An Improved Checking Apparatus to Prevent Horses from Running Away.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Checking Apparatus to Prevent Horses from Running
Away..
WO, HENRY WILLIAM TICKNER DOGGETT, Draper, and JAMES MCCHESNEY,
Builder, both of 54 Lambton Quay, in the City of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows,-
This invention has reference to apparatus used for checking horses so that
should they make an attempt to start when required to remain in any given
spot they will be immediately prevented from running away, and it has for its
object to provide simple and cheap appliances which may be readily attached
to existing vehicles for effecting such stoppage of horses.
Well known methods have been tried for effecting the object of this invention,
but these have been inoperative or objectionable from various causes such as
acting too rapidly, or too severely, and thus irritating the horse. It is the object
of the present invention to obviate or overcome these disadvantages, and to make
the apparatus simple in form, neat in appearance, and inexpensive to
manufacture.
The object of the invention is carried into effect by means of a roller with
a concave profile mounted revolubly within a frame which may be attached
in any convenient position within easy reach of the driver. After the horse has
been stopped, the reins from the horse's head are twisted twice around the
roller, its concave shape tending to keep the reins near its centre, and the frame
preventing the same from slipping off. The free end, of the reins is then passed'
to a hook fixed to the wheel preferably underneath or in the hollow of the felloes
where it will not cause an obstruction or be liable to be knocked off. Any suit-
able number of hooks may be fixed to the wheel, so that one will always be ready
to hand, but four placed at equal distances apart around the wheel will be found
to be a convenient number.
Upon a horse attempting to start away when it is required to stand still,
the movement of the wheel will draw upon the rein, and through the roller the
strain will be diverted and pull up the horse's head, and as the commencement
of the movement of the wheel is necessarily slow, and the apparatus comes into
play almost immediately after the, wheel moves, there will be a gradual pull
upon the horse's head, whilst freedom is allowed to the horse's head so long as
it stands still. Thus sudden and irritating jerks are avoided and the horse kept
quietly at rest.
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page_text: COMITETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Checking Apparatus to Prevent Horses from Running
Away.
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We, HENRY WILLIAM TICKNER DOGGETT, Draper, and JAMES MCCHESNEY
Builder, both of 54 Lambton Quay, in the City of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby, declare the nature of our invention for "AN IMPROVED
CHECKING APPARATUS TO. PREVENT HORSES FROM RUNNING AWAY," and in what
imanner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and' ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to apparatus used for checking horses so that
should they make an attempt to start when required to remain in any given spot
they will be immediately prevented from running away and it has for its object
to provide simple and cheap appliances which may be readily attached to exist-
ing vehicles for effecting such stoppage of horses.
Well known methods have been tried for effecting the object of this invention,
but these have been inoperative or objectionable from various causes such as act-
ing too rapidly or too severely and thus irritating the horse. It is the object
of the present invention to obviate or overcome these disadvantages and to make
the apparatus simple in form, neat in appearance, and inexpensive to manufacture.
The object of the invention is carried into effect by means of a roller,with a
concave profile mounted revolubly within a frame which may be attached in any
convenient position within easy reach of the driver. After the horse has been
stopped the reins from the horse's head are twisted twice around the roller,/.its
concave shape tending to keep the reins near its centre and the frame preventing
the same from slipping off. The free end of the reins is then passed to a hook
fixed to the wheel preferably underneath or in the hollow of the felloes where it
will not cause an obstruction or be liable to be knocked off. Any suitable number
of hooks may be fixed to the wheel, so that one will always be ready to hand, but
four placed at equal distances apart around the wheel will be found to be a
convenient number.
Upon a horse attempting to start away when it is required to stand still, the
movement of the wheel will draw upon the rein, and through the roller the strain
will be diverted and pull up the horse's head, and as the commencement of the
movement of the wheel is necessarily slow, and the apparatus comes into play
almost immediately after the wheel moves, there will be a gradual pull upon the
horse's head, whilst freedom is allowed to the horse's head so long as it stands
still. Thus sudden and irritating jerks are avoided and the horse quietly kept
at rest.
In order that the invention may be most easily understood by one skilled in the
art to which it appertains we will now proceed to describe the same, reference
being had to the accompanying drawing on which:-
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Figure 1 is a side view of a horse and trap fitted with the apparatus.
Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of a portion of a wheel and splash board fitted
with the apparatus.
Figure 3 is an enlarged front view of the roller and bracket.
Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a hook. "
Figure 5 is a diagrammatical side view of part of a trap fitted with the appar-
atus and a check chain to prevent backing.
Figure 6 is a side view of another form of roller and bracket as used when
bolted to the side of the trap.
Figure 7 is a side view of another form of hook.

page_text: Upon the views, (a) is the roller mounted within frame (b) and upon pin (6),
and fixed to the splash board (c) or other convenient position. The reins (d) aro
twisted twice around this roller as shewn on Figure 3, and theuce pass down to a
hook () constructed preferably as shewn on Figure 4, where plate (f) has a
stem (). The hook proper (f) and spring (f) are rivetted to the plate (f)
which is screwed to the felloe, and stem (f) is let into the felloe and secured by a
bolt passing through the felloe and hole (f), the whole forming a spring hook
from which the reins will not be readily extracted except at the will of the driver.
When desired a check again may be used to prevent the horse from backing
as well as from moving forward and in that case the hook is made as shown on
Figuro 7 where a hole in the back of the hook receives the hook (g) of the check
chain (g) in the position shewn on Figure 5, where the other end of the said chain
is secured to the bracket (b).
The form of hook as shewn on Figure 7 may be made in cast malleable iron
for cheapness and the spring attached beneath the hook and secured by the same
screw by which the hook is secured to the felloe.
The details horeinbefore mentioned are those preferred, but it is obvious that
they may be modified in several ways by a skilled person without departing from
the spirit of the invention.
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. A checking apparatus consisting of a roller suitably mounted on the vehicle
within convenient reach of the driver and a hook or hooks fixed to the wheel,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth herein.
2. A checking apparatus to prevent horses from running away, constructed,
arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set
forth and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.