RELEASING HORSES AND MULES FROM VEHICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: WILLIAM CORBOULD 84 Blakes Road Peckham Decorative Artist do hereby
declare the nature of this my invention for RELEASING HORSES AND MULES
FROM VEHICLES to be as follows:-
The Driver may by pressing a leaver by the hand or foot release the Horses in a
moment from the carriage, the improved splinter Bar attached to the one in present
use droping when the leaver is pressed releasing the roller Bolts. The Horses are
released from the end of the pole at the same moment. The same action will also
lock the forecarriage preventing its turning round when the Horses leave the
carriage thereby preventing an accident The leaver may be placed either on the
right or left of the driver, working in the driver's box or scat. Attached to
the leaver are two chains or cords runing over groved wheels, one leading to the
double bolt which keeps the Improved bar in its place. The other chain or cord is
attached to a bolt which when drawn locks the forecarriage.
At present the Roller bolts or trace pins are fixed to the splinter Bar. In my
Invention those roller bolts would be taken out. The new bolts or pins attached
to the new bar would pass through the same holes. This bar made of iron or steel
is held up close under the present splinter bar by a double bolt; that is a bolt on
each side of the pole socket.
This bolt as a spirial spring, so when drawn by the action of the leaver the bolt
will spring back into its place again.
The moment this bolt is drawn my improved bar will drop forced down by two
strong springs releasing the roller bolts and traces.
The roller bolts are held in their places by a small spring catch at the back of
the bar.
They could not come off unless the leaver is actuated by the driver.
At the end of the pole the hook or slip, were the chains or straps are attached
to, would not be a fixture as at present but would slip into the end of the pole, in
a wedge form about 9 inches or a foot.
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page_text: The moment the new bar drops, releasing the traces this wedge or pin slips
out and the Horses are free, but still attached to each other by the pole straps
or chains.
Locking the forecarriage to prevent its turning round when the Horses leave it.
On the upper wheelplate is screwed a segment as a ratchet.
On the lower wheelplate is a sliding bolt having a spirial spring. When the
leaver is pulled this bolt is forced by its spring into the ratchet, locking the two
wheelplates together, if the Horses were runing away, the carriage could not turn
over, being locked at the same angle, as when the Horses left it.
Improvements in the Mode of Releasing Harnessed Horses
and Mules from Vehicles.
I WILLIAM CORBOULD of 86 Blakes Road Peckham, Decorative Artist, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for RELEASING HARNESSED HORSES
AND MULES FROM VEHICLES' and in what manner the saine is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The Driver by pressing a lever may release the Horses in a moment from the
Carriage, in the event of the Horses becoming restive or running away; thereby
preventing an accident to the occupants.
1. This lever is attached to two small chains or cords; runing over groved wheels ;
one releasing the Patent bar which drops down, the traces are then released from
the splinter bar. The other draws a bolt which releases the spring that locks the
forecarriage Fig. 1. Fig. 2, shows the Bar down after the bolt is drawn. Fig. 3,
shows the bar cap and trace in its place before the bolt is drawn Fig. 4 shows the
end of the pole, the wedge peice sliping out leaving the Horses free but still
attached to each other Fig. 5, the wheelplate with ratchet and bolt fixed
preventing its turning round.
At Fig. 1, the bolt that keepes the new bar in its place is a double bolt with a
spiral Spring attached. When the bolt is drawn by the action of the lever it will
fly back into its place again, forced their by its spring. In placing the bar back to
its proper position, it is lifted with one hand, the other hand drawing back the bolt.
When in its place nothing can move it, but but the moment the bolt is drawn the
iron bar must drop, forced down by the two springs shown in Fig. 2.
At Fig. 3, were a section of the bar is shown, with roller bolt and trace in proper
position, there is a small clam with a spring at the back of each roller bolt holding

page_text: it firmly in its position untill the bar drops the roller bolt or cap will then slip of
remaining in the Trace roady for reajustment the Trace coiling itsself up outwards
when released.
At Fig. 4, the whippletree or bar were the Horses are attached by the Pole
chains, is fitted into the end of the Pole in a wedge form about a foot long this
will slip out easy when the traces are released leaving the Horses free from the
carriage.
At Fig. 5, shows the bolt and spring fixed in the ratchet of the wheelplate the
bolt or pin shown in Fig. 1, having been withdrawn by the action of the lever.
Fig. 1, A, is a lever fixed in the Drivers seat actuated by the Driver when
needed, B, a spiral spring keeping the lever in its place; when tho lever is pulled
forward the spring B will bring it back to its place again, C, C, are two groved
wheels around which two chains or cords work attached to the bottom of the
lever, D, D, one of these chains or cords lead to the bolt E which locks the fore-
carriage; the other leading to the double bolt, F, which keeps the Iron bar in its
place. When the lever is pulled forward both bolts are drawn at the same moment
one locking the forecarriage; the other releasing the new splinter bar which drops
down. The bolt, F, has a spiral spring which keeps it in its place; so that when
the lever A falls back into its place, the bolts, E, and F, go into their proper places
as well, to unlock the forecarriage; and to put the splinter bar in its proper place
again, the lever A, is again moved forward; ratchet bolt, A, Fig. 5, is then drawn
back, and the splinter bar lifted into its place the lever A is let go back into its
place, the Carriage is now ready for use again.
Fig. 2, A, A, A, the wooden splinter bar as at present used. B, B, B, the new
patent bar which, fits up close under the wood bar, A, A, A, held there by the
double bolt, F, Fig. 1, when this bolt is drawn by the action of the lever, A, Fig. 1,
the new bar drops down as illustrated by Fig. 2. C, C, is the end of the double
bolt; shown at F, Fig. 1. D, D, D, D, two flat springs which force the bar down;
when the bolt F, Fig. 1, and shown at C, C, is drawn by the action of the lever A,
Fig. 1. E, E, E, E, the 4 pins which pass through the wood bar and receive the
roller bolts; as at, A, Fig. 3, when the bar, B, B, B, drops down these roller bolts
slip of, remaning in the traces. F, F, F, F, the 4 clams which keep the roller bolts
firmly in their places; also shown at G, Fig. 3, and at G, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, A is the roller bolt with the trace, B, attached. C, siction of bar showing
the pin, D, D, through it. The clam G is represented pressed back but when close
down on the roller bolt, the roller bolt could not move. When the bar drops as at
B, B, B, Fig. 2, the roller bolt and trace slip off. The trace has a thin flat spring
inside which coil it up when released This spring is shown at E.
Fig. 4, the end of the pole A whipletree or small bar to which the collar straps
or chains are attached; this at present is a fixture; in my Invention this will slip
into the end of the pole in a wedge form about a foot long. B, is this wedge as
soone as the traces and roller bolts are released; this will slip out still keeping the
Horses attached to each other.
Fig. 5, the wheelplate. A, A is a ratchet plate fixed on to the top wheelplate.
B, a ratchet bolt with a spiral spring which forces the ratchet bolt, B, into its place
in the ratchet plate A; when the bolt, E, Fig. 1, is drawn by the action of the
lever, A, Fig. 1, the bolt E, Fig. 1, passes through a hole, C, into the ratchet
bolt B Fig. 5, this will hold the ratchet bolt back from the ratchet plate leaving
the wheelplate freedom to turn round. When the bolt E Fig. 1, is drawn from the
hole, C, the ratchet bolt will shoot into the ratchet plate which will lock the wheel-
plate and prevent the forecarriage from turning round.
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
1st My Invention is to prevent accidents to carriages which daily occur by
placing under the control of the coachman the means of releasing his Horses in a

page_text: moment from the carriage. Should one or both of the Horses become restive or
anything occur, such as a Horse getting its leg over the trace or pole, which might
cause an accident to the carriage and danger to its occupants the coachman may by
pressing the lever release his horses, get down from his box and put them right
without an accident.
2d Should the Horses runaway and the driver cannot stop them; and nothing
but a bad accident probably death staring him in the face he may by applying the
lever and droping his reins let the Horses go; and by the locking of the forecarriage
at the same angle as when the Horses left it, the driver would stick to his Horses
as long as possible; be knowing he had the means to let them go when nothing
elss could be done and thereby preventing an accident to the occupants of the
carriage The Horses would be the better stopped without the carriage, than when
attached to it. The Horses would very probably stop when the noise and rattle of
the carriage had ceased. Any person could run and catch hold of the reines
without danger as the reines would be behind the Horses; by a tug at either side
one Horse would stop the other.
3d Its adaptability to any carriage with a very few slight alterations its
simplicity usefulness in preventing accidents, not costly in application. Their
are several Inventions for releasing from the pole chains and collar, should a Horse
fall, but the Horses are not entirely released from the carriage, and a person must
actuate each of these springs, but I claim by my Invention, that the coachman
can release his Horses in a moment from the carriage without leaving his box.
4th No alterations to Harness in present use.