Improvements in Vehicles.
Year: 1889

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Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 29th. Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Vehicles..
WALTER SMEDLEY, Tailor Ashover via Chesterfield, in the County of Derby
ERNEST SMEDLEY Tailor Ashover via Chesterfield in the County of Derby we do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for preventing horses from shying backwards. when harnessed to
vehicles, & consists of two detent rims on the inside of the naives, & the detents are
actuated by a lever & cross bar running horizontal with the axle & having its bearing
on a fulcrum in the centre of axle & is worked from the bottom of vehicles. The
detents. have their bearing from shoulders rising vertically from the square of the
axle near the inside of the naives before mentioned.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Vehicles.
WALTER SMEDLEY Tailor Ashover via Chesterfield in the County of Derby
ERNEST SMEDLEY Tailor Ashover via Chesterfield we 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 nature of this invention is explained in Figures (1) to (7) respectively.
(1) 2 wrought iron detent rims or rings round the outside of the inside of the
naives.
(2) 2 wrought iron bearings resting upon the axle from which projects a pin on
which works a detent.
(3) 2 detents as mentioned in Fig. (2).
(4) A wrought iron bearing resting on centre of axle forming the fulcrum of
lever in Fig. (5).
(5) A lever of first order working on fulcrum in (fig.) (4) & carrying at working
end a bar running horizontal with the axle & actuating the detents in fig. (3).
(6) A bar keyed to the power end of the lever & projecting above the footboard
or bottom of vehicles.
(7) A stop actuated by a spring to prevent the return of the bar in Fig. (6).
The virtue of this invention depends upon the falling of the detent Fig. (3) into
one of the slots in the ring Fig. (1) Fig. (3) being actuated by the horizontal
bar in Fig. (5) which by the vertical push rod Fig. (6) is worked by the foot of
the driver from above footboard or bottom of vehicles, this condition being rendered
permanent by the pivoted catch Fig. (7) at the will of the driver. The detent
Fig. 3 is returned to its normal position by spiral springs attached to the bearing
Figs. (2) & to the detent (3).
The vertical push rod Fig. (6) is returned to its normal position by a spiral spring
attached to footboard or bottom of vehicles & also to the rod fig. (6).
The ratchet ring shewn in Fig. (1) is made firm by 4 pins as shown in
drawing.

page_text: Having now particularly discribed & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
(I) Two ratchet rings.
(II) Two bearings on the square of the axle.
(III) Two detents.
(IIII) A wrought iron bearing forming fulcrum in centre of axle.
(V) A lever of the 1st order carrying at working end a horizontal bar.
(VI) Vertical push rod.
(VII) Pivoted catch
WALTER SMEDLEY, Tailor,
Ashover, via Chesterfield.
ERNEST SMEDLEY, Tailor,
Ashover, via Chesterfield.