A New or Improved Appliance for Assisting Animals to Get Up after Falling on Slippery Ground, and for Affording Temporary Foothold therefor.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1891-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Assisting Animals to Get Up
after Falling on Slippery Ground, and for Affording Temporary
Foothold therefor.
I, WILLIAM BRYCE CHALMERS of 37 Mincing Lane in the City of London
Tea Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :--
The object of my invention is to provide ready and efficient means whereby a
horse may get up promptly after falling without straining or injuring himself, such
an appliance being particularly applicable for use on asphalte or wood pavements
or roads and where there is no foothold for the animal when down, or as a
temporary foothold for starting in slippery places.
According to my invention I make a net or net framework composed of hemp
rope, cocoa nut fibre, hide, leather or equivalent material, the corners of the meshes
of which are formed with tufts or knots and in addition at intervals between the meshes
other tufts or knotted pieces are or may be connected, such tufts or knots or
knotted pieces hanging to or being suspended from the cords composing the meshes
A net or net framework made in the manner before described may for
the purpose of my invention be say ten feet long by four feet wide, although I do
not limit myself to any such dimensions.
of the net.
To the end or ends of the said net or net framework I connect straps, cords or
ropes having rings or straps at their ends forming handles for pulling the said net
or for adjusting the position thereof as may be required.
A net or net framework constructed in the manner before described should be
available for use when a horse or horses fall or for affording a foothold for draught
horses when starting a load on slippery ground.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1890.
W. B. CHALMERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Assisting Animals to Get Up
after Falling on Slippery Ground, and for Affording Temporary
Foothold therefor.
I, WILLIAM BRYCE CHALMERS, of 37 Mincing Lane in the City of London
Tea Broker, 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 object of my invention is to provide ready and efficient means whereby a
horse may be enabled to get up promptly after falling, without straining or injuring
himself, such an appliance being particularly applicable for use on asphalte or wood
pavements or roads and where there is little or no foothold for the animal when
down, or as a temporary foothold for starting in slippery places.
According to my invention I make a net or net framework composed of hemn
rope, cocoa nut fibre, hide, leather or equivalent material, the corners of the meshe-
of which are formed with tufts or knots.
And in order that my said invention may be reality un lerstool I have illustrate I
an example of such a net or net framework in the accompanying drawing the sa.ne
being shown in plan view.
A is the net and B are the tufts or knots formed at the corners of the meshes, and
in addition at intervals between the meshes other tufts or knots C are made or

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knotted pieces are or may be connected, such tufts or knots or knotted pieces
hanging to or being suspended from the cords composing the meshes of the net.
net or net framework made in the manner before described may for the purposes of
my invention be say ten feet long by four feet wide, although I do not limit myself
to any such dimensions.
To the end or ends of the said net or net framework, 1 connect straps, cords, or
ropes D having rings or straps E at their ends forming handles for pulling the said
net or for adjusting the position thereof as may be required.
b
A net or net framework constructed in the manner before described should be
available for use when a horse or horses fall, or for affording a foot-hold for draught
horses when starting a load on slippery ground, and such nets should or may be
suspended from lamp posts or other convenient places. When employing same,
the net should be pulled under the legs of the prostrate animal as far as the
shoulder and hip. By pulling the handles at the corners the net is made taut, and
giving a sure foot-hold enables the horse to rise with case, even if upon ice.
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 net or net framework made of hemp rope, cocoa nut fibre, hide, or equivalent
material, employed for enabling animals to rise after falling on slippery ground and
for affording temporary foothold therefor all arranged constructed and employed
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1891
Dated this 22nd day of August. 1891
W. B. CHALMERS.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.