Improvements in Rocking Boats and Swinging Horses for Use by 1 cart_ Children or others for Exercise and Amusement.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1888
Compete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
Improvements in Rocking Boats and Swinging Horses for Use by
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Children or others for Exercise and Amusement.
I, CHARLES RUMNEY ILLINGWORTH of Clayton House, Accrington in the County
of Lancaster, Doctor of Medicine do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to rocking boats and rocking horses, and consists of improved
means and apparatus employed for operating or working such boats or horses the
object being to afford wider range of exercise for the limbs and muscles.
According to this my said invention I construct the boat of nearly semi-circular
form having a seat at opposite sides, there being a rib or rocker attached near each
edge on the underside of the boat.
The central portion of the boat is boarded over, forming a standing deck for two
children.
A mast is raised from centre of the deck, and at the head and on both sides of
which is a grooved pulley, over each pulley is passed a pull rope, extending or
connected to the seat, the other end of the rope having a second length of rope
attached thereto, the divided ends of which are secured to the two extremities of the
opposite sides of the boat.
The boat thus affords room for two children, one on each side of the mast on the
deck, and one or two on each of the seats, the boat being operated by pulling alter-
nately the two ropes connected with opposite ends of the boat, and also by holding
on the mast, and swaying to and fro in the direction of the boats motion.
When in lieu of the seats in a boat, horses are to be used, the latter are placed
opposite each other at the extremes of the boats bottom, or of a radius platform which
is suspended from its outer ends by a stud or bracket projecting from a mast or pole,
and forms a fixed point. From near the head of the pole extend cords or reins which
pass through pulleys at each side of the mouth of each horse, so that as the riders
alternately pull on the reins, the platform and horses swing or attain a pendulous
motion, and as the platform forms part of a circle of radius to the suspending stud or
bracket there is practically uniform length of reins throughout the movements.
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11111h of Fabrna 1888
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Children or others for Exercise and Amusement.
I, CHARLES RUMNEY ILLINGWORTH of Clayton House Accrington in the County
of Lancaster, Doctor of Medicine, 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 rocking boats and rocking horses, and consists of improved
means and apparatus employed for operating or working such boats or horses the
object being to afford wider range of exercise for the limbs and muscles than at
present obtains and swinging movement by individual effort in imitation of riding
exercise, and thus to assist in developing the muscles of the chest arms & back of
each rider.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rocking boat constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section of my improved rocking or swinging
horses & apparatus connected therewith.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 2.
According to this my said invention I construct the boat 1 of nearly semicircular
form having a seat 2 on opposite sides, there being a rib or rocker 3-3 attached near
each edge on the underside of the boat 1.
The central portion of the boat 1 is boarded over, forming a standing deck 4 for one
or two children.
A mast 5 is raised from centre of the deck 4 and at the head and on both sides of
the mast 5 is a grooved pulley 6, over each pulley 6 is passed a pull rope. 7.extending,
or connected to the seat 2, the other end 8 of the rope 7 having a second.length, of
rope 9 attached thereto, the divided 'ends of which are secured to.the two extremities.
of the opposite side of the boat 1.
The boat 1 thus affords room for three or four children, one on each side of the
mast 5 on the deck 4, and one or two on each of the seats 2 the boat 1 being operated:
by pulling alternately the two ropes 7-7 connected with opposite ends of the boat 1.3
and also by holding on the mast 5 and 'swaying to and fro in the direction of the
boats motion.
When in lieu of the seats in a boat, horses are to be used the latter are placed
opposite each other (see figs. 2 & 3) at the extremities of the boats bottom, or of a
radius platform 10 which is suspended from its outer ends by a rope or metal rod 11
from a cross piece 11ª supported by masts or poles 12, which cross piece forms a fixed
point. From near the head of the pole 12 or cross piece 11ª extend cords or reins 13
which pass through pulleys 14 at each side of the head of each horse, so that as the

page_text: riders alternately pull on the reins 13 the platform 10 and horses swing or attain a
pendulous motion on the ring or pulley 12, and as the platform 10 forms part of a
circle or radius to the cross piece or support 11ª there is practically uniform length of
reins 13 throughout the movements.
The reins 13 are secured to cross pieces 15-15 by a hook or swivil and can conse-
quently be readily detached when the horses are removed from the platforms 10 and
from the cross pieces 15-15 extend the ropes or reins 13-13 to the hands of the
rider, a single rope or rein 13 only being required to connect the cross piece 15 to
the fixed point on the cross piece 11ª.
The boat 1 and platform 10 can be made to accommodate a number of riders the
motion being kept up on the same principle as in the smaller appliance, by a series
of pulleys and ropes or reins placed upon the mast or to the fixed point.
The stays 16-16 act as stop pieces so as to confine the motion within safe limits in
addition to connecting parts 11ª and 12.
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 1
claim is :-
1. The rocking boat 1 and stand 4, mast 5, ropes and guide pulleys, all in combi-
nation, and substantially as illustrated by Fig. 1.
2. The platform 10 for carrying the horses or other like model figures, suspended
from and free to swing on, a fixed point, such as 12ª, together and in combination with
the reins or draw ropes 13, and guide pulleys 14 for the purpose herein described and
substantially as illustrated by the drawings annexed.