EP0952944A1 - Horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisure - Google Patents
Horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisureInfo
- Publication number
- EP0952944A1 EP0952944A1 EP98903069A EP98903069A EP0952944A1 EP 0952944 A1 EP0952944 A1 EP 0952944A1 EP 98903069 A EP98903069 A EP 98903069A EP 98903069 A EP98903069 A EP 98903069A EP 0952944 A1 EP0952944 A1 EP 0952944A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- horse
- harness
- car
- attachment
- drawn
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62C—VEHICLES DRAWN BY ANIMALS
- B62C1/00—Types of vehicles
- B62C1/08—Racing vehicles, e.g. sulkies
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a horse-drawn sport or leisure car, in particular for harness racing, this car being shaped for cleaning in the standing position.
- Horse-drawn cars currently designed and used for harnessed horse racing such as the sulkies of harnessed trot racing, are equipped with a seat allowing driving in a seated position.
- a) harnessed trot races are flat races, without obstacles, which limits the nature and rules of the tests;
- this objective is achieved thanks to a horse-drawn sports car comprising a bearing surface equipped with displacement members (wheels or skids) and coupling means (stretchers, drawbar, or drawbar), this car horse-drawn car being remarkable in that it comprises a retaining equipment or harness in a position of controlled imbalance comprising a harness of which at least part is shaped to surround the trunk of the driver and a fastening device in polygonal configuration connecting or arranged to be able connecting said body harness to two spaced fixed points, arranged in the front part of the car, this fastening device constituting, in its position of use, a deformable polygon of which at least one angle or apex is constituted by a point of attachment said body harness, while two other angles are formed by the two points of attachment to the two fixed points of the car.
- the attachment device comprises a flexible link such as a rope or a cable burying itself on a pulley fixed or equipped so as to be able to be removably attached to the front part of the body harness and the ends are fixed or arranged so that they can be fixed at two fixed points on the car.
- the main advantage of the invention as defined above is that it allows the body of the driver of the coupling to be retained, in the standing position, while being stabilized on his legs in the rear imbalance position.
- the possibility of deformation of the retaining polygon resulting from the lengthening or shortening of its sides connecting the body harness to the car, allows the movement of the driver's body in all directions, depending on the racing conditions, for example recall turn.
- the hitch operator can also flex their legs to absorb shock resulting from bumps or to improve handling and aerodynamics.
- the horse-drawn sports car according to the invention makes it possible to envisage a considerable widening of the sporting and leisure applications of couplings.
- a first application is the possibility of creating numerous sports and leisure disciplines, open to teams such as, for example:
- horse-drawn vehicle of the invention Another interesting application of the horse-drawn vehicle of the invention is its use as an all-terrain passenger car which can be practiced, without difficulty, by any person, in a very wide age group, without any medical contraindication, driving of this vehicle gently soliciting all of the driver's muscle mass.
- the invention also allows driving upright, in controlled imbalance, keeping your hands free, that is to say without grip of the guides, for example for the practice of various sporting disciplines harnessed to create (for example: shooting with a firearm or bow, jousting, ball games, etc.).
- various sporting disciplines harnessed to create for example: shooting with a firearm or bow, jousting, ball games, etc.
- the body harness is provided, preferably in its front part, with two angularly spaced attachment members and the ends of the guides are fixed on said attachment members.
- moving the leader's body to the left turns the horse to the right, while moving it to the right turns the horse to the left; the horse is stopped by bringing the guides together or pinching them with one hand.
- the horse-drawn car according to the invention can offer the public a more dynamic image than that of the traditional team. By its small side “daredevil", this image can lead to horse racing, a new clientele not necessarily attracted by horse riding or the practice of traditional harnessing.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view, schematic, of a horse-drawn carriage according to the invention, shown with a driver in a controlled imbalance position, but without the horse; this figure shows a horse-drawn car with two wheels, the dashed fine line representing a car with four wheels.
- Figure 2 is a top view of Figure 1;
- FIG. 3 is a detail view showing an example of removable attachment of the attachment device at the front of the body harness.
- This horse-drawn carriage comprises, in a manner known per se, a bearing surface 1 equipped with displacement members 2 and coupling means 3.
- the bearing surface 1 is constituted by a small flat platform whose dimensions are provided to allow a driver or driver, to stand with a possibility of movement in all directions, from the center of said platform.
- the platform 1 can be supported by a chassis and positioned so as to be inclined back and forth in the position of use; this inclination can be adjustable using any means known per se, for example between 10 ° and 45 ° relative to the horizontal. More generally, the bearing surface can have different conformations adapted to each particular destination of the horse-drawn car (walk, harness race, cross, slalom, ice race, etc.).
- the displacement members 2 are constituted by wheels when the horse-drawn car is intended to roll on the ground, or by skates or skis, if the car is designed to slide on snow or on ice.
- the car can be fitted with two or four wheels 2, as shown in Figure 1 (or two or four skates or skis).
- the wheels 2 (or the skates or skis) are mounted at the lower end of oscillating arms 4, the opposite end of which is fixed, by means of an articulation, to the chassis of the platform 1.
- a shock absorber 5 connects each arm oscillating 4 to the chassis of platform 1, to absorb the shocks generated by the unevenness of the track or the terrain.
- the coupling means 3 are constituted, in the usual way, by stretchers (coupling to a single horse) and / or by a drawbar or spreaders (coupling with two or more than two horses).
- the horse-drawn car according to the invention is remarkable in that it also includes a harness restraint in a position of controlled imbalance, comprising a body harness 6 of which at least part is shaped to surround the trunk of the leader M of the hitch , and a fastening device with a polygonal configuration connecting or arranged to be able to connect said body harness 6 to two fixed points 7A, 7B arranged in the front part of the car, this fastening device constituting, in the position of use of said restraint harness, a deformable polygon of which at least one angle or apex is formed by its point of attachment to said harness, while two other angles are formed by the points of attachment to said two fixed points of the car.
- the attachment device comprises a flexible link 8, for example constituted by a rope or by a rope, winding on a pulley 9 fixed or arranged so that it can be fixed, in a removable manner, to the front part of the body harness 6, and the ends of which are fixed or arranged so that it can be fixed, preferably in a removable manner, to rings 14a, 14b, or other fasteners fixed in the front part of the car.
- rings 14a, 14b can be fixed on the front part of the bearing surface 1 or on the stretchers 3, with a spacing in the transverse direction.
- the ends of the rope 8 are fixed on the rings 14a, 14b, and the end portions of its strands 8a, 8b, pass through rings 7A, 7B fixed on the stretchers 3 of the car, behind and at a distance from the rings 14a, 14b.
- the attachment system has, in the position of use, a triangular configuration whose sides A and B are materialized by the strands 8a, 8b, of the flexible link which connects the pulley 9, that is to say say the harness 6, to the rings 7A, 7B, while the side C is constituted by a fictitious line connecting said rings 7A, 7B ( Figure 2).
- A-B-C is constituted by a point of attachment to the harness 6, while two other angles S2, S3 are constituted by the two points of attachment to the two fixed points 7A, 7B of the car.
- the sides A and B have an equal length and a symmetrical inclination relative to the median of the triangle A-B-C.
- the conductor moves to the right or to the left, one of the sides A or B lengthens while the second shortens thanks to the deformation of the triangle A-B-C.
- the flexible link 8 is advantageously constituted by a rope with an elastic elongation capacity, for example of the order of 7%, such as a rope of the mountaineering rope type.
- the pulley 9 is connected to a hooking device allowing the removable attachment of the fastening system to the body harness 6 ( Figure 3).
- the support of pulley 10 is, for example, connected to a fixing ring 11, by means of an intermediate link 12.
- the body harness 6 is provided, in its abdominal position, with a hook 13 for removable fixing of the ring 11.
- This hook can simply be constituted by a U-shaped loop bent downwards so as to be able to cross and retain the fixing ring 11, so that the leader of the coupling can be released instantly from the system d 'fastener, if necessary.
- the body harness 6 can be equipped, preferably in its front part, with fastening members such as hooks, loops or the like, intended for the removable fixing of the free ends of the guides, so as to allow the driving of the coupling by trunk movements, keeping your hands free, as indicated above.
- the retaining harness according to the invention also comprises knee pads provided with attachment members such as hooks, loops or the like, allowing the removable fixing of the free ends of the guides, so as to allow the coupling to be driven by leg movements, keeping your hands free.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9700644 | 1997-01-17 | ||
FR9700644A FR2758513B1 (en) | 1997-01-17 | 1997-01-17 | SPORTS CAR HIPPOMOBILE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE STANDING HOUSEHOLD |
PCT/FR1998/000072 WO1998031582A1 (en) | 1997-01-17 | 1998-01-15 | Horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisure |
Publications (1)
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EP0952944A1 true EP0952944A1 (en) | 1999-11-03 |
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EP98903069A Withdrawn EP0952944A1 (en) | 1997-01-17 | 1998-01-15 | Horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisure |
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EP (1) | EP0952944A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU5992598A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2758513B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998031582A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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DE102009006515A1 (en) * | 2009-01-07 | 2010-07-08 | Paul Christiani | Uniaxial coach stung to horses according to style of two-wheeled ancient chariot, has coach body with flat base, which is held on transversely running axle, where axle has end section which is bent at right angle in end areas |
Family Cites Families (3)
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US3912292A (en) * | 1974-04-15 | 1975-10-14 | William H Lichfield | Horse drawn vehicle |
DE4140157A1 (en) * | 1991-04-04 | 1992-10-08 | Detlef Wodtke | Safety arrangement for horse and carriage drivers - comprises holder element to which holder strap is connectable, element being connectable at end remote from strap to retention point |
DE4112360A1 (en) * | 1991-04-16 | 1992-10-22 | Johann Peter Tissberger | Horse drawn two-wheeled cart - is driven by standing driver and consists of shaft pole system, driver's platform and travelling gear |
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1997
- 1997-01-17 FR FR9700644A patent/FR2758513B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1998
- 1998-01-15 EP EP98903069A patent/EP0952944A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-01-15 WO PCT/FR1998/000072 patent/WO1998031582A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-01-15 AU AU59925/98A patent/AU5992598A/en not_active Abandoned
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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FR2758513A1 (en) | 1998-07-24 |
WO1998031582A1 (en) | 1998-07-23 |
FR2758513B1 (en) | 1999-02-19 |
AU5992598A (en) | 1998-08-07 |
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