Improvements in and relating to Road Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1894-Accepted, 28th July, 1894
Improvements in and relating to Road Vehicles.
I, HERMANN MAASEN, of Meldorf, in the Empire of Germany, Merchant, 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 apparatus to be attached to road vehicles drawn by
horses, and it has for its object preventing the horse from bolting or running
away.
Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention,
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation thereof, and
Figure 2 is a view in sectional plan on an enlarged scale on line x, x, of
Figure 1.
On to the dash board or any other convenient part of the vehicle is fixed a
socket a which is threaded internally to receive a screwed spindle b. This spindle b
has a cranked handle d on its upper end and its opposite or lower end is reduced
in size to slide through a double bearing a¹. On this reduced end of the spindle b
is mounted a ratchet wheel free to move longitudinally thereon but prevented
from rotating thereon. This is conveniently effected by means of a feather f¹
mounted in the eye of the ratchet wheel sliding in a groove b¹ in the end of the
spindle b. The spindle b is prevented from rotating in one direction by means of a
pawl g engaging with the ratchet wheel f, the pawl being controlled in the usual
manner by a spring g'. On the upper end of the spindle 6 is fixed a small fork c.
When the horse seems inclined to bolt or run away the driver places his reins on
the hook c and by turning the handle d winds the reins up on the spindle b, the
pull on the reins becoming greater and greater each revolution so that the horse
will eventually be forced to stop. The reins are released by unwinding the spindle
after the pawl g is withdrawn from the ratchet wheel f
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as
fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An apparatus for preventing the bolting or running away of horses of road
vehicles, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawing.
2. In an apparatus for preventing horses of road vehicles from bolting or
running away, the combination of an internally threaded socket such as a mounted
in any convenient part of the vehicle, of a spindle such as adapted to be
screwed into the socket a and carrying a fork such as c and a cranked handle
such as g, of a ratchet and pawl gear such as f and g, all combined, arranged and
operating, as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 26th day of June 1894.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Associate Agent.