Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1896-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1896
Engineers and Patent Agents, of 40 Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
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:-
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hanger, showing its position
holding the harness.
Figure 2 shows the hanger in its folded position after the harness has been
released.
Fig. 3 is a detail of link E showing the friction roller.
The object of the invention is to provide a hanger for harness for fire department
and ambulance horses, police patrols, etc., by the use of which the harness may be
positively held in suspended position and instantly and positively released in the
shortest possible time and with the least expense of physical and mechanical force
and with the least liability to accidental releasing of the harness while it is being
fastened to the horse and while it is being cleaned, when it is not desired to
remove it from the hanger.
In the accompanying drawings, A designates a forked bar, having arms B, B,
one of which may be made slightly longer than the other, in order to hold the
outside high enough to enable the horse to walk under it.
C designates a single bar pivotally secured at a to the bar A and having a loop
or ring D, secured between the pivotal point a and the crotch of the arms B, B.
Between the same points is also located a link E, which straddles both bars and is
pivotally secured to the bar A at the point b. This hook E is provided with an
open ring or hook F, at its upper end, over which is adapted to slip a ring or loop
of any kind attached to the driving rein. The free ends of the arms B, B, and C
are provided with open rings or hooks a', a', a¹. A cord or cable of any suitable
material is designated by the letter G and it is to be secured to the ring D and
pass up over a grooved pulley H, and extend over to the side of the room over
a second pulley I, and to its free end is attached a weight to counterbalance the
weight of the harness and to cause the hanger to fly up and fold out of the way as
soon as the locking catch is released by a slight pull on the driving rein, throwing
the link E, back in the position shown in dotted lines and out of engagement with
the short end J of the bar C.
The short end J, of the bar C is tapered or curved at its top as shown at b.
This will cause the link to readily slip off when pulled back and the link may be
provided with a friction roller secured between its sides and adapted to contact
with the upper surface of the short end of the bar C.

page_text: 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:
1. A harness hanger consisting of two bars pivotally secured together and
adapted to be locked in an extended position by a link which is pivoted to one of
the bars and slips over the end of the other, substantially as shown and described.
2. A. bar A, provided with arms B, B; in combination with a second bar C,
pivotally secured to the bar A, a hook or ring located between the pivotal point
where the two bars are joined and the crotch of the arms B, B, on the forked arm
and a pivotal link for locking the arms in extended position, substantially as
described.
3. A forked bar pivotally secured to a single bar, open rings or hooks at the
ends of the arms as a', a pivotal link which straddles both bars and locks the two
together in an extended position and a counter balancing weight secured to one of
the bars on the top of the hanger, all constructed and combined to operate,
substantially as described.
4. Two bars, pivotally secured together, and provided with open rings as
described in combination with a link provided with a friction roller which abuts
against the surface of one of the bars while it is pivotally secured to the other bar,
and means for holding the hanger and harness in a suspended position, substantially
as described.
5. A forked bar having a plurality of arms in combination with a second bar
pivotally secured to the first bar and provided with a curved end portion adapted
to contact with the link which holds the two bars in an extended position and a
pivoted link for holding the bars in an extended position, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
Doted this 20th da
1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.