Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 7th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 9th Aug., 1887.
JOHN ARNOLD 7, Woburn Buildings Tavistock Square, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
An instrument for Horse-clipping consisting of two plates, a top plate b, Fig. 3,
and a bottom plate a, Fig. 2, each with rows of teeth, a¹, a², and 6-Over the two
plates is placed a cover c. Fig. 4, to the cover is fixed a tubular handle n, (shown in
Fig. 1 in section), through the tubular handle n, passes a rod j, and through hole e in
cover, through opening in top plate and into hole i sunk in bottom plate a, in which
it works, near the lower end of rod, (on same level as top plate b, when in position) is
attached a small circular plate, the rod going thro' the small circular plate near the
edge thereof forms an eccentric-the small circular plate rests in opening in top
plate at the upper end of rod jis attached a rotary handle 1, which when turned
causes the top plate to move from side to side over the bottom plate a, in the
bottom plate a, every other tooth is depressed as shown in Fig. 2 and marked a².-
The teeth or cutters, of top plate are joined to the plate itself with elastic steel to
enable them to fall and rise while being moved from side to side over the teeth of
bottom plate, which, as described are alternately depressed-the cover and bottom
plate can be joined by any suitable means, they are shown in Fig. 1 (which is a
section of the whole arrangement) as joined with screws fixed to bottom plate, over
these screws g. g, are placed studs h. h, the two front ones of which fit in grooves in
top plate and thus guide and control its movement-the screws pass upwards through
holes d. d in cover and are fixed by screw-caps m. m.

page_text: Improvements in Horse Clippers.
JOHN ARNOLD 7, Woburn Buildings Tavistock Square, 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 :-
The Drawings referred to in this Specification were left with the provisional.
e,
An instrument for Horse clipping consisting of two plates, a top plate b, Fig. 3,
and a bottom plate a Fig. 2, each with rows of teeth a², a² and .—Over these two
plates is placed a cover c, Fig. 4, to the cover is fixed a tubular handle n, (shown in
Fig. 1 in section) through the tubular handle, passes a rod continuing through
hole in cover, through opening in top plate 6, and into hole i, sunk in bottom
plate, in which it works, near the lower end of rod (on same level as top plate b
when in position) is attached a small circular plate k, the rod going thro' the small
circular plate near the edge thereof, forming an eccentric, the small circular plate
rests in opening in top plate-At the upper end of rod j, is attached a rotary handle 7,
which when turned causes the top plate b, to move from side to side over the bottom
plate a
in the bottom plate a, every other tooth is depressed as shown in Fig. 2, and
marked a The teeth or cutters of top plate are joined to the plate itself with
elastic steel to enable them to fall and rise while being moved from side to side over
the teeth of bottom plate, which as described are alternately depressed, the cover and
bottom plate can be joined by any suitable means, they are shown in Fig. 1 (which is
a section of the whole arrangement) as joined with screws fixed to bottom plate over
these screws g. y are placed studs h. the two front ones of which fit in grooves in
top plate and thus guide and control its movement, the screws pass upwards through
holes d. d in cover and are fixed by screw caps m. m.
Having now 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. A bottom plate (a) with teeth alternately depressed (as shewn in Fig. 1.)
2. A top plate with teeth or cutters attached thereto with elastic steel, to enable
them to rise and fall on teeth in bottom plate.
3. A perpendicular tubular handle attached to the top plate of Horse-clipper
(marked n, in drawings.)
4. A rotary handle in connection with a horse clipper (as shewn in drawings and
marked 1.).
purpose of
5. The eccentric plate k, in connection with a horse clipper, for the
moving, (in conjunction with the rotary handle) the top plate from side to side.
6. A top plate as shewn in drawings (Fig. 3) with an oblong opening to admit
of eccentric plate.
Dated 7th day of February 1887.