Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
I CONRAD DANNHAUER of Augsburg in the Empire of Germany, Hair-dresser,
do hereby declare the nature of said Invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bridles and has for its object to enable the head of
the horse to be rapidly pulled back by the rider or driver in case of need, and
securely held in this position without further effort on the part of the rider or
driver.
For this purpose the snaffle or other reins are provided with a row of suitable
buttons, studs or projections adapted to catch in or behind a convenient device
fixed on the sides or other part of the saddle or other convenient part of the
harness.
Thus the rein may be provided with a row of flat inclined teeth adapted to be
retained by a suitable pawl or spring catch in the device above mentioned, or with
buttons or studs adapted to catch into a suitable holder-Suitable means are also
arranged for allowing the rider or driver to release the reins when desired.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bridles.
I CONRAD DANNHAGER of Augsburg in the Empire of Germany, Hair-dresser,
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:-
This invention relates to bridles and has for its object, to enable the head of
the horse to be rapidly pulled back by the rider or driver in case of need, and
securely held in this position without further effort on the part of the rider or
driver.
For this purpose the snaffle or other reins are provided with a row of suitable
buttons, studs, or projections adapted to catch in or behind a convenient device
fixed on the sides or other part of the saddle, or other convenient part of the
harness.
Thus the rein may be provided with a row of flat inclined teeth adapted to be retained
by a suitable pawl or spring catch in the device above mentioned, or with buttons or
studs adapted to catch into a suitable holder-Suitable means being arranged for
allowing the rider or driver to release the reins when desired.
Referring to the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 illustrates the improved device as
arranged for a saddle horse.
Fig. 2 a similar device for a carriage horse. The remainder of the figures sundry
details and modifications.
The rein a is provided near the fastener, with flat teeth, projections or buttons along
a length of about metre. The fastener fixed on both sides or on or near to the
ridge of the saddle or the back strap has a detent 6' which is pressed elastically into the
teeth of the rein a. The detent when the rein is pulled is lifted by the teeth to allow
the latter to pass, and arrests the rein in the position given to it.
When a borse goes to fast or becomes restive the rider or driver simply pulls the
rein a for a required amount, whereby the head of the horse is pulled against or
towards its neck and securely held in such position by the fastener.
The horse can therefore be instantly stopped at the moment of danger without any
injury to its mouth, as with other forins of Safety bridle.
A particular rein is not required in every case but the rein used with known bridles
may be employed, only the corresponding arrangement of the fastener must permit in
general the free moving of the rein, while completely holding fast the rein when
desired. To release the rein the detent or pawl provided with a button or knob is
pressed back.
To allow the rein to be released from the fastener by the rider or driver
(Figs. III-V) the pin 62 on the pawl is provided with a small roll or projection 6³
and on the cover plate of the fastener is fastened a wedge c drawn back elastically and
lying with its point under the roll. In the eyelet c' of the wedge is fastened a cord
or rein leading to the driver.

page_text: By pulling this cord the wedge lifts the roll 68 and consequently tho pawl 6¹ and
freos the rein a.
It is obvious that the manner of securing the rein may vary in different manners
for instance (Figs. II and VI) the rein is provided with studs and the terret h, which
is shaped, as shown, conically diminished towards the driver is provided with a recess
or slot, so that when the rein is pulled, the respective stud nearest before said recess
is held fast therein.
In Figs. VII and VIII the fastener is provided with the pawl B₁ revolvable
about B and pressed by means of a spring downwards into the teeth.
The upper
end of the pawl is provided with an cyclet to which is fastened a releasing rein led
through the second eyelet B2 and a further eyelet or terret on the saddle to the
driver of the horse.
If the reins usually employed are intended to be at the samo time employed as
safety reins, preferably the turrets are contrived as fasteners. This is suitably effected
by providing the teeth a' of the rein with recesses (Fig. IX) and giving the terret S
a cross bar or flattening correspondingly the upper part of the same. When the
rein is pulled and lifted at the same time the recesses of the teeth arrive behind the
terret bar S and are arrested. To render this fastener more reliable the terret may
he made revolvable about the pin 3 in such a manner that it can be turned down
forwardly towards the head of the horse.
It is obvious that on pulling the rein the recessed teeth of the same pull down the
terret forwardly so that the rein lies on the lower surface of the terret, the teeth being
thus prevented from leaving the cross bar. The terret is also provided with a spring
to cause it to be automatically returned into the position Fig. X when the pull
thereon ceases.
When tho rein is to be released it is pulled and somewhat lowered, so that the tooth
is released from the cross bar and the guide ring rises, by reason of the spring, into
the vertical position.
For riding horses a martingale e is used having rings for the passage of reins u
with inclined teeth or projections thereon. It is obvious that on pulling the reins, the
rings of the martingalo slide over the inclined surfaces of the teeth and, on release
catch behind said rings.
Having how 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
1. The combination with rein or reins, of a fastening device whereby the rein or
reins may be secured in the manner and for the purpose described.
2. The combination of a rein or reins having inclined teeth with a fastener having a
releasable detent or pawl substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of a rein having inclined and recessed teeth a¹ with a terret S.
having cross bar or equivalent S¹, and revolvablo about pin 3, and spring for maintain-
ing said terret in upright position.
4. The combination of a rein having studs with fastener / being a conical recessed
sleeve as set forth.
5. The combination with a martingale e having rings s, of reins u having inclined
teeth as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1988
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HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.