Year: 1899

page_text: I, EMILE LANGRENNE, of Rozoy, Commune d'Aougny par Ville-en-Tardenois
(Marne), France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a motor-propelled horse for saddle or draught-
purposes.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a
longitudinal vertical section and Figures 2 and 3 face and rear views of the
motor-propelled horse. Figure 4 shews the horse attached to a carriage. The
same letters of reference denote like parts in the several figures.
The motor mechanism is contained in the body d of the horse which may
be made of metal, wood or other material and be covered with skin so as to
present the appearance of a live horse harnessed in the usual way.
The mechanism comprises one or a pair of motors 6 supported upon cross-
bars c and driving through chains or belts d, the shafts e of the driving wheels f, f.
mounted on the hind legs of the horse as shewn in Figures 1,
and 3.
Within the body a is a feed reservoir g and carburetter h, the exhaust pipes i
for the products of combustion passing down to the hoofs of the fore-legs as shewn
in Figures 1 and 2.
The motors are cooled by means of air admitted at air inlet holes ; in the
belly and chest.
The starting, stopping, steering and brake gears are controlled by means of
handles k upon the neck in the case of a saddle horse, or by means of rods / within
reach of the driver in the case of a draught horse as shewn in Figure 4. In this
latter case the front wheels n of the vehicle would be the driving wheels, the
wheels f being removed and the horse supported by arms m fixed to the vehicle.
The steering is effected by means of reins or rods o held by the rider or driver,
the neck of the horse being for this purpose intersected and mounted upon ball
bearings, the reins o being attached to a cross-head p mounted on a vertical
spindle q to the lower end of which are attached arms r contained within the
fore legs and connected to the axles of the front wheels t.
Concealed openings would be provided in the body for access to the motors for
inspection, cleaning and lubricating, and the motor horse herein before described
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page_text: can be started either by a rider or driver having at hand the means for steering
or stopping the horse.
The forms, dimensions, details and materials. employed in the construction of
my improved motor-horse may be varied without in any way affecting the
principle of the invention.
I, EMILE LANGRENNE, of Rozoy, Commune d'Aougny par Ville-en-Tardenois
(Marne); rrance, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertamed in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to a motor-propelled horse for saddle or draught-
purposes.
eference is to be had to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification
and also to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal
vertical section and Figures 2 and 3 face and rear views of the motor-propelled
horse. Figure 4 shews the horse attached to a carriage. Figure 5 snews the
horse as used for..riding. The same letters of reference denote like parts in the
several figures.
.
The motor mechanism is contained in the body a of the horse which may
be made of metal, wood or other material and be covered with skin so as to
present the appearance of a live horse harnessed in the usual way.
The mechanism comprises one or a pair of motors 6 supported upon cross-
bars c and driving through chains or belts d, the shaft e of the driving wheels f, f
mounted on the hind legs of the horse as shewn in Figures 1 and 3.
Within the body a is a feed reservoir g and carburetter h, the exhaust pipes i
for the products of combustion passing down to the hoofs of the fore-legs as shewn
in Figures 1 and 2.
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The motors are cooled by means of air admitted at the ventilators
belly and chest of the horse.
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The starting, stopping and brake gears are controlled by means of handles k
mounted upon the neck in the case of a saddle horse (as shewn in Figure 5), or
by means of rods within reach of the driver in the case of a draught horse as
shewn in Figures 1 and 4. In this latter case the front wheels n of the vehicle
would be the driving wheels, the wheels f being removed and the horse supported
by arms m fixed to the vehicle.
The steering is effected by means of reins or rods o held by the rider or driver,
the neck of the horse being for this purpose intersected and mounted upon ball
bearings, the reins o being attached to a cross-head p mounted on a vertical
spindle to the lower end of which are attached arms r contained within the
fore legs and connected to the axle s of the front wheels_t.
Concealed openings would be provided in the body of the horse for access to
the motors for inspection, cleaning and lubricating. It will thus be seen that
the motor-horse herein before described can be started either by a rider or driver
having at hand the means for steering or stopping the horse.
The forms, dimensions, details and materials employed in the construction of

page_text: my improved motor-horse may be varied without in any way affecting the
principle of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
A motor-propelled horse comprising a motor or pair of motors a fed by a
reservoir g and carburetter h, for producing the rotation of the driving wheels f
or n according as the horse is to be ridden or driven, and provided with means
for steering and controlling the movements placed within reach of the hand of
the rider or driver, all substantially as herein beforé described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 21st day of December 1899
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.