Improvements in Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses, Rocking Chairs, Boats, Bassinettes, and similar Manufactures.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 1st June, 1889
Improvements in Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses, Rocking Chairs,
Boats, Bassinettes, and similar Manufactures.
I, JOHN GEORGE CHURCHWABD, of 284 Cambridge Road, Hackney, Middlesex,
Whitesmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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In my
This Invention relates to certain improvements in Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses,
Rocking Chairs, and all similar manufactures of wood or other suitable materials, the
object being to obtain a greater freedom, and more pleasing style of motion
invention I make a frame consisting of a pair of parallel bars, swinging from a central
bar by means of cranked link pieces of Iron or other suitable material, the central
har, being mounted on pillars or other supports, when the swinging bars are at rest
these cranked links are so inclined that their lower extremities aro at a considerable
angle from the vertical. I place on each swinging bar a support of Iion or other
suitable material to carry the Horse or other device, at the top of the supports I make
a suitable connection or connections to receive a bolt or pin passing through the body
of the device or through a suitable connection brought down from the body of the
device in such a way as to produce a joint on which the animal or device is free to
rock on work, this leaves the device free to rock independently of the swinging bars.
I now attach to one of the extremities of the animal or device, a similar cranked link
of Iron or other suitable material to those on the parallel bars, and hinge the same to
the central bar. The animal or device being secured to the supports on the swinging
bars, and the third link attached in the manner above described, on being set in
motion by the rider not only rocks in the usual manner, but through the action of the
third cranked link, and the central axis, receives an additional movement, which
produces a perfect galloping or cantering motion.
Dated this 11th day of June 1888.

page_text: Improvements in Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses, Rocking Chairs,
Boats, Bassinettes, and similar Manufactures.
I, JOHN GEORGE CHURCH WARD, of 284 Cambridge Road, Hackney in the County
of Middlesex, Whitesmith 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 certain improvements in Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses,
Chairs, and the like manufactures or devices, the object being to obtain a greater
freedom, and more pleasing style of motion than heretofore produced, which I effect
in the following manner: on each swinging bar of the American Hobby or Rocking
Horse frame, which formed the subject of letters Patent No. 395 of 1880. I affix a
support of Iron or other suitable material, on the top of each support is a connection
to receive either a bolt passing through the body of the Horse or other device or a
bolt passing through a suitable connection brought down from the body of the device,
in such a way as to produce a joint, on which the animal or device is free to rock. I
now attach to one or more of the extremities of the animal or device links or rods of
suitable metal which are brought down to a connection or bracket affixed to one of the
central bars of the frame, the rods or links being so fitted as to allow of freedom of
motion, on the device being set in motion the action of the links or rods force the
device to assume the various positions shown in the dotted lines of Fig. 4. By
removing the ends of the links or rods from their bearings in the connection or
bracket on the central bar, and fixing them on or in suitable pins or fittings on the
swinging bars, the device only rocks in the ordinary manner The whole of the above
mentioned connections and fittings are shown in the accompanying drawings
Fig 1 shows a horse mounted on the frame. a. a. a a. is the frame, the Horse,
or other device, c. one of the supports carrying the device by means of the rocking
Joint d.
e is one of the links or rods attached to one of the extremities of the
device at f. and carried down to the Bracket g-h. 2. 18 the rocking joint, i being
attached to the underside of the device, and fitting between the ears on the tops
of the supports c. k. 1s a ferule placed between the supports to keep them at a
proper distance apart, bolts or pins are passed through the openings in i. and the
openings in the ears on the top of the supports, to fasten them together, a bolt also
passes through holes in the supports, and through the ferule k. as shown. Fig. 2
is a front view of the supports and connections. Fig. 3 15 an end view of the
galloping attachment, e. f. g. Fig. 4 shows the various positions assumed by the
horse or device when in motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same 1s to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :
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1. The combination and construction of parts herein before described, and illustrated
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page_text: Boats, Bassinettes, and other similar manufactures to the aforesaid Hobby Horse
Frame by means of the supports and the rocking joint, as hereinbefore set forth
and illustrated.
2. The combination of parts, and construction of the same, as hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, for producing an extra rocking or
galloping movement in the aforesaid devices by means of the lever rods attached
to the extremities of the said devices and to the connection or bracket fixed on one
of the central bars of aforesaid frame as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 6th day of April 1889.
JOHN GEORGE CHURCHWARD.