Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 24th Aug., 1888
JAMES FRANKLIN FULLER Architect Brunswick Chambers Dublin do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A single handed, revolving, horse clipping machine having two driving wheels-a
fixed blade underneath and revolving blades on a cylinder this cylinder rotating on a
cogged axle working into corresponding cogs on the rims of driving wheels so that
when the latter are set in motion the cylinder blades are brought into contact with the
fixed blade and the hair cut. A brush for roughing up the air is placed in front of
the machine. The machine is grasped by the hand and is set in motion by pushing it
forward.
JAMES FRANKLIN FULLER,
Brunswick Chambers, Dublin;
Architect.

page_text: JAMES FRANKLIN FULLER Architect Brunswick Chambers Dublin 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 :-
My invention consists of a single-handed revolving horse clipping machine having
two driving wheels a fixed blade underneath and revolving blades on a cylinder or
shaft rotated by a toothed pinion driven by a corresponding toothed wheel formed on
the rims of the driving wheel or wheels.
According to one arrangement I form the teeth as annular teeth on the interior of
the rim of the driving wheel; and according to another arrangement I form them on
the exterior, as in ordinary spur gearing.
And in order that my invention may be the more readily understood I refer to the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. I is a side elevation of the machine with annular gearing and with a portion
of the outside plate of the driving wheel removed.
Fig. II is a cross section of the same machine.
Fig. III is a front sectional elevation of the machine omitting the front brush.
In all the views the same reference letters refer to the same parts.
a and a' are the frame sides made in two parts for convenience of putting the
machine together. They are connected by the long central boss which forms the
bearings of the main shaft b. To this shaft the driving wheels c c are rigidly keyed,
one or it may be both of which carry the internal teeth d d. e is the shaft which
carries the revolving blades ff, and the bearings of this shaft are formed in adjustable
brackets 99 connected by cross bar g¹. These brackets are fixed radially by being
made to fit truly on a turned portion of the boss of frame a, but can turn thereon to
the extent allowed by slots h, and can be firmly fixed in the desired position by the
screws. By this adjustment it will be perceived the cutters are raised or lowered so
as to leave the hair longer or shorter as desired. To the shaft 'e is keyed at one end
or it may be at both ends a pinion k which gears with the annular wheel cand is kept
at the correct radial distance for gearing by the arrangement above described.
Fig. 11 is the fixed blade which is attached to the cross bar g¹ and is adjustable
thereon so that it can be set up nearer to the centre of the cutter shaft as the
cutters wear.
m is a bracket the two sides of which are connected by the cross bar m¹ which is
secured to the frame sides a by bolts or screws o, and which may be formed as shown
in full to carry a cross handle n, or a central handle n' shewn by the dotted lines may
be attached to the cross bar m¹.
When annular gearing is used as described above, I roughen the exterior of the
driving wheels as shown at p Fig I in order to prevent slipping; and another method
I adopt for the same purpose is to attach to the exterior of the wheels a clothing of
stiff bristles or of wire teeth such as is known as "card clothing," or similar suitable
material as represented in Fig. IV.

page_text: q Fig. I is a stiff brush to roughen up the hair in advance of the cutters. It is
carried by brackets which may be cast with the frame sides a. By means of the
rods and screws t the brush can be adjusted in height or removed altogether.
"'
Fig. V shows the second arrangement. In this case the teeth d are formed on the
exterior of the driving wheels c and drive the pinion or pinions k. The cutters f
revolve in this case in the opposite direction as shown by the arrow u, and the fixed
blade is placed in front; is, as before, the adjustable bracket with cross bar g¹ and q
the brush. In other respects this form of machine is similarly constructed to the one
already described.
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
I. The revolving blades driven by gearing in conjunction with a fixed blade for
the purpose of clipping horses substantially as herein before described.
II. Annular gearing in conjunction with external corrugations or the application of
a clothing of stiff bristles or wire card clothing to the driving wheels of machines for
clipping horses for the purposes and substantially as herein before described.
III. External spur teeth on the driving wheels of machines for clipping horses for
the combined purposes of preventing slipping and of driving the pinion on the
revolving blade shaft substantially as herein before described.
IV. The adjustable brush in advance of the cutters for roughing up the hair
substantially as herein before described.
V. The adjustable brackets g carrying the bearings of the revolving blade shaft
restrained radially and fixed in desired position substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described.
1000
JAMES FRANKLIN FULLER,
Brunswick Chambers, Dublin,
Architect.