Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
A communication from JOSEF LANGER, of Schäferstrasse 17, Dresden-A, in the
Empire of Germany, Merchant.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Unlike the apparatus for preventing injury to horses, which has been constructed
hitherto, this apparatus not only facilitates the starting of heavy loads, but also
has the entirely new quality of preventing the knocking and hurting of the horses
by the pole on bad roads and when passing over any obstacles.
This is effected by connecting a cross-bar, which is pivotted and otherwise
adjustable on the pole, to the front axle by two elastic connections which are
attached to the arms of the bar independently of each other.
The cross-bar can slide being connected by a bolt to a slotted guide-bar, which
is screwed to the pole or otherwise connected to it. In suitable cases the pole
itself can be adapted for guiding the cross-bar. The swingle-trees are attached
to the cross-bar.
Spring frames engage with the cross-bar near its ends. Each frame comprises
cross-heads between which there is a spring or two springs. One part of the spring-
frame takes hold of the axle, or of bands which connect the axle to the cross-beam
above it.
When the horses start the springs take up the shock; the necessary swaying
of the cross-bar in ordinary work is not influenced by the springs, only the sudden
jerking which occurs when the horses are not stopped simultaneously.
If during the drive one wheel goes over a recess in the road or over a stone,
then, before the pole can sway laterally, the spring on the other side must be
compressed while the horse in front of it forms, so to say, an abutment. But a
violent sway of the pole is thereby prevented.
The described apparatus is most suitable for heavy waggons on account of its
action in easing starting, and also in ordinary carriages, as it serves to prevent
horses being struck by the pole.
Dated this 10th dox of February 1806
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to the Draught-apparatus of Carriages
and the like.
A communication from JOSEF LANGER, of Schäferstrasse 17 Dresden-A, in
the Empire of Germany, Merchant.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT formerly of 323 High Holborn, now of 111 Hatton
Garden, in the County of Middlesex, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
Unlike the apparatus for preventing injury to horses which has been constructed
hitherto, this apparatus not only facilitates the starting of heavy loads, but also
has the entirely new quality of preventing the knocking and injury of the horses
by the pole on bad roads and when passing over obstacles.
This is effected by connecting a cross bar, which is pivotted and otherwise
adjustable on the pole, to the front axle by two elastic connections which are
attached to the arms of the bar independently of each other.
The apparatus is represented in the accompanying drawings as applied to a
waggon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation with a section through the front-axle.
Figure 2 a detail view and, Figure 3 a plan of the front axle-frame with this
invention applied, the elastic connection being shown in two alternative forms.
The cross bar A is pivotted and can slide by means of the bolt a in the slot b
of the guide bar or plate B which is screwed to the pole C or otherwise con-
nected to it. In certain cases the pole itself can be adapted for guiding the
cross-bar A.
The swingle tree or trace hooks a¹ are attached to the cross-bar A.
Spring devices D, E, engage with the cross bar near its ends. Upon the forked
part D of the spring devices D, E, are sliding bars or cross heads d, e, respectively,
the part E passing through d, and e, and the forked ends of D passing through e
and d, being secured by nuts, as shown. Between the cross heads is arranged a
coiled or other suitable spring E¹ (Figures 1 and 3, lower part) or two springs D
(Figure 3 upper part).
One part E of the spring frame is connected to the axle F or to its frame, or
in the case illustrated, to bands f which connect the axle to the cross beam
above it.
When the horses start the springs take up the shock; the necessary swaying
of the cross bar in ordinary work is not affected by the springs, only the sudden
jerking which occurs when the horses are not started simultaneously.
If during its travel one wheel passes over a recess in the road or over a stone,
then, before the pole can sway laterally, the spring on the other side must be
compressed while the horse in front of it forms, as it were, an abutment or
resistance so that a violent sway of the pole is thereby prevented.
The described apparatus is most suitable for heavy waggons on account of its
action in easing starting, and also in ordinary carriages as it serves to prevent
horses being struck by the pole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what manne
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1 In draught anparatus for carriages and the like a arose ban (^) ninotted and

page_text: longitudinally adjustable on the pole, and connected to the axle-frame by two
independent spring devices D, E, whereby when one wheel passes over an obstruc-
tion or depression in the road the opposite spring is compressed and so prevents
swaying of the pole substantially as described.
2. In draught apparatus for carriages and the like a cross bar, formed in one
piece, and longitudinally adjustable upon the pole and independent spring devices
on either side of the pole connecting the cross bar and front axle, substantially as
and for the purpose described and as shown in Figure 3.
Dated this 5th day of November 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.