US787430A - Shackle. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR. 18; 1905. E. 1-". BONNEL & J. H. MoGOWAN.

SHAGKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

SHACKLE.

SPEGIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 787,430, dated April 18, 1905.

Application filed May 24, 1904. Serial No. 209,469.

To all whom it may concern.-

the wrists and ankles and gives the prisoner' a limited amount of freedom for a predetermined length of time and at the end of said time the said freedom is taken up and the same cannot be released only by a key, and

the predetermined time of freedom may be readily varied, as desired.

Another object of our invention is to provide a shackle of thischaracter which is supported upon the shoulders of the wearer and which is adapted to be secured therein so that the same cannot be removed, and carried by this are the Wrist and ankle attaching members.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a more simgle, cheap, and eifective shackle of this character and one that may be readily attached to any one. a

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing our device applied. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the device removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the trigger forholding the plunger outward. Fig. 4: is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line mm of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the complete device. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line ;1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the chain holding and locking means.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents a steel tube, which, as shown, is of a semicircularshape to fit over the shoulders of the wearer, and secured to said tube 1 isa 5 secondtube 2', which is of a shape precisely 2 of the drawingsthat is, side by side.

that of the tube 1, and the two tubes are secured together in a position as shown in Fig. It will also be seen that there are two sets of tubes 1 and 2, as clearly shown in Fig.1, and are connected at the rear with a metal frame 3, in which is mounted the clock mechanism, which will be hereinafter more fully described. The said tubes adjacent their lower ends are provided with a belt 4:, by means of which the same is secured around the waist, and the tubes are also provided with loops 5, through which the arms pass, and thus the device may be readily secured to the prisoner. The said tube is further connected by a strap 6, which passes over the breast, corresponding with the metal frame 3, which passes across the back.

The tubes 1 and 2, as before described, are precisely alike, while the tube 1 carriesacoilspring 7 in its front lower end and the tube 2 carries a coil-spring 8 in its lower rear end, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The said springs bear against the outer ends of the tubes, and said tubes are provided with openings 9, through which the chain 10 passes, and said chain passes through said coil-springs and is provided with plungers 11, which bear against the ends of the coil-springs. These plungers are adapted to bear against the springs and form means whereby the said springs are held in their compressed positions, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, while Fig. 3 of the drawings shows the springs released and the chains drawn inward. The outer ends of the chains 10 are provided with gyves, which are. of any ordinary form, provided there is a locking means for firmly holding the same closed,and they can only be released by a key, thus absolutely preventing the same from being taken off or opened.

% The lower ends of the tubes 1 and 2 are each provided with a housing 12,- in which, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, is the chain-locking mechanism, which we will now proceed to describe. The said housing 12 is provided with a central opening 13, through which the chain 10 passes, and pivoted to-the lower end of the said housing are the two pawl members 14 and 15 and between which the chain is adapted to pass. The said pawl members 14 and 15 are provided with springs 16 and 17, which bear against the pawls and normally hold the same in engagement with the chain, and thus it will be readily seen that the chain can readily travel inward; but any outward strain on the chain causes the pawl to lock more firmly, and thus it is impossible to pull the chain out of the tubing. In order to allow the prisoner the freedom desired, we provide the pawls 14 and 15 with a locking mechanism 18, whereby the said pawls may be drawn outwardly out of engagementwith the chain and the same allowed to pass out from the tube, thus giving a greater movement to the arms or legs of the prisoner wearing our shackle. The said lockingmechanism 18 may be of any desired form, but preferably of the Yale night-latch style, and the outer end of the latch proper is connected to the pawls, and thus it will be seen that said pawls cannot be moved to release the shackles until the latches are released, which are operated by a key. By this structure it will be impossible to pull the chain from out of the tube until thelatches are moved or released, which draws the pawls away from the chains and allows the same to be pulled outward, thus compressing the springs carried by the tubes. In order to hold the said springs in their compressed positions, so that the chain may remain outward, giving a limited freedom to the prisoner, we provide a pivoted latch 19, which is pivoted Within the adjoining tubes at 20 and has an outwardly-extendingportion 21, which passes through an opening 22 in the tube and against which the plunger 11 is adapted to bear, thus holding the spring compressed. In order to normally hold said latches 19 in an inward position, We provide springs 23, which bear against said latches, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The outer ends of said latches are provided with eyes 24:, to which are secured a rope or cord 25, which extends inwardly and is operatively connected to the clock-opening mechanism 26, which is carried within the metal casing 3, thus preventing the same from being tampered with and at the same time providing a means for connecting the two series of tubes which forms our improved shackle. The clock mechanism is set for any desired time, and at the said time the clock mechanism starts a winding mechanism 27, which causes the cords 25 to be drawn inward, which draws the latches 19 inward, releasing the springs, and draws the chains inward, thus taking up the chain and relieving the prisoner of the limited amount of freedom. After the said chains have been drawn inward it will be impossible to draw the same outward, as heretofore described, and the hands and feet of the prisoner are firmly held. This mechanism,as clearly shown, simply operates the latches at the rear of those which are adapted to control the movement of the legs.

The front-latch-operating mechanism for releasing the springs is controlled by cables 28, which pass over pulleys 29 and are connected to the eyes in the latches 19. The said cables passing through the tube have their ends connected to a pivoted lever 30, which is mounted under the end of the latches of the front of the shackle, and as the cables are drawn by the winding mechanism the lever 30 throws the latches 19 outward, thus simultaneously releasing the springs at both front and rear.

Our device is adapted more particularly for shackles used in the transportation of prisoners, in which they are allowed a limited amount of freedom by the length of the chains carrying the gyves, and the clock mechanism can be set so that at such and such a time the same will release the springs, and thus take up the chain and relieve the prisoner of their freedom, and the chain cannot be pulled from the tube by main force of the arms or legs of the wearer, owing to the pawl arrangement heretofore described.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A shackle, comprising a frame, a chain carried thereby for giving the prisoner a limited amount of freedom for a predetermined length of time, and a clock mechanism for regul ating the predetermined length of limited freedom of said chain.

2. A shackle, comprising a frame, a chain carried thereby for giving the prisoner a limited amount of freedom for a predetermined length of time, a clock mechanism for regulating the predetermined length of limited freedom of said chain, and means carried by said clock mechanism for changing the length of time of said predetermined limited freedom.

3. A shackle, comprising a frame, means for giving the prisoner a limited amount of freedom for a predetermined length of time, and a clock mechanism for regulating the predetermined length of limited freedom.

4. A shackle comprising a tube, a spring within said tube, a chain carried by the spring,

gyves carried by the end of the chains, and

7 A shackle,comprising a tube, chains within the tubes, gyves carried by the chains on the outside of the tube, means for preventing said chains from being pulled out of the tube, and a spring for automatically drawing said chain within the tube.

8. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain within the tube, gyves carried by the chain on the outside-of the tube, means for holding the spring compressed with the chain outwardly, means for releasing said spring, and means for preventing the chain from being drawn outward from said tube.

9. A shackle, comprising a tube, achain therein, gyves carried by the chain on the outside of the tube, means for preventing the chain from being pulled out of the tube, means for releasing said chain-holding means, and means for automatically drawing said chain inward within the tube.

10. A shackle, comprisinga tube, achain extending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube, and means for holding the spring compressed with the chain in an outward position.

11. A shackle,comprising a tube, a chain extending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube. means for holding the spring compressed with the chain in an outward position, and means for preventing the chain from being drawn outwardly after the same has been drawn inward by the spring.

12. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain eX- tending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube, and means for preventing the chain from being drawn outwardly.

13. A shackle, comprising a tube, chain extending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube, and means for allowing the chain to be drawn inward but preventing it from being drawn outward.

14:. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain having one end extending within the tube, gyves carried by the opposite end of said chain, means for preventing the chain from being drawn outwardly, and means for automatically drawing the chain within the tube.

15. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain having one end extending within the tube, gyves carried by the opposite end of the chain, means for preventing the chain from being drawn outward, and a spring surrounding the chain for automatically drawing the same within the tube.

16. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain having one end within the tube, gyves carried by the opposite end of the chain, means for preventing the chain from being drawn outward a coil-spring within the tube and normally drawing the chain within the tube, and means for holding the spring compressed whereby the chain is out of the tube.

17. Ashackle, comprisingatube, achain extending therein, means for holding said chain in an outward position, a clock mechanism for the chain within the tube, and locking means for locking said chain in an inward position.

20. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain therein, meansfor normally holding said chain in an inward position, means for locking said chain in an outward position, means for releasing said locking means, means for automatically drawing the chain within the tube, and locklng means for locklng said chain in an inward position.

21. A shackle, comprising a tube, a coilspring therein, a chain passing within the tube and secured to the spring, means for holding said spring in a compressed position with the chain out of the tube, and a clock mechanism for releasing said spring-holding means.

22. A shackle, comprising a tube, a coilspring therein, a chain passing within the tube and secured to the inner end of the coil-spring, means for holding said spring in a compressed position with the chain free to move outwardly, a clock mechanism for releasing said spring-holding means at a predetermined time, and means for holding said chain against outward movement after it has been drawn inward by the spring.

23. A shackle, comprising a tube, a coilspring therein, a chain passing within the tube, gyves carried by the outer ends of said chain, means for securing the inner end of said chain to the spring, means for holding said spring in a compressed position with the chain free to move outward, a clock mechanism for releasing said spring-holding means at a'predetermined time, and pawls adapted to allow of the free inward movement of the chainbut preventing the same from being drawn outward.

2A. A shackle, comprising a tube, a coilspring therein, achain passing within the tube, gyves carried by the outer end of said chain, means for securing the inner end of said chain to the spring, means for holding said spring in a compressed position with the chain free to move outward, a clock mechanism for releasing said spring-holding means at a predetermined time, pawls adapted to allow of the free inward movement of the chain but preventing the same from being drawn outward, and a lock mechanism for releasing said pawls so that the chain may be drawn outward.

25. A shackle, comprising tubes passing over the shoulders, a belt carried thereby for securing the same to the body and gyves carried by the tubes and adapted to be secured to the arms and legs of the prisoner.

26. A shackle, comprising tube passingover the shoulders, a belt carried thereby for securing the same to the body, outwardly-yielding chains carried by said tubes, gyves carried by the chains passing over the legs and arms of the wearer, and means for limiting the movement of the chains.

27. Ashackle comprisingtubes passingover the shoulders, a belt carried thereby for securing the same to the body, outwardly-extending chains carried by the tubes and having a limited movement, gyves carried by the outer ends of said chains, means for holding said chains in an outward position and means for releasing said holding means, whereby the chains are drawn within the tubes.

28. A shackle, comprisinga tube, a chain extending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube, means for holding the spring compressed with the chain in an outward position, and means for releasing said holding means.

29. A shackle, comprisingatube, achain extending within the tube, a spring normally drawing the chain within the tube, means for holding the spring compressed with the chain in an outward position, means for releasing said spring-holding means, and means for preventing the chain from being drawn outward after the same has been drawn inward by the spring.

30. A shackle, comprisinga tube, a chain extending within the tube, an inwardly-springpressed plunger carried by the chain within the tube, a pivoted catch carried by the tube and holding said plunger in an outward position, and a clock mechanism for releasing said catch.

31. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain extending Within the tube, an inwardly-springpressed plunger carried by the chain within the tube, a pivoted catch carried by the tube and holding said plunger in an outward position, a clock mechanism for releasing said catch, and spring-pressed catches carried by the tube and preventing the chain from being drawn outward.

32. A shackle, comprising a tube, chains extending within the tube, an inwardly-springpressed plunger carried by the chain within the tube, a pivoted catch carried by the tube and holding the plunger in an outward position, a clock mechanism for releasing said catch, springpressed pawls carried by the tube and preventing the chain from being drawn outward, and a lock connection with said pawls.

33. A shackle, comprising two U-shaped tubes side by side, and secured together, a

chain passing in said tubes from opposite ends, means for drawing said chain within the tube, and a clock mechanism for determining the time of the inward movement of the chains.

3 1. A shackle, comprising U-shaped tubes arranged parallel and a distance apart, a housing connecting said tubes, chains within the tubes and carrying gyves at their outer ends means for drawing said chains within the tubes, means for holding said chains in an outward position, and a clock mechanism for releasing said chain-holding means.

35. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain passing therein and secured to a plunger, a spring surrounding said chain and normally holding the plunger inwardly, a pivoted spring-pressed member on the outside of said tube and having an inwardly-projecting pin adapted to hold the plunger in an outward position, and means for releasing said springpressed member whereby the plunger is released.

36. A shackle, comprising a tube, a chain passing within the tube, a plunger within the tube and to which is secured the chain, a spring surrounding the chain and bearing against the plunger and normally drawing the chain within the tube, means for preventing the chain from being drawn within the tube, means for releasing said holding'means, a pivoted spring-pressed member on the outside of said tube, a pin carried by the said member and passing into the tube and adapted to hold the plunger in an outward position, and a locking member operatively connected to the said spring member and adapted to withdraw the pin from within the tube and release the plunger, whereby the chain is drawn within the tube.

37. A shackle, comprising U-shaped tubes arranged in pairs a distance apart, a housing connecting said tubes, chains passing within the ends of said tube, gyves carried by the outer ends of said tubes, plungers carried by the inner ends of said tubes, springs normally drawing said chains inwardly, means for preventing the chains from being pulled outward, means for releasing the last-named means, means carried within one tube and adapted to hold the plunger of the adjoining tube in an outward position, and means carried by the housing for automatically releasing said plunger-holding means at a predetermined time.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. BONVEL JOHN H. MOGOVVAN. Witnesses:

ROBERT H. KANE, LEO G LE MATTY.

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