Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted; 30th Nov., 1888
I, RICHARD HILL of No. 4 Rose Street Heywood in the County of Lancaster
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to hobby horses, to such as are adapted to rock on a stage
which stage with the horses is caused to move in a circular path.
The object of this my invention being to ensure a steady or regular motion of the
horses when rocking, obviating any side movement.
My improvements consist of a suitable bracket fixed to the stage and placed centrally
between the rockers of the horses, through which bracket passes a fixed stud and
passing through one extremity of a lever which lever is free to move or oscillate about
the surface of the stud, the said lever being connected at its other extremity with a
second lever which lever is in convenient connection with the rockers; the lever in
connection with the bracket is provided at any convenient part between its extremities
with two pins, one being situated on each side thereof, and projecting a convenient
distance therefrom, the outer extremity of each pin passing respectively into curved
slots being provided by means of slotted metal pieces conveniently fixed one on each
side of the rockers.
The lever in connection with the bracket may if desired pass through a sliding
piece conveniently attached to the rockers in which case the secondary lever before
referred to may be dispensed with.
DL
L: 10th of January 1888
JOHN H. BUTTERWORTH,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: I, RICHARD HILL of No. 4 'Rose Street Heywood in the County of Lancaster
Engineer 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:
My invention relates to hobby horses to such as are adapted to rock on a stage
which stage with the horses is caused to move in a circular path.
The object of this my invention being to ensure a steady or regular motion of the
horses when rocking, obviating any side movement.
;
My improvements consist of a metal bracket fixed to the stage and placed centrally
between the rockers of the horses, through which bracket passes a fixed stud, and
passing through one extremity of a lever which lever is free to oscillate or move
about the surface of the stud, the said lever being connected at its other extremity
with a second lever, which second lever is in convenient connection with the rockers
or the lever in connection with the bracket may if desired pass through a sliding
piece conveniently attached to the rockers, which latter arrangement I preferably
desire, and illustrate in the accompanying drawings in which case the secondary lever,
and the slotted metal pieces provided on each side of the rockers before referred to
may be dispensed with.
In order that my invention may be understood I have reference to the accom-
panying two sheets of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate like parts.
Figure 1 is a view shewing my invention applied to hobby horses on a stage.
Figure 2 is a side view of my invention drawn to a larger scale.
Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a plan of Figure 2.
On the stage, A, is suitably fixed the bracket, B, the lower end of the lever, C, is
attached to the bracket, B, by means of the stud, D, the lever passes upwards
through a hollow sleeve or sliding piece, E, which sleeve is securely fastened to the
platform, F, on the rockers, G, by the screws, G¹, the lever C being provided at its
upper part with a cross piece, H.
The operation of my invention is as follows:-
When the rockers are in motion the sleeve E is caused to move to and fro, the
lever, C, being free to slide freely in the sleeve and allowed to oscillate on the surface
of the stud D in the fixed bracket, B; the rockers are thus maintained in their proper
position and at the same time allowed to partake of a reciprocating or rocking
motion; when each extremity of the rockers attain a sufficient altitude during the
rocking motion, the position of the cross piece H is then at K, the bottom part of

page_text: the slots, L, L provided on each side of the sleeve E see Figure, 2, by this means the
horse is prevented from overturning.
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.
The combination of the sleeve or sliding piece E, the lever, C, with the cross
piece H, and the bracket B, with stud D substantially as and for the purposes herein
fully set forth and described in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 18th of October A.D. 1888.
JOHN H. BUTTERWORTH,
Agent to the Applicant.
JOHN H. BUTTERWORTH,
Agent to the Applicant.