IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SUSPENDING POLES OR BARS KNOWN AS "BAILS" SERVING TO DIVIDE STABLES INTO STALLS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, GEORGE ARTHUR WOOLLEY of 5 Penrose Street, Walworth in the County
of Surrey, Coach Builder, and HENRY HART of 25 Clayton Road, High Street,
Peckham in the County of Surrey, Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for "IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SUSPENDING POLES OR BARS
KNOWN AS "BAILS" SERVING TO DIVIDE STABLES INTO STALLS to be as follows: —
Our invention relates to improved means or apparatus for suspending poles or
bars known as "bails" serving to divide stables into stalls or compartments.
It is now usual in large stables to divide off the required number of stalls or
compartments by means of poles bars or "bails" instead of employing wooden
partitions for the purpose. Such a pole, bar or "bail" is pivotted or fastened by a
hook at one of its ends to the stable wall or manger and held suspended in a more
or less horizontal position by a chain or rope fastened at or near to the other end,
the said chain or rope being secured to a hook or other holding device fastened to
an overhead beam or otherwise. With such an arrangement it frequently happens
that horses when restive get one of their legs over the "bail" or pole and being
more or less suspended thereby are consequently injured seriously.
Now the object of our invention is to provide means or apparatus for suspending
the "bail"in such a manner that whilst it will not be released by mere kicking or
sudden jerking yet if a steady weight or pressure be brought to bear upon it such
as would result if a horse were straddled over it, the suspending chain or rope will
be disengaged from the device whereby it is held thus allowing the "bail" to fall
and freeing the horse from its dangerous position.
An arrangement of apparatus embodying our invention for this
illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings whereof
Fig 1 is a side elevation.
Fig 2 an elevation at right angles to Fig 1-and
Fig 3 is a plan.
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a is a link on the lower portion of which works one end of a bent rod or lever
hook b. The other end of this bent rod or lever hook b is bifurcated, and one of
the prongs forms a hook or catch b¹ and passes through the eye c of a lever d that
passes through the opening a* of the link a. The lever d is provided with
projections or faces at d' d' which bear against the link a in such a way that when

page_text: the lever is operated as hereinafter explained the said projections constitute its
fulcrum. The lever d is provided with a counterweight e prevented from leaving
the lever by any suitable means such as the ring f. By a chain or rope the pole or
"bail" is suspended to the bent end 62 of the bent rod or lever hook b. and
normally when the apparatus is in use the parts occupy the relative positions
shewn in full lines. If a horse should get its leg over the pole or "bail so as to
be held up thereby thus bringing a continued weight to bear upon the said pole
or "bail"it will through the chain or rope connecting it to the bent portion 6 of
the bent rod or lever hook b cause the latter to change its position, the bent portion
descending and the bifurcated end rising as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
This will continue until the bent rod or lever hook b. and the weighted lever d
assume such relative positions that the hook b¹ will escape from the eye c; then the
bent rod or lever hook b will fall as indicated in dotted lines at X in Fig 1, thus
allowing the suspending chain or rope to slide off and the pole or "bail" to fall
and release the animal. The link a may be divided at its top portion as shewn
at a', somewhat after the manner of a split key ring. This will enable the lever d
to be removed from the link without removing the counterweight e and also will
enable the bent rod or lever hook b to be removed from the link for renewal or
repair as will be readily understood.
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page_text: We GEORGE ARTHUR WOOLLEY of 5 Penrose Street, Walworth, in the County
of Surrey, Coachbuilder, and HENRY HART of 25 Clayton Road, High Street,
Peckham in the County of Surrey, Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for "IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SUSPENDING POLES OR BARS
KNOWN AS "BAILS SERVING TO DIVIDE STABLES INTO STALLS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
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Our invention relates to improved means or apparatus for suspending poles or
bars known as "bails" serving to divide stables into stalls or compartments.
It is now usual in large stables to divide off the required number of stalls or
compartments by means of poles bars or "bails" instead of employing wooden
partitions for the purpose. Such a pole, bar or "bail" is pivotted or fastened by a
hook at one of its ends to the stable wall or manger and held suspended in a more
or less horizontal position by a chain or rope fastened at or near to the other end,
the said chain or rope being secured to a hook or other holding device fastened to
an overhead beam or otherwise. With such an arrangement it frequently happens
that horses when restive get over the "bail" or pole and being more or less
suspended thereby are consequently injured.
Now the object of our invention is to provide means or apparatus for suspending
the "bail" in such a manner that whilst it will not be released by mere kicking or
sudden jerking yet if a steady weight or pressure be brought to bear upon it such
as would result if a horse were straddled over it, the suspending chain or rope will
be disengaged from the device whereby it is held thus allowing the "bail" to fall
and freeing the horse from its dangerous position.
An arrangement of apparatus embodying our invention for this purpose is
illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings whereof
Fig 1 is a side elevation.
Fig 2 an elevation at right angles to Fig 1, and
Fig 3 is a plan.
a is a link on the lower portion of which works one end of a bent rod or lever
hook b. The other end of this bent rod or lever hook b is bifurcated, and one of
the prongs forms a hook or catch b¹ and passes through the eye c of a lever d that
passes through the opening a* of the link a. The lever d is provided with
projections or faces at d³, d' which bear against the link a in such a way that
when the lever is operated as hereinafter explained the said projections constitute
its fulcrum. The lever d is provided with a counterweight e prevented from
leaving the lever by any suitable means such as the ring f. The action of this
counter-weight e must be varied according to the weight of the "bail" supported,
either by altering its weight or its position on the lever d or by inclining the said
lever more or less as shown in dotted lines in Fig 1. By a chain or rope the pole
or "bail" is suspended to the bent end 6' of the bent rod or lever hook b and
normally when the apparatus is in use the parts occupy the relative positions shewn
in full lines. If a horse should get. over the pole or "bail so as to be held up
thereby thus bringing a continued weight to bear upon the said pole or "bail" it
will through the chain or rope connecting it to the bent portion 6 of the bent rod
or lever hook b cause the latter to change its position, the bent portion descending
and the bifurcated end rising as indicated by dotted lines in Fig 1. This will
continue until the bent rod or lever hook b and the weighted lever d assume such
relative position's that the hook b' will escape from the eye c; then the bent rod or

page_text: lever hook 6 will fall as indicated in dotted lines at X in Fig 1 thus allowing the
suspending chain or rope to slide off and the pole or "bail" to fall and release the
animal. The link a may be divided at its top portion as shewn at a¹ somewhat
after the manner of a split key ring. This will enable the lever d to be removed
from the link without removing the counter-weight e and also will enable the bent
rod or lever hook 6 to be removed from the link for renewal or repair as will be
readily understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is;—
1. The use for suspending a pole, bar or "bail" of a hook able to turn on a link,
pin or hinge and held in place by a loaded lever in such a manner that if the pole,
bar or "bail" be subjected to pressure such as that due to a horse being over it the
hook will be caused to release the pole bar or "bail" substantially as herein before
described for the purpose set forth.
2. The improved apparatus constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to and shown in the drawings for the purpose
set forth.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
Applicants Agent.