US1055213A - Horse-detacher. - Google Patents

Description

C. NOWOTNY.

HORSE DETAGHBR.

APPLICATION FILED une, 1911.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NOWOTNY, 0F BARTLETT, TEXAS.

HORSE-DETACHER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES Nowo'rNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bartlett, in the county of Villiamson, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in horse detachers, of that type wherein the traces are released from the swingletree.

The principal object of this-invention is to provide a device of the character described, which can be easily and quickly applied to or detached from any swingletree now in common use without altering the construction of the swingletree in any particular.

Another object of the invention is to provide a trace releasing attachment for swingletrees which is retained in its normal position by the pull of the tracesV by the animal, and which can be quickly operated by the driver to disengage the traces from the tree.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the purpose described which is extremely simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan View of a pair of shafts, showing my invention as- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April 6, 1911.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Serial No. 619,363.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings 5-5 designate a pair of shafts which are connected near their rear ends by the usual cross-bar G. Pivoted centrally to the cross-bar by means of a pin 7 is a swingletree 8. This swingle-tree is provided at its ends with the usual opposed trace-receiving recesses 9-9.

Pivotally mounted on each end of the swingletree beyond the recesses 9 are my improved tracc-receiving attachments indicated as a whole by the reference numerals 11-11. Inasmuch as the construction of t-he attachments are alike, the description of one is deemed to be sufficient. This attachment is cast from a single piece of metal, and consists of spaced upper and lower plates 12 and 13 respectively. These plates are pivotally connected near one end to one end of the swingletree, as above noted, by means of a pivot bolt 14. These plates are adapted to normally lie in superposed relation upon the swingletree, and these plates are connected at what is termed the rear edge by a wall 15. Thus it will be observed that the ends and one side is open between the plates. The plates are each provided with inwardly extending recesses 16-16 which register with the recesses 9 of the swingletree. The wall 15 is provided with a transversely disposed depression 17, which registers at its ends with the corresponding recesses 16. The wall 15 is furthermore provided between its pivot end and the depression 17, with a transversely disposed and outwardly extending stop 1S, one wall thereof merging with the outer faces of said depression 17 and the recesses 16.

The wall 15 is curved outwardly from the swingletree and also tapers from the depression 17 toward its extreme end to form a lever-arm 19. The upper and lower plates 12 and 13 also curve outwardly and taper inwardly to the said arm 19. Formed in the front faces of the plates 12 and 13 are opposed seats 20 adapted to respectively receive one end of a. spring actuated bolt 21, which is suitably mounted in a casing 22 carried by the swingletree. It will be observed that by this construction this attachment constitutes a cap for the swingletree,

and by means of the spring bolt 21 this cap is normally retained in position against accidental movement upon the swingletree.

The free end of the lever 19 is formed with an eye 23 to which one end of said strap 24 is connected, the free end of said strap extending to a point in close proximity to the driver. By means of this strap, the leverarm 19 can be pulled out from engagement with the bolt 21, and the cap can be swung upon the pivot pin 14 and thereby release the trace 30. It will furthermore be observed that the traces 30 are normally seated within the recesses 16 of the cap. These traces being thus disposed on the inner side of the pins 14C cause the said caps 11 to normally lie upon the ends of the swingletree, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 off the drawings. In this position the stops 18 prevent the traces from accidentally working over the ends of the caps.

Integral with the cap and projecting outwardly from the upper and lower plates 1Q and 13 and the connecting wall 15 and disposed on the side of the recesses 16 opposite the pivot bolt 14 is a rib 31 which prevents the trace 20 from moving inwardly.

IVhat is claimed is:

In combination with a swingletree, of a cap including a plate having its outer end pivotally connected to one end ot' said swingletree and having its other end normally extending inwardly thereover to form a lever, the forward edge of said plate being formed with a notch, a spring-actuated bolt carried by the swingletree and engaging in the notch of the plate to hold theY same against movement, and means connected to the end of the lever for disengaging the same from said bolt.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES NOVVOTNY.

Vitnesses:

A. GURBAoI-r, J r., WV. M. VEBSTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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