An Improved Contrivance for Preventing Horses Running Away with Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Contrivance for Preventing Horses Running Away
with Vehicles.
A communication from ALEXANDER MCCALL, residing at corner of Ardon and
Abbotsford Streets, North Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Grocer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Member of the Institution of Mechanical. Engineers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has been designed for the purpose of preventing horses running
away with vehicles, which object is attained by means of a contrivance which will
produce a strain in proportion as the horse pulls.
In carrying out the invention I provide a strap termed the "stop strap," one
end portion of which is perforated and provided with a buckle. To the other end
portion of strap are secured a snap hook as also a D ring, both of which are
counected as hereinafter explained. The driving ends of the reins are sewn
together or buckled to carry a ring which is used to connect with the snap hook
upon a strap attached to one side of vehicle.
When the contrivance is used upon two wheeled vehicles, the buckle end of stop
strap is fastened to an arın holding one of the springs of vehicle, or to any other
convenient part which is in a line with the circumference of one of the wheels.
When the contrivance is used upon four wheeled vehicles, the buckle end of
stop strap is fastened to one of the shafts or to any other suitable place. In any
case, to prevent the horse running away the snap hook of said stop strap, is passed
around the felloe of one wheel and also around the reins; the snap hook is then
connected to the aforesaid D ring upon the stop strap, thus forming a loop which
embrace the reins and locks the wheels, thereby limiting the forward and back-
ward movement of the vehicle.
When the vehicle is moved forwardly the reins will be carried downwardly,
thereby locking the wheel and throwing the strain upon the animal's mouth.
Should the vehicle be moved backwardly the strain will be taken off the horse's
mouth, with the result that the stop strap will prevent the horse backing.
It may be here explained that when the reins are loose the animal may move
its head freely, owing to the reins being free to pass through the ring which
connects them to the hook upon the side of vehicle.
My correspondent does not confine himself to the use of a leather stop strap for
this contrivance, as he may use an iron or steel chain provided with a snap hook
at one end to connect with one of the chain links and form a loop around the reins
in a similar manner to that previously described. The other end of said chain
would carry a ring to be secured to one side of vehicle.
When the contrivance is made of an iron or steel chain it would be used upon
heavy carts or drays. In this case, one end of the stop chain would be fastened
to the side of vehicle but in front of, and in a line with one of the wheels.
The other end of chain would be passed around the felloe of wheel to embrace the
reins in a similar manner to that beforementioned.
Dated this 16th day of May 1892.
ALFRED J. BOULT,
Chartered Patent Agent.

page_text: An Improved Contrivance for Preventing Horses Running Away
with Vehicles.
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A communication from ALEXANDER MCCALL, residing at North Melbourne, in
the Colony of Victoria, Grocer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has been designed for the purpose of preventing horses running
away with vehicles which object is attained by means of a contrivance which will
produce a strain in proportion as the horse pulls.
But in order that my invention may be better understood I will now describe
the various figures upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 illustrates the arrangement of the contrivance upon a two wheeled cart
whilst Figure 2 represents an enlarged view of contrivance with a four wheeled
vehicle.
Similar letters of reference indicate similar or corresponding parts where they
occur in the several views.
a represents a strap termed the "
punctured and provided with a buckle b
stop strap" one end portion of which is
In lieu of the latter said end portion may be formed into a permanent loop or
provided with a ring to slip over one of the vehicle shafts.
To the other end portion of strap are secured a snap hook c as also a ring d or
an English spring snap hook both of which are connected as hereinafter explained.
The driving ends of the reins e are sewn together or buckled to carry a ring f
which is used to connect with the snap hook upon the strap h attached to one
side of vehicle as shewn. When my contrivance is used upon two wheeled vehicles
as at Figure 1 the buckle end of strap is fastened to an arm i holding one of the
springs or to any other convenient part which is in a line with the circumference
of one of the wheels. When my contrivance is used upon four wheeled vehicles
the buckle end of stop strap is fastened to one of the shafts or to any other suitable
place. In any case to prevent the horse running away the snap hook end of said
stop strap is passed around the felloe of one wheel and also around the reins and
locks the wheel, thereby limiting the forward and backward movement of the
vehicle. When the vehicle is moved forwardly the reins will be carried down--
wardly thereby locking the wheel and throwing the strain upon the animal's mouth.
Should the vehicle be moved backwardly the strain will be taken off the horse's
mouth with the result that the strap will prevent the horse backing.
It may be here explained that when the reins are loose the animal may move its
head freely owing to the reins being free to pass through the ring which connects
them to the hook upon the side of the vehicle.
The stop strap should only be of a sufficient length to allow its loop to act upon
the reins at any point within the vertical diametral line of wheel.
I do not confine myself to the use of a leather stop strap for my contrivance, as
I may use an iron or steel chain provided with a snap hook at one end to, connect
with one of the chain links and form a loop in a similar manner to that previously
described.
The other end of said chain would carry a ring to be secured to one side of
vehicle.
When the contrivance is made of an iron or steel chain, it would be used upon
heavy carts or drays.
In this case one end of the stop
but in front of, and in a line with
I
chain would be fastened to the side of vehicle
one of the wheels. The other end of chain

page_text: would be passed around the felloe of wheel to embrace the reins in a similar
manner to that beforementioned.
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,
A contrivance consisting of a strap a provided with the parts c and d to connect
with each other so as to form a loop to act upon a vehicle wheel and the reins as
and for the purpose hereinbefore described and as illustrated in my drawings.
Dated this 20th 1 of
1000
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.