Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 24th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887.
I JOAQUIM ANTONIO DE MACEDO of Scarcroft Lodge in the parish of Thorner in the
County of York Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
The object is to construct a mechanical Toy to represent approximately the action of
a galloping horse-To effect this I make a horse with its hind and fore legs respectively
connected by a shaft passing through the horse from one side to the other:
each shaft is provided with a crank, that of the fore legs being turned upwards
and that of the hind legs downwards-These two cranks are connected by a rod
so that when the hind legs are moved backwards the fore legs are thereby caused to
move forwards and vice versa-The horse is pivoted to the shafts of a dog cart or
other vehicle by a pivot through its back near the shoulder and the horse's tail is 'so
weighted as to make the fore quarters of the horse lighter than the hind quarters when
the legs are drawn together, but on the contrary the fore quarters are heavier than the
hind quarters when the legs are extended.
The crank of the hind legs is rather shorter than that of the fore legs so that
as the two cranks are connected by a rigid rod, the crank of the hind legs will always
move through a greater arc than the crank of the fore legs-The feet of the latter are
provided with needle points to prevent them from slipping-The cart or other vehicle
to which the horse is pivoted is counter-balanced in such a manner that the upward
pressure of the shafts may be able to lift the horse off its fore feet when the fore legs
are drawn inwards but not able to lift it off its fect when the fore legs are extended
outwards-A belly band and a stop respectively prevent the horse rearing too high or
stumbling. The horse in the course of galloping moves its head backwards and
forwards and a pair of reins are fastened at one end to its mouth and at the other end
to the driver's hand-The driver's arms are connected together by a pivot through
the shoulders and in his right hand he holds a whip so that when the horse gallops
the movement of its head is communicated to the driver's left arm by the reins and
by the pivot to the right arm and whip thus causing the driver to whip the horse-The
toy may be either driven by clockwork or drawn by a string.
Dated the Twenty ninth day of January 1887.

page_text: I JOAQUIM ANTONIO DE MACEDO of Scarcroft Lodge in the parish of Thorner in the
County of York, Gentleman 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 is to construct a mechanical toy to represent approximately the action of
a galloping horse (or other quadrupede). To effect this I construct a horse of stamped
tin, wood, or other material having its hind and fore legs respectively connected by
a shaft A and B (see accompanying drawing) passing through the horse from side
to side. Each shaft is provided with a crank A C and B D that of the fore legs.
BD being turned upwards and that of the hind legs downwards. These cranks are
connected by a slip of tin E, so that when the hind legs are moved backward the fore
legs are thereby caused to move forwards and vice versa―The horse is pivoted to the
shafts of a dog-cart or other two-wheeled vehicle, by a pivot F through its body near
the shoulder, and the horse's tail is so weighted as to make the fore quarters of the
horse lighter than the hind quarters when the legs are drawn together (as in Fig 2)
but on the contrary the fore quarters are heavier than the hind quarters when the
legs are extended (as in Fig. 1.) The crank of the hind legs. is rather shorter than
that of the fore legs so that as the two cranks are connected by a rigid connection, the
crank of the hind legs will always move through a greater are than the crank of
the fore legs-The feet of the latter are provided with needle points G to prevent
them from slipping. The dog-cart or other two-wheeled vehicle to which the horse
is pivoted is counterbalanced in such a manner that the upward pressure of the
shafts is able to lift the horse off its fore feet when the legs are drawn inwards
(as in Fig. 2) but not able to lift it off its feet when the fore legs are extended out-
wards (as in Fig. 1.) A bellyband H and a stop J respectively prevent the horse
rearing too high or stumbling-The horse in the course of galloping moves its head
backward and forwards and a pair of reins are fastened at one end to the horse's
mouth and at the other end to the driver's left hand. The driver's arms are connected
together by a pivot K through the shoulders and in his right hand he holds a whip,
so that when the horse is galloping, the movement of its head is communicated by the
reins to the driver's left arm and by the pivot K to the right arm and whip, thus
causing the driver to whip the horse-Instead of the legs being moveable and connected
as above I may make them fixed, in the position shewn in Fig. I in which case the
horse will gallop but less perfectly-In the foregoing statement wherever I say "horse"
"horse or other quadrupete "Instead of connecting the hind and fore legs by
means of two cranks and a slip of tin I may connect them directly by a piece of wire
(or other material) from above the axis or shaft of the fore legs to below the axis or
shaft of the hind legs, or vice versa-The horse will gallop if the toy be drawn by a
string or if it be propelled by clockwork-When the horse is applied to a vehicle with
more than two wheels, and which cannot be counterbalanced as above, then the shafts
are hinged to the vehicle and are held up by means of a spring.
I mean

page_text: 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
The construction of a mechanical toy representing a galloping horse by making the
horse with moveable legs connected as above described (or with fixed legs in position
Fig. 1) and having needle points on its fore feet, and a belly-band to prevent its rearing,
and a stop to prevent it stumbling and a weighted tail, and a counterbalanced cart,
and a driver whose left hand is connected with the horse's head by the reins and whose
right hand holds a whip, the two arms being connected by a pivot through the
shoulders, and a clockwork arrangement to drive the cart.
The clockwork, and the driver not being essential to the galloping of the horse, I
may make the toy without one or both of them.