Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting or Clipping the Hair of Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1887
Complete Left, 19th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 15th June, 1888
Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting or Clipping the Hair of
Horses and other Animals.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN, of the General Patent Office, No. 4, South
Street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by Louis Arthur Désiré
Hadmar, of Malakoff (Seine) in the Republic of France, Cutler,) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as clippers or shears for
clipping the hair of horses and other animals, the said improvements allowing
of the operator cutting the hair of the animal without the usual risk of exposing
himself to injury.
According to this invention the clippers are sc constructed that the reciprocating
cutting plate and comb can be turned into various positions relatively to the handles
so that they can be used in the ordinary manner, or the said cutting plate and comb
can for example be turned so that their teeth or serrations shall be presented downwards
when required to clip the pelvis of the animal or to the right or the left hand side so
as to operate on the feet and legs without having to hold the animal's feet or in an
inclined position; in any case so that a person shall be able to operate on the animal
without placing himself in a position of danger.
A suitable manner of carrying out the invention is as follows:-
The fixed handle of the apparatus is provided with a hole having four, six, or eight
sides so as to allow of it being fixed on its pivot in the most suitable position for
the operator; the moveable handle or that which serves to actuate the reciprocating
cutting plate is provided with a round hole whereby it can turn on the said pivot ;
concentrically with the said hole are arranged a number of slots, holes, or notches
into which takes a pin fixed on the said cutting plate.
Or projections or teeth can be provided in place of slots, holes, or notches, the said
projections or teeth taking into a hole or its equivalent in or on the reciprocating
cutting plate.
In order to allow of clippers being operated by one hand or both hands the
handles are provided with two springs similar to those of pruning-shears; they are

page_text: also provided with guards to prevent the hand or hands from being injured; the
metal portions of the handles are advantageously screw-threaded at their lower ends
and are screwed into a female thread in the wooden portions.
In the case of very narrow combs and cutting plates the pivot is fixed to the comb
by means of a square portion and a screw whereby it can be removed; a polygonal
shaped piece turns upon the pivot and is formed with a projection which works in a
notch or recess in the reciprocating cutting plate. The moveable handle has a corre-
sponding polygonal shaped hole whereby it can be fixed on the said piece in any
required position.
Or the fixed handle can be made with a conical hole, the moveable handle being
provided with a number of holes in which are rivetted or screwed pins which enter
the reciprocating cutting plate. The pivot has a conical portion on which the fixed
handle is secured.
Or the fixed handle can be provided with a square hole in order to fix it on the
pivot the moveable handle being formed with four projections. The pivot has a
screw threaded portion to allow it to be screwed into the comb and is secured by a
screw.
By the hereinbefore described arrangements in order to change the position of
the comb and cutting plate in relation to the handles it is only necessary to loosen
the parts and then to place the handles in the required position; the parts being
again tightened up the apparatus will be ready to be operated.
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page_text: improvements in Apparatus for Cutting or Cupping the Hair or
Horses and other Animals.
1, GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN, of the firm of G. F. Redfern & Co. the General
Patent Office, No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication from abroad
by Louis Arthur Désiré Hadmar, of Malakoff (Seine) in the Republic of France,
Cutler,) 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 improvements in what are known as clippers or shears for
clipping the hair of horses and other animals, the said improvements allowing of the
operator cutting the hair of the animal without the usual risk of exposing himself to.
injury.
According to this invention the clippers are so constructed. that the reciprocating
cutting plate and comb can be turned into various positions relatively to the handles
so that they can be used in the ordinary manner, or the said cutting plate and comb
can for example be turned so that their teeth or serrations shall be presented down-
wards when required to clip the pelvis of the animal or to the right or the left-hand
side so as to operate on the feet and legs without having to hold the animal's foot or
in an inclined position; in any case so that a person shall be able to operate on the
animal with either the right or the left-hand, and without placing himself in a position
of danger.
A suitable manner of carrying out the invention is as follows:-
The fixed handle of the apparatus is provided with a hole having four, six or eight
sides so as to allow of it being fixed on its pivot in the most suitable position for the
operator; the moveable handle or that which serves to actuate the reciprocating cutting
plate is provided with a round hole whereby it can turn on the said pivot ; concentrically
with the said hole are arranged a number of slots, holes, or notches, into which takes
a pin fixed on the said cutting plate.
Or projections or teeth can be provided in place of slots, holes, or notches, the
said projections or teeth taking into a hole or its equivalent in or on the reciprocating
cutting plate.
In order to allow of clippers being operated by one hand or both hands the handles
are provided with two springs similar to those of pruning-shears; they are also
provided with guards to prevent the hand or hands from being injured; the metal
portions of the handles are advantageously screw-threaded at their lower ends and are
Screwed into a female thread in the wooden portions.
In the case of very narrow combs and cutting plates the pivot is fixed to the comb
by means of a square portion and a screw whereby it can be removed, a polygonal
shaped piece turns upon the pivot and is formed with a projection which works
in a notch or recess in the reciprocating cutting plate. The moveable handle has a
corresponding polygonal-shaped hole whereby it can be fixed on the said piece in any.
required position.
Or the fixed handle can be made with a conical hole, the moveable handle being
provided with a number of holes in which are rivetted or screwed pins which enter
the reciprocating cutting plate. The pivot has a conical portion on which the fixed
handle is secured.
Or the fixed handle can oe provided with a square hole in order to fix it on

page_text: the pivot the moveable handle being formed with four projections. The pivot has
a screw-threaded portion to allow it to be screwed into the comb and is secured by
a screw.
By the herein before described arrangements in order to change the position of the
comb and cutting plate in relation to the handle it is only necessary to loosen the
parts and then to place the handles in the required position; the parts being again
tightened up the apparatus will be ready to be operated.
The accompanying drawings illustrate several kinds of clippers with my improve
ments applied thereto, the moveable handle being slightly varied in form to suit the
kind of clipper.
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In the drawings
Figure 1 is an elevation of a clipper in the ordinary position.
Figure 2 is an elevation of a clipper showing the cutting plate and comb turned
downwards for clipping the pelvis of an animal without the operator being obliged to
place himself in a dangerous position.
Figures 3 and 4 are elevations showing the cutting plate and comb turned towards the
left and right-hand sides respectively, allowing the operator to clip the feet and
legs of an animal without requiring the assistance of another person to hold the
animal's feet.
Figure 5 is a vertical section on line A B of figure 2, the pivot A, the pin C, and
the nut D being in elevation.
At the right-hand side of figures 3 and 4 are shown pivots A, a³ a³, marked
figure 17 the form of which pivots are almost alike. They are all intended to be used
as pivots for the handles of the apparatus. It is obvious that only one of these pivots
is required for each apparatus and as their functions are the same it is only necessary
to describe one of them indicated by the letter A, those shown at a² and a being only
modifications.
The nut D for securing the handle 1 and keeping the other parts in position is not
shown in figures 1 to 4 but is represented in figure 5 in order to illustrate its
application.
The improvements comprise therefore two handles 1 and 2, a pivot A, a pin C, and
a nut D, which being adapted to the cutting plate and comb of a clipper form an
apparatus having the hereinbefore mentioned advantages.
The pivot A is provided with a rebated shoulder in which placed the moveable
comb. The fixed comb is connected to the pivot by a screw 6 which also passes
through the moveable comb without fixing it, as the latter is provided with a slot
which allows of it moving whilst the clipper is being used without the screw b inter-
fering with it. The shoulder of the pivot A is formed with a cylindrical part con
which turns the moveable handle 2 provided in the middle with a round hole and on
its circumference with a certain number of holes B, one of which receives the pin C
figure 5. The other end of the pin engages in a recess in the moveable comb.
Next to the cylindrical part is a hexagonal or other angular portion for receiving
the fixed handle 1 having a hexagonal or other angular hole. The end of the
pivot A is screw-threaded and receives the winged nut D for securing the parts of
the apparatus.
It will therefore be readily seen how the combs can be made to take the different
positions.
For this purpose it is only necessary, after removing the nut D and the handle 1,
to engage the left-hand end of the pin C (figure 5) in one of the holes B in the
moveable handle 2. The combs being placed in position the handle 1 is replaced and
the nut D screwed on.
The second advantage consists in the apparatus being adapted for use with either
the right- or the left-hand. This will be more readily understood by reference to
figure 7 in which the handles are shown arranged for use with the right-hand. If
however, by unscrewing the nut D (not shown) the handle 2 be placed to the left-
hand and the handle 1 to the right-hand side it will be evident that the clipper can
be used with the left-hand after having screwed on the nut.

page_text: Figures 6, 8, 9, and 10 represent various other kinds of clippers provided with
these improvements.
Figure 6 is an elevation of a clipper, the pivot A¹ of which is formed with two
projections or feet so that it is adapted to be applied to combs having counter-combs,
pressure plates, or soles. In this figure the moveable comb is actuated by the
handle 2 which instead of receiving a pin is provided with projections or teeth B¹
one of which engages and works between projections D' on the moveable comb.
Figure 7 shows the handles 1 and 2 employed with the clipper shown in figure 6.
This kind of handles can also be used with the other arrangements. The handles
will not injure the hand and they can be unscrewed to allow of the apparatus being
worked with one hand.
Figures 11 and 12 are an elevation and a horizontal section respectively of the
pivot A.
Figure 8 illustrates a kind of clipper in which the combs are very narrow.
Figure 13 shows the pivot A on which the parts are mounted; it is formed with a
square portion and is provided with a screw m, serving to secure the fixed comb.
Next to this square portion is a cylindrical part which engages in the round hole in
the part B, figures 14, 15, provided with a tooth C which acts on the moveable
comb E by working in the notch thereof. The exterior of the part B2³, figure 15, is
formed hexagonal on one portion of its length and serves to receive the moveable
handle 2. Next to this hexagonal portion is a cylindrical part receiving the plate C²,
figure 16, which consequently rests on the handle 2. This plate is fixed on the combs
by means of a bolt which passes through it at p at the same time as the combs. It
has two pins 7, which engage in the combs and serve as guides.
The end of the pivot A2 is screw-threaded to receive a nut.
Figure 9 shows an arrangement of handles mounted on the pivot A³ which differs
from A in that instead of having a square portion it is formed conical, as shown
at D in figure 18. It will be understood that the hole in the handle 1 is also conical.
The handle 2 actuates the moveable comb through the medium of a pin C placed in
one of the holes B³ as already described.
Figure 10 shows a clipper actuated by a handle having four teeth. The whole is
mounted on a pivot having a square portion A figure 19. As in some of the cases
hereinbefore described one of the four teeth acts on the moveable comb.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In apparatus for cutting or clipping the hair of horses and other animals,
providing the moveable handle with a number of holes as illustrated in figures 1 to 5
and figure 9 or with teeth or projections, as illustrated in figures 6, 7, 8, and 10, of
the drawings, for the purposes set forth.
2. In apparatus for cutting or clipping the hair of horses and other animals, the
use of a pivot of the forms indicated at A and A' for the purposes set forth.
3. The improved apparatuses for cutting or clipping the hair of horses and other
animals hereinbefore described and illustrated by reference to the various figures of
the accompanying drawings.
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.