Improved Slip Hook or Pole Chain Releaser for Releasing Fallen Horses.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Slip Hook or Pole Chain Releaser for Releasing Fallen
Horses.
ALFRED RICKETTS Ironmongers Assistant 3 Goodwin Street Finsbury Park
London N. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The said slip hook is for vehicles fitted with pole & pole chains drawn by two
or more horses.
The said slip hook connects the pole chain to the hames on the horses collar &
in the event of the horse falling is easily opened & the pole chain is released from
hames thus enabling the horse to regain his feet.
The said hook is formed in two parts viz. ;-top & bottom.
The bottom part is recessed out about the centre & raised edge is left standing
above the flat. At one end is formed a stud or hook on the solid. At the other
end the head is formed to take small shackle and bolt. The stud or hook standing
above the flat about level with the raised edge.
The top part or sliding cover is recessed out about the centre to receive the
raised edge of bottom part.
In the recess of bottom part a spring is inserted fastened at one end with screw
or other means to bottom part other end of spring being fastened to pin or bolt.
Top part is placed upon bottom part & connected with nutted bolt or pin
running through about the centre of both bottom & top parts. The square part
of bolt acting upon top part & one end of spring.
All are bolted or pinned together to open hook. Top part slides from right to
left or from left to right.
Dated this Tenth day of February 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Slip Hook or Pole Chain Releaser for Releasing Fallen
Horses.
I, ALFRED RICKETTS, of 3 Goodwin Street, Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park,
in the County of London, Ironmongers Assistant, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved slip hook or pole chain releaser for releasing
fallen horses.
The said slip hook is for vehicles fitted with pole and pole chains drawn by two
or more horses. The book connects the pole chains to the hames on the horses
collar and in the event of the horse falling, the hook is easily opened and the pole
chains are released from the hames, the horses head is free enabling him to regain
his feet.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the bottom part of the slip hook, with a portion of a
link shown in dotted lines.
Fig. 2, is a side view.
Fig. 3, is a front view.
The said hook is formed in two parts is ton f and hottam h The hottam.

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left standing above the flat. At one end is formed a stud h or hook in the solid,
and at the other end the head is formed to take a small shackle a and bolt.
stud or hook is about level with the raised edge or box c, the top part or sliding
cover is recessed out about the centre as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, in
order to receive the box c of the bottom part b.
In the recess of bottom part ba coil or other spring d is inserted, fastened at one
end by inserting the end in a hole or by any other means to bottom part b, and the
other end of spring is fastened to the top in a similar manner.
The top part f
is placed on bottom part band connected together with bolt or pin g running
through about centre of both top and bottom parts.
The top part or cover of moves in one direction on the ping and is provided with
a projecting ear e or thumbpiece for the purpose of opening the hook in the
direction indicated by an arrow in Fig. 3.
At the upper part of the cover I cut a notch so as to fit against a stop i formed
in the bottom b of the hook by the action of the spring d.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and
that the shapes, materials and proportions of the parts may be varied in many ways
within the scope of my invention.
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. In a slip hook for releasing a chain, the combination of the bottom & with a
box or recess c to receive a spring, and the shackle a stop i and stud h, substan-
tially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In a slip hook for releasing a chain, the combination of the movable topf ear e
and bolt or pin g, substantially as herein described and according to the accom-
panying drawing.
3. In a slip hook for releasing or securing a link or ring of a chain to harness
or the like, the combination as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
Dated this 1st day of November 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.