Improved Detachable Fastenings for Carriage Harness.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1859-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Detachable Fastenings for Carriage Harness.
I REGINALD HADDAN of the firm of Herbert & Co. Patent Agents of
18 Buckingham Street Strand W.C. London England Civil Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention a communication to me from abroad by Friedrich
Adolph Zschiosche Manufacturer of Kottbus in the Empire of Germany to be as
follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide fastenings for carriage harness which
may be readily unfastened in case of runaway horses to free the latter from the carriage.
The traces are fastened to the whiffle-tree by cords or the like passing into slots at
the ends of the tree and through the same, preferably threaded alternately through
holes in the tree, to rings provided with ante friction rollers or beads and threaded
on a bolt capable of being instantly drawn out by a cord passing to the driver. The
bolt is preferably supported between wheels journalled in the tree so that it may be
easily withdrawn in spite of great lateral pressure thercon. The manner of threading
the cords or the like alternately through holes in the whiffle tree provents too sudden
a withdrawal thereof. The head of the pole is made detachable, being preferably
inserted in a socket and held therein by a spring actuated bolt adapted to be pulled
back by the driver. The bolt may be an angular lever pivoted to the bar.
Dated this 30th day of July 1888
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
· Improved Detachable Fastenings for Carriage Harness.
I REGINALD HADDAN of the firm of Herbert & Co. Patent Agents of
18 Buckingham Street, Strand W.C. London in the County of Middlesex Civil
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention a communication to me
from abroad by Friedrich Adulph Zschioscha Manufacturer of Kottbus in the Empire
of Germany and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
The object of this invention is to provido fastenings for carriage harness which
may be readily unfastened in case of runaway horsos to free the latter from the
carriage. The traces are fastened to the whittle tree by cords or the like passing into
slots at the ends of the tree and through the same, preferably. threaded alternately
through holes in the tree to rings provided with antifriction rollers or beads and
threaded on a bolt capable of being instantly drawn out by a cord passing to the
driver. The bolt is preferably supported between wheels journalled in the tree so
that it may be easily withdrawn in spite of great lateral-pressure thereon. The head
of the pole is made detachable, being preferably inserted in a socket and held therein
by a spring actuated bolt adapted to be pulled back by the driver. The bolt may
be an angular lever pivoted to the bar. The contrivances above described have the
advantage that it can be easily managed and that the horses when freed do not drag
along any part of the carriage.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the whiffle tree and pole. Fig. 2 is an end or front view
of the head of the pole and Fig. 3 a vertical section through the whiffle tree.
The hollow tree a is penetrated by the pin 6 which is held by the grooves in the
circumference of the rollers c. The rollers care arranged on both faces of the tree
and guide the pin b by means of their grooves. Against the pin 6 boar also the small
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page_text: grooved antifriction rollers closing the ends of the forks d (Fig. 3). To the forks d
are connected the ropes or chains & the ends of which are carried forward through
the side holes of the tree a to be connected to the traces by loops or in any
other way.
In order that the rollers of the forks d should not be pressed too tightly against
the pin & and so prevent easy withdrawal of the latter the rope or chain e is alternately
threaded through the holes f of the tree.
In case of danger, the rope n which is led near to the driver's seat in any suitable
manner according to the respective construction of the vehicle, is pulled and the
pin withdrawn so that the ropes or chains e become free and are withdrawn by the
horse from the whiffle tree. In order to provide for the re-insertion of the pin b in
the forks & the frame of the tree is provided with an opening h (Fig. 3).
On the end of the pole is fastened a tube i within which rests the holt k. The latter
is squared outside the tubo i and is provided with a head in front of this squared
portion; this head prevents the rings & inserted into the squared part of the bolt k
from slipping off in front.
The-rings are provided with. loops. to which the pole chains are attached.
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the tube i is pivoted a hook m, the ond of which passes through a hole in the tube-i
into the bolt, and is kept therein by the spring o.
In case of danger the hook m is pulled out by cord which is to he suitably
connected to cord n of pin 6 so that the horses are also freed from the pole.
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
Inletachable fastenings for carriage harness for the purpose set forth.
1. The combination with the traces and the hollow whiffle tree, of the pin &
traversing said whiffle tree and ropes or chains e connected with the traces, threaded
through holes in said whiffle tree and connected secured by said pin substantially
as described.
2. The
combination-with-the-pole,-of-a-tubular-socket thereon and a pole head
having rings and adapted to be secured in said socket by pivoted or hinged hook m
substantially as described.
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HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W., Agents to Applicant.