AN IMPROVED MEANS OF INSTANTANEOUSLY RELEASING ANIMALS IN CASE OF FIRE OR FLOODS
Year: 1885

page_text: I FREDRICK CHAWNER of Balance Street, Uttoxeter, in the County of Stafford,
Land Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED
MEANS OF INSTANTANEOUSLY RELEASING ANIMALS IN CASE OF FIRE OR FLOODS,"
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an important instantaneous way of releasing Animals in
case of fire, floods, &c, whereby the lives of said animals can be saved, and the
great advantage of this my invention is that instantaneous release can be effected
and thereby much money saved.
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This is done in a very simple and effective manner, viz:-on the top of the
manger of the stable or in some suitable position is placed a pipe which has a hole
or holes pierced in it large enough to allow a ring to pass through or partly
through, the said ring being attached to the halter which keeps the animal or
animals in the stable; passing through the centre of the tube or pipe is a rod
which is kept in its place in the pipe by two end centre pieces this rod has a
handle to it and this is placed outside the wall of the stable, and all you have to do
in the case of a fire or flood is to pull the rod through the wall or partly through
and the animals are released.
Instead of pulling the rod through I can if I wish place some L pieces on to the
rod in the centre of the pipe (or even let them be half round) and the rod then being
pulled or twisted an inch or two will release the animals. I can place the rod a
half through from one side of the wall and a half through from the other, or in
the way I have described and as may be found to be best..
My object in making this invention is to prevent the distruction of life which
now so often takes place through the animals not being able to be got at in case of
Fire or Floods.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means of Instantaneously Releasing Animals in
case of Fire or Floods.
I, FREDERICK CHAWNER of Balance Street Uttoxeter in the County of Stafford,
Land Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED
MEANS OF INSTANTANEOUSLY RELEASING ANIMALS IN CASE OF FIRE OR FLOODS
"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention has for its object, to afford a ready means whereby,-in the case of
fire, floods, or other catastrophes occurring which render imperative the immediate
release or disengagement of animals, confined in stables, byres, or the like, such
instantaneous release can be effected in a simple, reliable and efficient manner not
hitherto attainable by the means usually employed with a view to accomplish said
objects.
In carrying out my Invention as applied in the case of a Stable, I proceed as
follows, that is to say Referring to Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of
drawings; on the top of the manger or in other equally suitable position, I arrange
or place a pipe T having a hole, or having holes H pierced therethrough. Said
hole or holes being large enough to allow of a ring or of rings to pass through
or partly through the said hole or holes. The ring, or the rings aforesaid is
or are, attached to the halter by which the animal or the animals is or are
confined in the stable. A rod R is passed through the centre of the tube or pipe
aforesaid with a pin P fixed thereon, and which rod is kept in its place in said
tube or pipe by two end centre pieces, E, E. Said rod R. is provided with a
handle I which is placed outside of the wall of the stable. Now, when it is desired
to effect the instantaneous release of the animal or animals confined in the stable,
all that is necessary to be done in order to immediately effect this is simply to pull
the rod aforesaid an inch or two through the wall or partly therethrough; the
animal or the animals, being then at once freed or released.
Instead of the arrangement above described which necessitates pulling through
the rod aforesaid, I may substitute the following, that is to say may place
some pieces in the centre of the pipe (or even let them be half round) and on the
rod being pulled or twisted an inch or two, this will allow of the immediate releaso
of the animal or animals.
Also, the rod aforesaid may be placed a half through from one side of the wall
of the stable and a half through from the other instead of in the manner herein
first described, or as may otherwise be found to be best or most suitable.
In applying my Invention to cow sheds (and in order to meet the contingency
of objection being taken to the way in which horses or bulls are tied) I propose to
proceed as follows. That is to say, referring to Figure 2; the ordinary ring which
slips up and down around what is known in the Midland districts as the "Boozing
stake" and to which the cow is fastened, would be attached to the ring Qin like
manner as is shewn in Figure 1 or would be hinged in the middle; then, two
chains which meet round the cow's neck would be attached to the ring aforesaid
(the shape whereof assumes that of a horse shoe) and at one part thereof a small

page_text: chain would be attached and the free end of which would be led or passed through
a hole formed through the end of the other limb or member of the hinged ring
above described and thence to the hole in the tube T mentioned under the first
head or modification of my said Invention to be dealt with as therein described.
The tube or pipe T aforesaid under the above second modification of my invention
would either pass along the top of the low wall which is used to divide the cows
from the fodder bin, or if preferred might pass along what is known as the
"Knee silling."
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
The means employed in accordance with my Invention, substantially as herein
described and set forth for effecting the instantaneous release of animals from
stables, cow houses and the like, in cases of emergency, such as those of fire, floods
and like catastrophes, and in order to save the lives of animals confined in the
structures aforesaid.