Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 13th May, 1887.
We, ARTHUR PICTON SAUNDERS DAVIES, Gentleman, and JAMES PICTON BAILLIE,
Mechanical Engineer, both of Cardigan, in the county of Cardigan, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in horse and pony gear whereby grit and
dust are more effectually prevented from getting into the teeth of the gearing and
friction thereby considerably reduced; the lubrication of the gear can be effected with
facility and easy means of access to the mechanism is afforded.
In carrying out our invention we construct and apply to the ordinary toothed
gearing a casing which is advantageously made of a single casting so arranged as to
enclose the whole of the gear. We also provide the back of the pole with a stay
which obviates the employment of the usual heavy timber pole, which heavy pole
increases the weight or strain on the vertical shaft of the gear.
Our casing is bolted to a base of masonry, timber framing, or sleepers, which
arrangement allows of the gearing being easily inspected by removing the bolts; the
pole is balanced by a weight on the pole casting, thus reducing friction on the main
vertical shaft.
For the larger size gear we provide brasses for all the bearings as well as a friction
with the
roller adapted to run on the rim of the large bevil wheel to keep it in gear
pinion shaft and the main vertical shaft is provided with adjustable bearings.
nil of Mar 1887
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: We, ARTHUR PICTON SAUNDERS DAVIES, Gentleman, and JAMES PICTON BAILLIE,
Mechanical Engineer, both of Cardigan, in the county of Cardigan, 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 improvements in horse and pony gear whereby grit and
dust are more effectually prevented from getting into the teeth of the gearing, and
friction is thereby considerably reduced; the lubrication of the gear can be effected
with facility and easy means of access to the mechanism is afforded.
In carrying out our invention we construct and apply to the ordinary toothed
gearing a casing which is advantageously made of a single casting so arranged as to
enclose the whole of the gear. We also provide the back of the pole with a stay
which obviates the employment of the usual heavy timber pole, which heavy pole
increases the weight or strain on the vertical shaft of the gear.
Our casing is bolted to a base of masonry, timber framing, or sleepers, which
arrangement allows of the gearing being easily inspected by removing the bolts; the
pole is balanced by a weight on the pole casting, thus reducing friction on the main
vertical shaft.
:
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe how it can
be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings in which figure 1
represents a plan and figure 2 an elevation of a pony gear with our improvements
applied thereto figure 3 is a plan of the underside of the same; figure 4 a section
taken through the centre of figure 1, and figure 5 a section taken on the line A B of
figure 1, the pole in the three latter figures not being shewn and the gearing being
also omitted in figure 5 for the sake of clearness. Similar letters in all the figures
represent similar parts.
a, a¹, a², a³, represent our casing which we have shewn by way of example applied
to an ordinary toothed gearing which casing is shown made of a single casting so
arranged as to enclose the whole of the gear; the casing consists of a cylindrical
portion a, enclosing the horizontal toothed wheel A of the gear and having a footstep
bearing b, bolted thereto at c, c, for receiving the lower end of the vertical shaft B, of
the gear as shown in figure 4, a boss a', formed thereon through which the said shaft
passes, and a portion a², enclosing the vertical toothed wheels and D; lugs a³, a³, a³,
are also cast on the casing to allow of it being bolted to the base of masonry, timber
framing, or sleepers for the purpose herein before referred to; d, in figure 1 represents
the stay with which we provide the back of the pole e, which we are therefore enabled
to form of a light casting instead of employing a heavy timber pole which has hitherto
generally caused a great strain on the vertical shaft B of the gear; f, represents a
casting at the back of the pole from the rear part of which casting to the end of the
pole e, the stay d, extends; y, figures 1 and 2, is the weight on the pole casting e, for

page_text: balancing the pole and reducing friction on the vertical shaft B. The gearing being
of ordinary construction no description of the same is necessary.
By means of a gear provided with our improvements and as illustrated by the
drawing a churn can be operated with ease by a donkey for a considerable length
of time.
For the larger sized gear we provide brasses for all the bearings as well as a friction
roller adapted to run on the rim of the large bevil wheel to keep it in gear with the
pinion shaft and the main vertical shaft is provided with adjustable bearings, the latter
can however be obviously employed with advantage in smaller sized or pony gear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The construction and application to horse gear of a casing adapted to enclose the
whole of the gear as and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The improved horse or pony gear hereinbefore described and illustrated in tho
accompanying drawings.