Improved Means for Releasing Runaway Horses from Vehicles and for Applying the Brakes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1889-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Releasing Runaway Horses from Vehicles and
for Applying the Brakes.
I, WILHELM FUCHSLOCHER, of Fulda in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a method of releasing horses direct from the vehicle and
has especially for its object to release runaway horses.
According to my invention I provide a lever, attached to the driver's seat, but
which may also, for instance by means of a chain be actuated by those sitting in the
main portion of the carriage, this lever works a chain attached to a tooth rack, which
is held firm by means of a spring. The tooth rack gears in a tooth wheel, the
turning of which causes a pin to go down thereby releasing a hook which holds a
double lever mechanism, actuated by a spring, which causes such lever, when
released, to remove the pin to which the horses pulling reins are attached.
The principal actuating lever inay also be connected with and actuate the carriage
brake.
The horses are automatically released from the shaft by their springing forward,
the harness and shaft connection being by means of spring claws, grappling a
rounded lump in such a manner, that so long as the front end of shaft is in front
of or about even with the horses, the lump cannot slip out of the claws, whereas when
the horses are moving in advance the lump opens the spring claws becoming thereby
released.
Cantamhon 16th 1889
WILHELM FUCHSLOCHER.
Per C. R. Bonne & Co., his Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Releasing Runaway Horses from Vehicles and
for Applying the Brakes.
I, WILHELM FUCHSLOCHER of Fulda, German Empire, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to an improved method of releasing run-away horses from
vehicle and shaft in such a manner that the persons in the vehicle have but to pull a
string or lever in order to effect the releasing; allowing the horses to run off with
the loose harness.
The manner in which I prefer to carry my invention into effect is shewn in the
accompanying drawing of which :
Fig. 1, is a view from behind of a carriage provided with the fittings according
to my invention.
Fig. 2, a side view of same.
Fig. 3, a longitudinal section through the fore part of the same.
Fig. 4, a cross section of a portion of the said fore part of the same.
Figs. 5-7, are drawings of detail parts. By pulling the string A (Fig. 1 & 2) in
the internal parts of the carriage or by pulling the chain b (Fig. 3 & 4) from the
driver seat the rack c (Fig. 3) is pulled backwards. The said rack c is geared in a
toothed mother nut d and when that turns the long threaded male screw pin e, which
passes through the centre-bolt f, is either raised or lowered, in the latter case
pressing against the catch lever g (Fig. 3 & 4) which is supported and turns in

page_text: point g', thereby lifting the catch at the opposite end. As the pine passes through
the centre bolt itself the one end of the catch-lever 9 must always be directly
underneath the pin and consequently the action described must take place
independantly of the relative positions to each other of the fore part and the
principal part of the vehicle. The draught bar p (Fig. 4) is fixed in such a manner
that it can turn, being carried by the two arms o attached to the fore part. In the
middle thereof (Fig. 3 & 4) an excentric, provided with a shoulder is wedged in, and
on this shoulder grips the catch g, thereby preventing the turning forward of bar p,
which it has a tendency to do by the action of a spiral spring w (Fig. 4) surrounding
it. On the bar p and in a line with the draught lines there are as many draughts
pins n, as there are draught lines, such pins standing perpendicular and being slightly
turned backwards at the top, so that the draught lines do not easily slipp off as long
as they remain perpendicular.
When the horses are to be released then the screw pin e, in the manner described,
presses on the catch-lever g, thereby raising the opposite end, the catch proper,―
and releasing the eccentric h. At the same time the action of the spiral spring w
causes the bar p with draught pins n, to turn forwards, so that the latter get into a
horizontal or almost horizontal position, allowing the draught lines to drop off. The
pulling action of the draught lines on the pins naturally assist the spring win turning
the bar p.
The drawings Fig. 5. 6 & 7 shew the contrivance I have invented for releasing
the horses from the shaft, and which consist in the two movable double levers s,
which when closed, connect the two side arms ², of the special shaft attachment r,
with the centre arm. The pole chains are put round the arms and the levers s,
closed as shewn in Fig. 5. When the horses are released from the draught-bar and
still rush forward then the breeching chains will be pulled forward on arms r³,
open levers s, thus slip off and release the horses from the shaft.
The anchor-shaped bolt t with ring n is intended for use when there are leaders, as
well as shaft horses, the bolt being then inserted in a suitable opening made in
arm, and is there held in position by levers s, as shewn in Fig. 5, but as soon as
the levers are opened by the pole chains slipping off arms and taking the position
shewn in Fig. 7, then the bolt becomes free, thus likewise releasing the leading
horses.
Fig. 6 is a cross section through arms 72 and 7, and through the bolt ₺ and
clicks s.
In order to bring the vehicle to a standstill as soon as possible, any suitable
arrangement of brake may be applied, and worked in connection with the before
described releasing mechanism. In Fig. 3 of the Drawings, the chain B (shown by
the dotted line) passing over the pulleys and at the front part of the carriage, is
used as the means of operating the mechanical action of the ordinary brake on the
hind wheel as illustrated by Fig. 2,-though it is evident that in some cases, it may
be preferred to operate the brake in some other way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
In contrivances for releasing run-away horses from vehicles.
1. The arrangement of a turnable draught-bar p obtaining a tendency to turn
from a spiral spring w, but prevented from so doing by an eccentrich and a click g,
substantially in the manner as and for the purpose described and shewn in the
drawings.
2. The arrangement of the threaded male screw pin e passing through the axis of
the carriage centre bolt f and movable up and down by means of a rack c gearing
in the toothed mother nut d, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose
described and shewn in the drawings..
3. The method of actuating the vehicle brake from the rack c substantially as
described,

page_text: 4. The fork shaped shaft attachment r, with double levers for connecting the
arms with and for stopping the anchor shaped bolt t, to which the leading horses,
if any, are attached substantially in the manner as and for the purpose described and
as shewn in the drawings.
1000
WILHELM FUCHSLOCHER.
Per C. R. Bonne & Co.,
41, Eastcheap, E.C, Registered Patent Agents.