An Improved Horse Clipping Machine.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
COME LEIE
An Improved Horse Clipping Machine.
I, JAMES YATE JOHNSON of 115 St. Vincent Street Glasgow in the County
of Lanark, North Britain, Patent Agent, a communication from abroad by David
Little, of West Melton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, and Colony of
New Zealand, Farm Labourer, 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 :—
This invention relates to an improved horse clipping machine. The cutter is of
the ordinary description that is to say a plate with teeth or cutters arranged like
a comb and with a similar plate oscillated backwards & forwards across the face of
the other plate. The said working of the cutter is in accordance with my
invention, effected by means of a spindle rotating within the handle by which the
cutter is held, the said spindle being rotated by a small cranked handle and
bevelled gearing.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved horse clipping machine.
Figure 2 is a side view, and Figure 3 is an end view showing the eccentric and
slot by means of which the rotating of the spindle oscillates the moveable comb
plate of the cutter.
I employ a handle A the end of which is fitted with a bracket a which is
attached to the comb plate, or under portion 6 of the cutter. The handle A
carries a rotating spindle, the outer end of which carries an eccentric D which
works within the slot e formed in the standard or bracket E which is attached to
the oscillating comb plate F of the cutter.
The other end of the handle is fitted with a ferrule G having an angular flange
which carries a bevel wheel H having a small handle J attached. This bevel
wheel H engaging with a bevel pinion fitted or keyed on the end of the
spindle C.
It will thus be seen that upon turning the handle J, the spindle C is rotated,
thereby causing the eccentric D to impart a horizontal oscillating movement to
the standard or bracket E and with it the cutter F.
The improved horse clipping machine constructed in accordance with my
invention is simple, compact and durable and by its use a horse can be clipped
quicker, better, and much easier than by the clipping machines hitherto employed.
The ferrule G may if desired be provided with a flange at right angles to the
handle A so that ordinary spur gearing may be used in lieu of the bevel gearing;
and the handle J may be worked at right angles also; though I prefer the
handle J to be worked in the manner shewn, as it is more convenient in many
respects.
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 :-
In horse clipping machines, operating the cutter by means of the spindle C
the handle A caid enindle Cheving an eccentric D working within

page_text: a slote in the standard or bracket E, the spindle C being actuated by the bevel
wheels H, has described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1894.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.