Improvements in the Means of Attaching Animals to and Detaching them from the Poles of Carriages, Vans, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1893-Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Attaching Animals to and Detaching
them from the Poles of Carriages, Vans, and other Vehicles.
I EDWARD BAILEY of No. 122 Foord Road Folkestone in the County of Kent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
By preference, instead of using plain eyes or loops forged in one piece with, or
rivetted, pinned, or bolted to the iron at the front end of the carriage pole, I form
the said eyes or loops in such way that a part or parts of them open when a
sufficient strain in certain directions comes upon such part or parts, and close by
means of a spring or springs sufficiently strong to keep the part or parts closed
when the collar chain or strap by which an animal is attached to the pole is in the
normal position for the animal upon its feet. The said spring or springs are
adjusted so that the moveable part or parts of the eyes, loops or hooks open
immediately the draught animal attached thereto falls from any cause, and the
collar-chain or strap in tension puts a strain on the moveable part or parts. The
fallen animal is thus at once liberated from the pole.
I prefer also not to pass the collar-chains or straps, by which animals are attached
to the poles of vehicles through the said eyes, loops, or hooks, but I pass the said
chains or straps through rings, and I attach the animals to the said eyes loops or
hooks by means of the said rings.
Instead of accomplishing my object as hereinbefore described I sometimes form or
fix upon the collar-hame, or on the breast-collar or breast-band of Dutch-harness,
an eye loop or hook with moveable part or parts similar to those hereinbefore
mentioned for the carriage pole.
Whether the said eyes loops or hooks are on the pole or on the hames of a collar
or on the breast-collar or breast-band of Dutch harness the position and the nature
of the opening in each eye or loop must be such that the spring or springs are not
subjected to the force of the animal in backing or turning but only to the weight of
its head and neck when fallen.
If desired, eyes loops or hooks with spring openings may be used both on the
pole and on the collar-hames, or on the breast-collars or breast-bands of Dutch-
harness, in respect of the same vehicle and animals.
Dated this Twelfth day of September 1892.
THOS. WILKINS,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Attaching Animals to and Detaching
them from the Poles of Carriages, Vans, and other Vehicles.
1, EDWARD BAILEY of No. 122 Foord Road Folkestone in the County of Kent
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 :-
By preference, instead of using plain eyes or loops forged in one piece with or
rivetted, pinned, or bolted to iron at the front end of the carriage pole I form the
Baid eyes or loops in such way that a part or parts of them open when a sufficient
strain in certain directions comes upon such part or parts, and close by means of a
spring or springs sufficiently strong to keep the part or parts closed when the collar
chain or strap by which an animal is attached to the pole is in the normal position
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page_text: for the animal upon its feet. The said spring or springs are adjusted so that the
moveable part or parts of the eyes, loops or hooks open immediately the draught
animal attached thereto falls from any cause, and the collar-chain or strap in tension
puts a strain on the moveable part or parts. The fallen animal is thus at once
liberated from the pole.
I prefer also not to pass the collar-chains or straps, by which animals are
attached to the poles of vehicles through the said eyes, loops, or hooks, but I pass
the said chains or straps through rings, and I attach the animals to the said eyes
loops or hooks by means of the said rings.
Instead of accomplishing my object as hereinbefore described I sometimes form
or fix upon the collar-hame, or on the breast-collar or breast-band of Dutch harness,
an eye, loop or hook with moveable part or parts similar to those herein before
mentioned for the carriage pole.
Whether the said eyes loops or hooks are on the pole or on the hames of a collar
or on the breast-collar or breast band of Dutch harness, the position and the nature
of the opening in each eye or loop must be such that the spring or springs are not
subjected to the force of the animal in backing or turning but only to the weight
of its head and neck when fallen.
If desired eyes loops or hooks with spring openings may be used both on the
pole and on the collar-hames or on the breast-collars or breast-bands of Dutch-
harness in respect of the same vehicles and animals.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of one method of performing my said invention.
Fig. 2. is a partial side elevation of a similar method; the draw back bolt F in
this differing from that in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is an end view of the same; with one half shewing the moveable part of
the loop closed; the other half shewing the moveable part of the loop open, and part
of the cover plate removed to shew the internal arrangement.
Fig. 4. is a longitudinal section of another method of performing my said
invention.
Fig. 5. is a cross section through the handle of draw-bolt F, Fig. 4.
Fig. 6. is an end view, similar to Fig. 3. but of the method shewn in Fig. 4.
In all the figures similar parts, or parts used for similar purposes, are similarly
lettered.
A. is the front end of the carriage pole B. B. are the eyes or loops to which
animals are attached by means of rings on the collar straps. C is the part of the
eye or loop B constructed to open. D is a small spring which acts upon C to keep
it closed, except a weight of about 4 lbs. is pulling downwards upon C. E Figs. 1
and 3 is a spring arranged to spring upwards when the bolt F is drawn back by
the strap G, but in Fig. 2. E is a bar hinged at E', the weight of which tends to
keep the moveable parts C. C. closed. H is the box in which the parts C C are
hinged, and which forms a framework on which the eyes are formed & by which the
whole apparatus is by a socket H' and tail H2 at its back, secured to the pole A.
In Figs. 1. and 2. a spiral spring I forces the bolt F back under the roller K and
so presses E down. The front end of E is bent downwards into the box and touches
a tooth or projection C¹ on the boss of C and closes it; so that until the driver
pulls back the bolt F, or some person pushes back that bolt by pressure at F1 the
parts C C do not open. In Figs. 4. 5. and 6. the bolt F is placed below the tail of
the box H, in a recess formed in the wood of the pole A and is thus protected
from dust. The handle F of the bolt is outside and is screwed to F as shown,
there being a slot in the tail for the purpose of allowing sufficient end play to the
bolt. In these Figs. 4. 5 and 6, too, the end F2 of the bolt F is bent down to act
on the teeth C' of the moveable parts C of Figs. 4. 5, and 6. The bolt F is kept
over the teeth C₁ by means of the spring J. The front edge of F2 and the top
back edges of C¹ are rounded off so that if the parts C drop a little, through the

page_text: springs D getting a little weak, the bolt will force the spring J & close the
moveable parts C.
I do not limit myself to the means of performing my said invention described in
this Specification, but consider the method shown to be the most suitable.
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 I
claim is:-
1. Forming the eyes, loops, or hooks by which animals are secured to carriage
poles in such way that the weight or strain of a fallen animal will open part of the
said eye loop or book whether the said eye loop or hook be fixed to the carriage
pole or to the harness.
2. The method and means substantially as herein before described for readily
detaching a fallen animal from a carriage pole.
Dated this Tenth day of June 1893.
THOS. WILKINS,
Agent for the Applicant.