Improvements in Rocking and Swinging Horse or Horses or other Artificial Animal or Animals, and in Rocking and Swinging Seat or Seats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rocking and Swinging Horse or Horses or other
Artificial Animal or Animals, and in Rocking and Swinging
Seat or Seats.
I WILLIAM PETTINGER WEST WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road
Cheetham Manchester in the County of Lancaster Coach Body Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It relates to a combination of parts to obtain a rocking and swinging motion com-
bined when applied to artificial horse or horses or other artificial animal or animals or
to a seat or seats for rocking and swinging purposes.
I form rockers, of a somewhat similar shape of ordinary rocking horse rockers or
other suitable substitute or substitutes to obtain the rocking motion.
At the ends or
towards the ends of said rocker or rockers or other suitable substitute or substitutes
I form or attach parts standing upwards to receive cross bar or bars or other
suitable substitute or substitutes for swinging purposes. On to such cross bar or
bars or other suitable substitute or substitutes fit links or hangers.
I prepare the bottom ends of such links or hangers in a suitable manner for
attachment to the artificial horse or horses or other artificial animal or animals or
seat or seats arrangements so as to obtain a combination of rocking and swinging
motion or motions so that when the article or machine is operated upon the artificial
horse or horses or other artificial animal or animals or the seat or seats rock and
swing at the same time.
My improvements may be used for riding upon or for childrens' miniature toys.
Dated Twenty-second day of November One thousand eight hundred and eighty-
W. P. W. WEATHERILL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rocking and Swinging Horse or Horses or other
Artificial Animal or Animals, and in Rocking and Swinging
Seat or Seats.
I WILLIAM PETTINGER WEST WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road
Cheetham Manchester in the County of Lancaster Coach Body Maker 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 and
accompanying drawings
Fig. 1, shows an artificial rocking and swinging horse. The rocking frame A is
made wide enough and long enough to receive one or more artificial horse or horses
or other artificial animal or animals as may be desired. B B are uprights attached to
the cross bars F F (shown in figure 2) that connect the two rockers together. On
the top of such uprights metal plates are attached to form bearings, or other suitable
bearings may be used for hangers C C to work on and against. The said hangers CC
are kept in their places by metal straps as shown in figure 2 so that as the rockers A
are made to rock the hangers C C allow the horse to swing at the same time. In
this case the bottom ends of the hangers CC are so formed that they come through
the hoofs of the horse on which the horse swings. Other suitable bearings can be
Or suitable
secured to the hoofs of the artificial horse or other artificial animal.
bearings may be secured to other parts of the artificial horse or other artificial animal
in various ways for the ends of hangers CC to work in.
Fig. 2, shows a front view of figure 1. A A are the rocker ends. F F is the cross

page_text: bar that connects the two rockers. G is the upright on which the hangers C C are
suspended. H H are the straps that go over hangers C C and they are secured to
upright G to keep hangers CC in their places. The space between the hangers CC
and top of upright G is a plate or bearing for hangers C C to work on.
hangers CC also work against the end of said last named plate or bearing to keep the
horse in its place sideways.
The
Fig. 3, shows a double seat arrangement by which two riders can sit and operate.
G, G are the uprights at the top of which bearings X X are formed or attached to
receive top. ends of hangers CC. K is the seat or seats. L is a back rest, that
divides the seat K. M M are foot rests for the rider's feet. N N are bearings to.
receive bottoms of hangers C C. A is the rocker frame. 00 are handles for the!
riders to take hold of.
Fig. 4, shows an end view of figure 3. G G are uprights in or upon which the top
ends of hanger C C C work. N°N are bearings in which the bottom of hanger CCC
works, the bearings N N being attached to footrest M. L is the back rest. K is
the seat. A A are the rockers. F is the cross bar that connects the two rockers.
This arrangement may be applied to one seat only or it may be applied to more
than one seat it, being simply a question of width and length as to how many seats
may be provided for.
Fig. 5, shows another arrangement by which the rocker A works on bearings R
attached to platform P. The bearings U are also attached to platform P to
receive an axle. On the end of said axle crank S is secured. To the said
crank S connecting rod T is attached. The top end of said connecting rod T
is attached to rocker frame A as shown in the drawing or it may be attached
to any suitable part of rocker frame A so that as the wheel V, which
is made fast to the axle, runs on the ground or a platform W W and
actuates connecting rod T it causes the rocker frame A to rock and the artificial
horse or horses or other artificial animal or animals seat or seats (as previously
described) to rock and swing at the same 'time. Or in lieu of the wheel being made
fast to the axle the wheel may revolve on the axle and the connecting rod T be
attached to a part of the wheel in lieu of the crank on the axle end.
Other arrange-
ments in substitution of a crank may be used.
This arrangement may be used for one or more artificial animals or for one or
more seats according to the width and length. It may be used to run on the ground
or on a platform or on rails or in grooves either straight curved or circular.
Fig. 6, shows another arrangement. The rocker frame A is made to work on centre
or centres L suspended from framework Y. Y above. The crank shaft H also works
on bearings on framework Y Y. E E are stays to steady centre bearing L.:
K is a bearing for bottom end of connecting rod T so that when the connecting rod T,
top end of which is connected to crank shaft H, is actuated by the crank on crank
shaft H it causes the arrangement to rock and swing at the same time.
.
Fig. 7, shows another modification. The uprights G. G are taken high enough
to be above the rider's head. Z is a cross bar upon which links C C are suspended.
D D D is another cross bar working in the bottom ends of links C C. NN are the
bearings to which artificial animals or seats are attached. A A are the rocker ends."
F is the cross bar that connects the rockers.
Fig. 8, shows another modification. W W is a ground or platform line. Y. Y. is
a frame running on wheels V V. R is the bearing on which the rocking frame A
works when actuated by the eccentric H or other suitable substitute.
The sheets of drawings illustrate a few ways my combinations may be used but
they are subject to modification to the purposes they are put to which may be from
a child's toy to public amusements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same may be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The construction and combination of parts to obtain a combined rocking and

page_text: swinging motion to an artificial horse or horses or other artificial animal or animals
or seat or seats suspended on links or hangers which are suspended from a rocking
frame or frames or parts attached to a rocking frame or frames substantially as set
forth and indicated hereinbefore and by the accompanying drawings.
Dah nichth dow of Anril 1890
W. P. W. WEATHERILL.