US783264A - Horse-releaser. - Google Patents

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PATENTED FEB. 21, 1905.

A. J. H. GRILLOT.

HORSE RELEASBR.

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ALBERT J. H. GRILLOT, OF ERIE, KANSAS.

HORSE-RELEASER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,264, dated February 21, 1905.

Application filed June 6, 1-904. Serial No. 211,441.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. H. GRILLoT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Neosho, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasers; 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 horse-releasers; and it has for object to provide a cheap and simple construction wherein under normal conditions the traces or tugs will be held securely to the swingletrees and when desired may be instantlydisengaged therefrom, a further object of the invention being to provide a specific construction and arrangement of parts which will insure an eflicient operation under all conditions.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a portion of a vehicle having a tongue, a doubletree, and swingletrees equipped with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through one of the swingletrees and the parts carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the plate that is secured upon the swingletree.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown the tongue of a vehicle upon which is pivoted the usual doubletree 6, upon the ends of which are mounted swingletrees 7, resting on wear-plates 8 upon the end portions of the doubletree. Upon each swingletree is secured a plate 9, having at the central portion of its upper face the cylindrical boss 10, through the center of which is passed the bolt 11, that extends through the swingletree and the end of the doubletree, passingthrough the plate 8 and connecting the swingletree pivotally with the doubletree. Longitudinally of the upper face of the plate 9 are formed grooves or channels12 and 13, which extend from the boss 10 through the ends of the plate 9, and in these channels are slidably engaged the ends of rods 14, having their extremities turned upwardly, as shown at 15, the outer ends of these rods passing through guides 16 and engaging removably in the upwardly-directed bills 17 of hooks 18 at the ends of the swingletree. The outer end portions of the rods 14. are adapted to engage in the eyes 19 at the rear ends of the tugs or traces 20 to hold the latter to the swingletree. When the rods are drawn inwardly out of engagement with the eyes of the traces or tugs, the latter are released. To reciprocate the rods 14: to engage or release the traces or tugs, a disk 20 is pivoted upon the bolt 11 against the upper end of the boss 10 and is provided with cam-slots 21 and 22, in which the upturned ends 15, respectively, of the rods 14 are engaged. The cam-slots are eccentric to the disk, so that when the disk is oscillated the upturned ends 15 are moved toward and away from the center of the disk with the desired result.

To oscillate the disks 20 of the two swingletrees, said disks are provided with radiating arms 25, to which are connected rods 26, that extend toward each other and are connected to one end of the angular lever or rocker 27, which is pivoted upon the bolt 28, which connects the doubletree to the tongue, and from the opposite end of this angular lever or rocker extends a cable 29, which extends into the vehicle-body, so that it may be grasped and drawn to swing the rocker and give to the disks each a partial rotation sufficient to withdraw the ends of the rod 14 from the traces or tugs.

What is claimed is In a horse-releaser, the combination with a swingletree, of hooks at the ends thereof provided with guides, a plate carried by the swingletree and having a cylindrical extension at its center and longitudinal grooves extending from the cylindrical extension to the ends of the said plate, rods slidably engaged within the grooves in the said plate and the guides at the ends of the swingletree, and having their inner ends bent upwardly, a disk mounted upon said plate and having cam-slots in which the upwardly-turned end portions of the rods are slidably engaged, and means for oscillating the disk.

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

. ALBERT J. H. GRILLO".

Witnesses:

GEO. D. SMIRL, FRED L. 'SMIRL.

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