Kunaway Horses from Vehicles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Kunaway Horses from Vehicles.
I WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St. Pauls Churchyard in the City of London
Patent Agent & Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
NEW OR IMPROVED MEANS OF AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING RUNAWAY HORSES
FROM VEHICLES a communication to me from abroad by Jacob Friedrich Christian
Jürgensen of Meldorf in the German Empire and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention has for object to immediately release runaway horses from the
carriage to which they are harnessed. The improved apparatus is illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 represents in sectional side view a
carriage fitted according to the invention Fig. 2. is a ground plan of the carriage
frame and mechanism. Fig. 3 shows in detached view the apparatus or mechanism
on larger scale than that of Figs. 1 and 2.
a is a turning pin connecting the front part of the top or upper carriage to the
lower carriage and on this pin a toothed wheel m is fastened and arranged
preferably within the free space k beneath the foot board of the front seat of the
carriage.
B is a hollow swingle-tree to which the traces n are attached by means of rings c
and hooks e as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.
The hooks e are formed or attached to a rod f sliding in the hollow part of the
swingle-tree B and by pushing the rod sideways the hooks slip out of the rings of
the traces and release the horses instanteously.
The sliding motion of rod f for releasing the horses is produced from the seat of
the driver by a rack D guided in brackets o, o¹, and that can by a lever t that
fulcrums on bolt and that passes through a slot or works in a recess (Fig. 5) of
rack D, be pushed forward by a treadle x acted upon by the foot of the driver.
The rack is commonly not in connection with the pinion m as will be understood
from Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings for the purpose of allowing the pinion freely to
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page_text: follow all movements of the swingle tree B to which the pin a is attached. As
soon however as the rack D engages the pinion m and turns it indipendantly from
the movements of the swingle tree, the lever arrangement 1, 1, and throws the
rod f sideways and disengages the traces. The rod f returns in closed position and
is kept in such position by a spring s as will be understood from Fig. 3 of the
drawings.
u is a spring tending to press the rack towards the pinion m to keep it
in gear during the forward motion of the rack.
The front bracket or guide o, must be made wide enough to allow the rack to
compress spring u and to move away from the pinion m in case when the end or
face of the first tooth of the rack should upon the movement of engagement come
in contact with the outer face of a tooth of the pinion. The rack must in that case
be pressed forward until the tooth in front of the rack reaches the hollow space
between the next tooth of the pinion when it will catch the latter by the action of
springs Fig. 3. and turn the pinion. p is a spring that keeps the rack in
disengaged position.
.
To release the horses from the thill or pole z at same time when the traces are
disengaged the cross bar w to which the pole chains are attached is made detachable
from the pole. The pole is at its free end furnished with a tube g that fits to a
pin 3 attached to cross bar w.
Two springs 4 and 5 fastened inside of tube catch into recesses or grooves
formed to pin 3 when pushed into the tube and keep it in position as long as the
horses are harnessed to the crrriage. As soon however as the horses are released
and depart from the carriage, by means of the pole-chains the pin 3 is drawn out of
tube g and the horses are consequently at same time released from the pole and
become fully free from the carriage.
By a prolongation y (Fig 1 and 2) the rack D may be moved from a hind seat,
or from inside the carriage as convenient.
Having now particularly described the nature and particulars of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be carried into effect I declare
that what I claim is
Firstly. The hollow swingle-tree B and hooks e attached to the slideable rod f
in combination with pinion m fastened to top of pin a, rack D normally out
of gear with the pinion aforesaid, and a tread and lever arrangement to push
the rack forward to turn pin a, and to disengage the trace rings substantially as
desired and
Secondly. The mechanism in front of the pole consisting essentially of the com-
bination of pole z, and tube ġ with springs 4 and 5, the tube g constructed for
reception of a pin or bolt 3 connected to the cross or chain-bar w constructed and
operating as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1886.