Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1883
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Apr., 188
I MATTHEW PAGE of Marlboro' Cottage Balloed's Lane Finchley in the County-
of Middlesex, Private Coachman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
In order to provide a means of keeping the head-stall rein always moderately
stretched without interfering with the motion of the horse's head in any required
direction it is proposed to employ an iron cylinder about 3 inches long and 4 inches
diameter but these dimensions may vary-closed at the ends by flat discs each of
which is continued to form a lug or bracket bent back at right angles to the disc and
having a hole in it through which it is secured by a bolt and nut to the manger. In
the centre of each disc a hole is bored through which a bolt or spindle is passed
and secured at the end with a nut.
Revolving on one half of this spindle is a brass tube with a crank-shaped
carrier attached to its inner end. One end of the spring for coiling up the rein is
secured to the horizontal arm of the carrier and the other to the spindle. Or the
brass tube may be dispensed with and the spindle itself allowed to revolvò in which
case one end of the spring is fixed to the spindle and the other end to the inside
of the cylinder. On the end of the rein is a buckle through which the rein
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passes so as to take off the strain from the spring when it is drawn out.
outside of the slit in the cylinder through which the rein passes a brass shield is
loosely arranged with slots riding on small screws so that while the rein has plenty
of play the hole in the cylinder is sufficiently covered. to prevent the food or other
foreign substances falling in and injuring the spring. The rein is coiled round the
spindle when the spring is at rest and when pulled out the spring keeps it just
extended without the risk of forming a loop or drawing the horse's head too close to
the manger.

page_text: I, MATTHEW PAGE, of 6ª, Rodney Street, Pentonville Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Coachman and Machinist, 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 mean's or apparatus for attaching horses to stalls the
object being to keep the halter of a horse in a stable always moderately taut without
interfering with the motion of his head in any required direction.
For this purpose I employ a cylinder closed at the ends by flat dises which are
continued back to form lugs or brackets bent at right angles to the discs and having
holes for receiving bolts by means of which the cylinder is secured by, nuts to the
front of the manger. In the centre of each disc is a hole through which a bolt or
spindle is passed and secured by a nut. Revolving upon this spindle is a tube with
a carrier at one end having a horizontal projection to which is secured one end of a
spring for coiling a strap or its equivalent intended to be connected to the horse's
headstall. The other end of the spring is secured to the spindle.
Or the said tube may be dispensed with and the spindle allowed to revolve in which.
case one end of the spring is fixed to the spindle and the other to the inside of
the cylinder. On the end of the strap is a buckle for attaching the strap to the
tube.
A slot or opening is formed in the cylinder through which the strap passes and a
plate or shield is loosely arranged over this opening and is provided with slots
moving over studs so that the strap has plenty of play and at the same time the
opening in the cylinder is sufficiently covered to prevent food or other foreign
substances from falling in and injuring the spring. Also the strap is not liable to
become chafed. The strap is coiled round the spindle while the spring is in its
normal position and when the strap is pulled out the spring keeps it just taut without
the risk of forming a loop or of drawing the horse's head too close to the manger.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can
be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,
Figure 1 is a plan of my apparatus for attaching horses to stalls.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same with the flat disc or plate of that side
removed.
Figure 3 is a section on line A B of Figure 1 the strap being omitted for the sake
of explanation.
Figure 4 is a section on line C, D of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal elevation, and,
Figures 6 and 7 are end views of the tube and carrier.
Figure S is a view of a horse and a manger illustrating the application of my
apparatus.
Similar letters in all the Figures indicate similar parts.

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a is the cylinder and b, b are the flat discs forming the ends of the same.
the lugs or brackets bent at right angles to tho discs and by means of which the
apparatus is fixed to the front of the manger. d, d are the holes in the said lugs
for receiving bolts for this purpose as hereinbefore described and as shown in
Figure 8.
e is the spindle consisting of a bolt passed through holes in the discs c, c and
secured by means of a nut which bolt and nut also serve to hold the discs in place.
g is the tube which revolves upon the spindle e and is the carrier at one end
thereof; is the horizontal projection on the carrier h; j is the spring one end of
which is secured to the horizontal projection i while the other end is secured to the
spindle c.
kis the strap which the spring; always tends to keep coiled around the spindle e.
The outer end of the strap k is connected through a chain to the horses head stall m
as clearly shown in Figure 8, its other end being fixed to the revolving tube by
means of the buckle n through which the inner end of the strap is passed and of a
stud o on the tube g in the manner clearly shown in Figure 2.
k
p is the slot or opening through which the strap passes and q is the plate or
shield sliding over the opening p and guided by the slots r and studs s, this plate or
shield through which the strap also passes being provided for the purposes
hereinbefore described.
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By this construction so long as the horse's head is near the apparatus, which is most
conveniently fixed about the middle of the length of the manger, the spring j will
keep the strap k coiled around the tube As the horse moves his head farther away
from the middle of the manger the strap k will be drawn out and will coil or wind up
the spring and the tendency of the spring to unwind itself will cause the strap k to
become re-wound upon its tube g and always keep the strap taut without producing
undue, strain upon the same thereby avoiding the risk of the stran becoming looped
and causing accident to the horse. The apparatus also preventie horse's head
being drawn down too close to the manger as the strap is stopped from being drawn
entirely within the cylinder a by means of a loop or link t.
The carrier not only serves to wind up the spring; as the strap k is drawn out
but also to keep the spring in proper position within the cylinder a.
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) An apparatus for attaching horses to stalls in which a coiled spring is employed
for directly winding up a strap or the like and keeping it taut without undue strain,
substantially as set forth.
(2) In apparatus for attaching horses to stalls, the use of a plate or shield such
as g operating substantially as set forth.
(3) The improved apparatus for attaching horses to stalls hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 9th day of October 1888.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.