Improved Means for Securing Animals in Stables and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1898-Accepted, 17th. Sept.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Animals in Stables and the like.
I, KARL SCHMAIL, Ahrensbok, No. 173, Furstenthum Lubeck, in the Empire
of Germany, Farmer, 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:
This invention relates to a coupling for animals which permits them to free
themselves should they on lying down or through excitement throw a foot over
their halter. By this arrangement the overseer is much relieved and the animals
are saved much unnecessary excitement and waste of strength.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings in which
Fig.
is a side view of a horse chained with the coupling,
Fig. 2 a side view of the contrivance in a closed state,
Fig. 3 is a side view of the contrivance in an open state.
As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings the special coupling contrivance a is
placed midway between the halter chain and the feeding trough.
The contrivance a consists essentially of two parts c, d, held together by joints,
at the end of which parts the hooks e, f are fixed. The hook e which is provided
with a movable nose g can be opened by means of the movable ring on the
rod C and fastened to the manger. The hook f is likewise provided with a movable
nose which can also be secured against opening by a ring . To this ring a
rod is fastened which is led by the guide m along the rod d. To the rod is
pivotally linked a rod n which in turn is fastened to a rod o also capable of being
pivotted. The rod o is provided with an arm p by which it is led to the rod c
and against which a spiral spring 9 bears, see Fig. 4.
The method of working the contrivance is as follows:-
The rod e&d form one bar in the resting or normal position, Fig. 2.
The coupling hook f is held closed by the ring k and the rods held in position
by the spring, the animal being thus securely attached to the manger. But
should the animal step over the halter a, b, the rod c, d will give way in the
middle by means of its joint r Fig. 3 under the strain and weight of the animal.
The rods, n and o will draw back the securing ring k of the coupling and the
nose of the coupling hook f will be freed so that the halter chain becomes quite
loose and the animal is saved from useless struggling to free his leg from its
unnatural position.
Should the animal even get so low that the rope is completely stretched and an
opening of the chain hook is no longer possible it is only necessary to draw back
the ring in order to effect an easy uncoupling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An uncoupling contrivance for animals, interposed between the halter and the
manger, consisting of a rod formed in 'two parts c, d held together by joints, which

page_text: rod is provided at its ends with hooks e, f the pivotted locking noses of which g, i
can be secured in a locked position by the rods c, d and the movable rings h, k,
substantially as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In an uncoupling contrivance for animals, interposed between the halter and
the manger the arrangement of the rods 1, n, o actuating the locking ring k, the
rod o being connected to the rod c by means of a spring so that on the breaking
through of the rod c, d at the joint the ring is drawn down from the locking
nose whereby the hook f is opened and the halter released, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th low of Haus 1000
JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.