Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Preventing a Horse from Falling.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1890-Accepted, 7th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Preventing a
Horse from Falling.
We, EDWARD KIPLING of 13 Marlborough Square, Chelsea, in the County of
Middlesex, Clerk, and CHARLES WALKER, of 84 Beamsley Road, Frizinghall, Bradford,
in the County of York, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention has for its object the provision of means whereby when a pair of
horses are attached to a 'bus, waggon or the like, and one of them slips or stumbles it
is prevented from falling by a novel attachment to its companion horse and to the
vehicle. We accomplish our object in the following manner:
To the lower portion of the front of a 'bus, waggon or similar vehicle we secure
hooks, to which are attached the ends of a light wire rope which extends upwards
passing over pullies hung to the upper part of the vehicle, and another pulley mounted
in a frame, to which is swivelled a similar pulley, around which another wire rope
passes; the ends of the rope being coupled to the horses' harness-the portion on one
side of the pulley to the saddle and harness of one horse, and that on the other side
to the saddle and harness of the other horse; so that should either horse stumble, it
is checked by the wire rope connected to the two horses and that attached to the
vehicle.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Preventing a
Horse from Falling.
We, EDWARD KIPLING of 13 Marlborough Square, Chelsea, in the County of
Middlesex, Clerk, and CHARLES WALKER, of 84 Beamsley Road, Frizinghall, Bradford,
Yorkshire, Agent, 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 has for its object the provision of means whereby when a pair of
horses are attached to a 'bus, waggon or the like, and one of them slips or stumbles, it
is prevented from falling by a novel attachment to its companion horse and to the
vehicle.
In order to fully describe our invention we have prepared a sheet of drawings in
which Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the front portion of a 'bus drawn by a pair
of horses having our improvement attached thereto.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
To each side of the lower portion of the front of a 'bus, waggon or similar
vehicle A. we secure the hooks B. to which are attached by means of links C. a chain,
wire or other band D. which extends upwards passing over the pullies E. E. suspended
by the hook brackets F. secured to the upper portion of the head of the vehicle A.
and over a third pulley E' mounted in a light frame H. To the said pulley frame we
attach by a swivel or other convenient means a similar frame and pulley J. around
the latter of which passes another chain, wire or other rope or band K. the ends of
which are forked, the portion on one side of the frame and pulley J. being by
preference coupled to the collar or hame links L. of one horse, and that on the other
side to the collar or bame links L' of the other horse, so that should either horse

page_text: stumble it is checked by the chains, ropes or bands D and K. and the weight of the
horse sustained by the combined assistance afforded by the novel attachment to the
companion horse and to the front of the vehicle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. A combination of ropes, links or bands attached by pullies or other methods to
the vehicle and to the horses drawing the same and connecting them in such manner
that if one of the horses stumbles it will be supported by the other horse or horses
substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. The combination of the ropes D and K. arranged to pass over the pullies E, E¹
and J. attached to the horses' harness and front of vehicle substantially in the manner
and for the purpose as herein before set forth.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.