of double reins or other increase in number thereof.
Dated the 30th day of June 1887.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rein Holders for Facilitating the Use of Reins.
I WILLIAM CLEMENT ROBERTS of the Waterworks Bradfield Dale in the Parish of
Ecclesfield in the County of York, Engineer 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 present invention has reference to improvements in rein holders of the character
described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to the present Applicant
dated the 7th day of May 1886 No. 6185 and they have for their object to increase
the holding power or grip on the reins, to simplify the action and to make the mani-
pulation more easy..
In the present arrangement the loop bolt at each side of the rein holder is provided
with a slot for the rein to pass through and the loop at its outer edge projects and
overhangs the slot so as to give a greater frictional surface to grip the rein, when the
loop piece is pressed against. This loop piece is carried on a stem which passes
through a bushed or bored socket in a slotted piece and through a ferrule or cap to
the handle and this stein is secured from movement beyond certain limits by adjustable
screw nuts within the hollow handle which handle for facility of access is severable by
unscrewing.
The loop pieces are normally pressed out to their fullest extent by springs located
in the handle and acting on their stems.
The slotted pieces which co-operate with the loops to grip the reins between them
are extended or protruded from each end of the handle by screw threads inclined in
reverse directions so that if the handle be rotated a retraction or protrusion of the
slotted screw parts is obtained and a loosening or tightening of the reins accordingly.
The two halves of the handle when screwed together may be fixed by a set screw...

page_text: According to a modification the rotation of the central handle causes the heads of
he stem which are threaded to engage corresponding threads of reverse inclinations
t either end of the handle formed in slotted caps or end pieces and press upon the
eins passing through those slotted pieces to grip them, a reverse movement releasing
hem. Set screws serve for the fixing of the reins during adjustment
The parts will be modified by the provision of additional loops and parts acting
herewith to the case of double reins or other increase in number thereof.
The parts will be modified by the provision of additional loops and parts acting
therewith to the case of double reins or other increase in number thereof.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figures 1 and 2 shew by front and edge views, partly in section and Figure 3 shews
by an edge or plan view similar to Figure 2, one of my improved reinholders. In
Figures 1 and 2 the loop bolts are protruded releasing the reins and in Figure 3
they are drawn in securing them.
Figure 4 shews the slot piece separately looking endwise of Figure 1. Figure 5
is an exterior side view of Figure 4.
Figure 6 shews an opposite end view of Figure 4.
taken at right angles to Figure 5.
Figure 1 is a separate front view of the loop holt.
Figure 7 is an external view
The portions of the reins are shewn by dotted lines where they would be in the
loop bolts against the slot pieces.
a, a are loop bolts one at each end of the rein holder each having a rein slot a¹
through which the rein passes. Each bolt has a stem a double screwed at its
inner end a³ to receive adjusting lock nuts at and these stems have each a
shoulder a against which a spring to constantly press them out abuts.
bis the handle constructed in two parts screwed together at b' and locked when
screwed up by a side screw c.
This handle is hollowed out of different diameters a larger chamber holding the
lock nuts a and the tail of the stem a³. The partition between this larger chamber
and the smaller one in which the spring d is located, is pierced and serves as a
journal for the stem end a³ and as an abutment for the spring d to press against with
its other end against shoulder a; each end of the holder has secured to it a
ferrule having a screw thread on which rides a slot piece e correspondingly
internally screw threaded in the slot el of each slot piece e the loop piece a traverses
and thereby increases and diminishes the opening through which the rein is passed
and so grips or releases it, by reason of the side walls of the slot e' advancing to or
receding from the projecting ears a, a of the part a.
b
By pressing with the thumb on either part a while the part is grasped by the rest
of the hand the one rein first introduced may be held whilst the other is introduced
and then both ends tightened up at the adjusted position on the reins by merely
rotating the middle portion of the holder in the direction of the arrow on Figure 1.
Figure 8 shews a front view, Figure 9 a plan view and Figure 10 another similar
plan view, in which the tightening or gripping parts are in different relation, of a
modification in form of my rein holder, in which division of the handle springs and
other parts embodied in the previous arrangement are dispensed with.
Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are detail views of the slotted ond parts a separately.
In using this arrangement the rein appropriated to each slot a' is inserted therein
and on rotating the central handle as indicated in Figure 1 the screw stems of the
ferrules are protruded into the slots a nipping the reins and a reverse movement
releases then.
Figure 16 shews a front view and Figures 17 and 18 plan views of another modifi-
cation of rein holder adapted for double reins the two former of these figures shewing
the slots a' of the inner end loops a open for entrance of reins as well as the additional
slots a* in the additional loops a* which additional loops are internally screwed like
the loop pieces a to run on screw stems 2 formed on the heads of the parts a.
Figure 18 shews the slots closed on the reins. In adjusting two pairs of reins in such a
double rein holder the reins are first entered into the outer slots a¹* and screwed tight

page_text: between 2 and the outer side of each slot and the handle reversed opening the inner
slots a' for the inner pair of reins which are then inserted and screwed up as in the
single rein holder.
Figures 19, 20, 21 and 22 shew one of the inner loop pieces a in various positions.
The outer loops are like those of the single arrangement Figures 11 to 15.
By removing tho intervening loop parts a (Figures 16-22) of this arrangement and
bringing together the remaining parts a single rein holder will be reconstituted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
In rein holders the combinations or arrangements and use of the various parts
thereof as and for the purposes set forth.