IMPROVEMENTS IN TOY HORSES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, THOMAS HARVEY of 18, Brook Street, Warrington Lane, Wigan, in County
Lancaster, Gas Stoker do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN TOY HORSES to be as follows:-
In a suitable board that the horse is fixed, in between its fore legs I make a slit
and place a wheel, and another of the same size on each side, and the fourth a
smaller one, I fix the same as the first, but about two inches in rear of its hind
legs. The horse is driven from behind, by au iron handle made fast to the bottom
board and to the back part of the horse, so that the child can push it, and turn it
which ever way he may desire with ease. A handle is tixed upon the back; just
above the neck of the horse, of sufficient strength so that the child can ride and
hold to the handle, while "Nurse," little Willie, or Pully can push the horse.
for him.

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I, THOMAS HARVEY of 18 Brook S. Warrington Lane, Wigan, in the County
of Lancaster Gas Stoker, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN TOY HORSES, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention is an arrangement of the wheel base of toy horses adapted in such
a manner that the horse can be turned in any direction with the greatest ease.
The arrangement as shewn upon Figures 1, 2, 3, comprises 4 wheels marked
A. B. C. & D. 2 of which namely A & B form a pair and their axle crosses the
base nearly under the centre of gravity.
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The wheel C is at the front and in the centre line of the horse drawn length wise.
The hind wheel D is also in this lengthwise centre line. When the arrangement
is in the normal working position as shewn on Figure 1, the horse rests and moves
upon the 3 front wheels A. B. C. which are of equal diameter. When the horse has
to be turned in any direction, the slightest force upon the handle, which may be
at the back for pushing or at the front for pulling, will tilt the appliance into the
position shewn upon Figure 2. This easy tilting is in consequence of the position
of the central pair of wheels A&B. They are placed just far enough from under
a vertical line from the centre of gravity to afford the horse stability when
occupying the position shewn on Fig. 1. When the horse is tilted as shewn upon
Figure 2, it then rests upon the central pair of wheels A & B, and the hinder
wheel D. Then in consequence of all the wheels being loose upon their axles, also
in consequence of the central pair of wheels A & B being as already explained very
nearly under the centre of gravity, and in consequence of the hinder wheel D being
in a centre line drawn lengthwise through the base, the turning or diversion of the
horse in any direction is easily effected.
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
In a toy horse the arrangement of the wheel base; the pair of wheels A & B are
placed very nearly under the centre of gravity, so near that tilting is easily
performed and just far enough to give the needful stability to the horse in its
normal position, the lesser size of the hind wheel and its position which enable
tilting and turning to be easily performed.
Dated this 26th day of May 1884.
THOMAS HARVEY,
18, Brook St., Warrington Lane,
Wigan, Lancashire,
Gas Stoker.