Improvements in Horse and other Clippers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct.. 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov.,
1894
improvements in погве апи oнoг oпррого.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HARRIS, of North End, Ipplepen, in the County of Devon,
Coachman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to horse and other clippers and consists in improvements
therein as follows.
According to this invention the upper cutting plate is, for one full stroke of the
handle, moved both forwards and backwards over the bottom plate. Thus cutting
is effected at greater speed than heretofore. The upper plate is, by means of a
crank, connected to a spindle on which is a pinion gearing with a quadrant carried
towards the inner end of one of the handles. The crank is so set in relation to the
quadrant as to give the reciprocatory motion above mentioned.
Between the clamping plate and the top plate are ball-bearings the balls of which
are partly contained in grooves in the clamping plate and the top cutting plate.
The ball-bearings, besides reducing friction, keep the top plate in position on the
bottom plate. Ball-bearings are also introduced between the top and bottom plates,
preferably below the heel of the top plate. The balls of the last-mentioned
bearings are fitted with blocks which are adjustable by means of adjusting screws
to compensate for tear and wear or for other object. The clamping plate is
secured to the bottom plate by one or more bolts or screws the position of which
may vary.
Dated this 12th day of March 1894.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.
Improvements in Horse and other Clippers.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HARRIS, of North End, Ipplepen, in the County of Devon,
Coachman, 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 :-
This invention relates to clippers for clipping the hair of horses and other animals,
and for barbers' use.
In the improved clippers in which this invention consists the upper plate is
reciprocated over the lower plate in such manner as to give a double cut with
one full stroke of the instrument. This effect is obtained by connecting the upper
plate by means of a connecting rod to a crank centred on a spindle on which is
fixed a pinion gearing with a toothed quadrant formed on or fitted to one of the
operating handles. The crank is so set in relation to the quadrant as to cause
the upper plate to move from one side towards the other and back again for one full
stroke of the instrument.
In the Provisional Specification left with my application for Letters Patent to
this invention it is set forth that ball bearings are employed between the clamping
plate and upper plate and between the latter and the under plate for the purpose
of reducing friction. Such provision of ball bearings does not constitute a part of
this invention and may or may not be adopted.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 represents a face view of a pair of
clippers constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side or edge
view.
The upper cutting plate a is connected by the arm or rod b to a crank c centred
on the spindle which extends back through the lower cutting plate d and carries
a pinion e situated below the bridged clamping plate f adjustable on the pins f
fixed in the lower cutting plate. The upper cutting plate a is slotted for the passage
of the pins f¹, and to allow of the necessary reciprocation of the said plate a.
The pinion e gears with a quadrant g formed or fitted on the shaft h of the handle i.
The handle shaft h is pivotted at 2, the pivot pin passing through the clamping
plate and lower cutting plate d. The crank c is so set in relation to the quadrant g
that in moving apart the handles i and k to their fullest extent the plate a travels
over the plate d from the position shown at Fig. 1 of the drawings partly across the
plated and returns to the said position. The same effect is obtained on the
inward stroke. Thus two cutting actions are obtained for one full stroke of
the instrument and the process of clipping is consequently expedited accordingly.
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 :-
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1. In horse and other clippers, an upper cutting plate arranged to travel over the
lower cutting plate in two contrary directions for one full stroke of the instrument
and thus to give a double cut for each such stroke as herein before described.
2. In horse and other clippers, means for causing the upper cutting plate to
travel over the lower cutting plate in two contrary directions for one full stroke of
the operator; said means consisting of the crank c, piniou e, "quadrant" g, pin b
and connecting rod 6', all constructed, arranged and fitted to operate substantially
as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of September 1894.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.