US1321763A - Edward s - Google Patents

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E. S. LIDMILA.

HORSE DE'TACHER. APPLICATION man FEB. 6. 1918.

1,321,763. Patented N (W. 11, 1919.

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HORSE-DETACHER.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application filed February 6, 1918. Serial No. 215,658.

To all whom it may concern:

-lie it known that I, EDWARD S. LIDMILA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wisner, in the county of Cuming and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a horse detacher for a barn and the like, and has for its object the production of a simple and ellicient means for automatically releasing the horses from the mangers should the barn become accidentally caught on fire.

1V ith these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel construetions, Combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the horse releasing means,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the horse releasing means, 3

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of two of the manger showing the horse releasing or attaching means secured thereto,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the supporting means for one end of the operating rod for the releasing means, and

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the section shown in Fig. 4.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the barn and door and also the mangers are shown in dotted lines for the purpose of illustrating the location of the several parts of the devices which comprise the present invention. A suitable door opening mechanism indicated in general by the numeral 8 may be employed in connection with the present device and connected to the cord 14;, but since this door opening mechanism does not form part of the present invention, it is not thought necessary to go into the detail construction thereof.

A plurality of supporting pulleys 15 are carried within the barn and the cord 14. is adapted to pass over these pulleys to the respective horse releasing and attaching means carried by the mangers 16. This structure is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

A casing 17 is secured to one side of each of the manger 16 and this casing 17 carries a spring pressed plunger 18 upon which plunger is mounted a spring 19, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. This casing 17 carries an overhanging finger 20, which overhanging finger extends over the upper end of the spring pressed plunger 18, and this spring pressed plunger 18 is adapted to abut against the under face of the overhanging finger 20 as shown in Fig. 2 for the purpose ofretaining the connecting link 21 of the connecting chain 22 in engagement with the overhanging finger 20, in this way preventing the accidental release of the link 21 from the finger 20. A releasing finger 23 is pivotally mounted within the casing 17 and this finger 23 is adapted to engage the link 21 and forc the same from the finger 20 after the plunger 18 has been drawn downwardly. The finger 23 is provided with a laterally projecting lower end 24 having a slot 25 formed therein, within which slot 25 rests the laterally extending pin 26 carried by the spring pressed plunger 18. By considering Fig. 2 it will be seen that as the plunger 18 is moved downwardly the finger 23 will be swung forwardly toward the outer end of the finger 20 thereby causing the link 21 to be shoved from the finger 23. This finger 23 of course, fits snugly in engagement with one side of the finger 20 so as to efilciently engage the link 21 for the purpose of removing or re leasing the same from the finger 20.

An operating bell crank lever 27 is pivotally supported upon the bottom of each of the mangers 16 and the outer end of each bell crank lever 27 is provided with an elongated slot 28, through which slot 28 extends a connecting pin 29 carried by the plunger 18. Each bell crank lever 27 is provided with a depending end 30 and the depending ends 30 of the bell crank levers 27 are pivotally connected to the main operating bar 31 which extends along the side of the barn and under the respective mangers 16 as is shown in detail in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The operating bar 31 extends through a bearing 32 carried upon a suitable support 33 as shown in detail in Fig. 4 of the drawing. A locking key 34 is slidably mounted through the bearing 32 and this locking key 34 is adapted to have its lower end fit within the socket 35 formed in the outer end of the main operating bar 31. A supporting link 36 is pivotally mounted upon a pivot pin 37 and engages the locking key 34 at the outer end thereof, and this link 36 is engaged at its opposite end by means of a coil spring 38 as shown in Fig. 5, the coil spring 38 being secured in any suitable and desired manner to the support 33. The link 36 is connected to the operating cord lt at a point just above the connection with the the spring 39 will move the operating rod .31 longitudinally, thereby removing or swinging the depending ends of the bell cranklever 37 laterally, and pulling downwardly upon the plunger 18. In this way the plunger 18 will be disengaged from the overhanging fingers 20 of the casing 17 and ,tlie'releasing fingers 23 will cause the links 21 to move out of engagement with the fingers 20. In this way the horses willbe effectively released from engagement with the mangers and at the same time the door a will be automatically swung to an open position. 7

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efiicient means has been produced for automatically releasing the horses from engagement with the mangers should the operating cord 14 become severed through burning.

What is claimed is A horse releasing means of the class described comprising a casing, a plunger slidably mounted therethrough, said casing provided with an overhanging finger, a securing means carried by said finger, a releasing finger pivotally mounted upon said casing and bearing against said overhanging finger for forcing said securing means from en gagement with said overhanging finger as said plunger is moved downwardly out of engagement with said overhanging finger, said plunger provided with a laterally extending member formed thereon, said releasing finger provided with a laterally extending bifurcated lip, said laterally extending member of said plunger fitting with in said lip for swinging said releasing finger as said plunger is moved longitudimilly within said casing, and means for shifting said plunger.

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

EDWVARD S. LIDMILA.

Witnesses:

Moms LnJMILA, JOHN STRESE.

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