WO1998031582A1 - Horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisure - Google Patents

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WO1998031582A1
WO1998031582A1 PCT/FR1998/000072 FR9800072W WO9831582A1 WO 1998031582 A1 WO1998031582 A1 WO 1998031582A1 FR 9800072 W FR9800072 W FR 9800072W WO 9831582 A1 WO9831582 A1 WO 9831582A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • 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;
  • An object of the invention is in particular to remedy these drawbacks.
  • 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 movement of the body and the legs on the bearing surface influences the balance of the moving masses according to the points of support on said bearing surface, which allows, if necessary, directional guidance of the wheels, or of the skids or winter sports skis.
  • 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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Abstract

The invention concerns a horse-drawn vehicle for sport or leisure adapted for being managed in a standing position, comprising a bearing surface (1) equipped with moving means (2) and harnessing means (3), characterised in that it comprises a harnessing equipment set for maintenance in a controlled position of imbalance, including a harness (6) part of which at least is designed for enclosing the trunk of the driver (M), and a fastening device polygonal in shape linking or arranged for linking said harness (6) to two spaced fixed points (7A, 7B), provided in the front part of the vehicle, said fastening device constituting, in its useful position, a polygon (A-B-C) capable of being deformed of which at least one angle or apex (S1) consists in a point to be connected to said harness (6), while the two other angles (S2, S3) consist in the two points to be fastened to the two fixed points of the vehicle.

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Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir Horse-drawn sports or leisure car
La présente invention concerne une voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir, notamment pour courses attelées, cette voiture étant conformée pour le ménage en position debout.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.
Les voitures hippomobiles actuellement conçues et utilisées pour les courses hippiques attelées, telles que les sulkys des courses de trot attelé, sont équipées d'un siège permettant une conduite en position assise.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.
Les inconvénients d'une telle situation sont :The disadvantages of such a situation are:
- d'une part, d'ordre humain, en raison du fait que la personnalité du conducteur de l'attelage est le plus souvent totalement éclipsée par la renommée du cheval ; et,- on the one hand, of a human nature, due to the fact that the personality of the driver of the team is most often completely overshadowed by the reputation of the horse; and,
- d'autre part, d'ordre spectaculaire, en considérant que :- on the other hand, spectacularly, considering that:
a) les courses de trot attelé sont des courses de plat, sans obstacles, ce qui limite la nature et les règles des épreuves ;a) harnessed trot races are flat races, without obstacles, which limits the nature and rules of the tests;
b) les courses de trot attelé se déroulent selon des schémas qui se ressemblent, de sorte que le talent et les efforts déployés par les drivers pour s'assurer le gain des épreuves, sont peu visibles de la grande majorité des spectateurs.b) harnessed trot races take place according to similar patterns, so that the talent and the efforts made by the drivers to ensure the winning of the tests are hardly visible to the vast majority of spectators.
II s'en suit que le principal intérêt de ces courses est actuellement essentiellement d'ordre mercantile, dans la mesure où elles ne servent que de supports à des paris, de sorte que beaucoup de spectateurs parieurs, témoignent plus d'intérêt à l'espoir d'un gain qu'au déroulement de l'épreuve elle-même.It follows that the main interest of these races is currently essentially of a mercantile nature, insofar as they only serve as supports for betting, so that many spectators bettors, show more interest in the hope of gain only in the course of the event itself.
On comprend que cette situation constitue un sérieux obstacle au développement des courses attelées.We understand that this situation constitutes a serious obstacle to the development of harness racing.
Un objet de l'invention est notamment de remédier à ces inconvénients.An object of the invention is in particular to remedy these drawbacks.
Selon l'invention, cet objectif est atteint grâce à une voiture hippomobile de sport comprenant une surface portante équipée d'organes de déplacement (roues ou patins) et de moyens d'attelage (brancards, timon, ou barre d'attelage), cette voiture hippomobile étant remarquable en ce qu'elle comprend un équipement ou harnachement de retenue en position de déséquilibre contrôlé comportant un harnais dont une partie au moins est conformée pour entourer le tronc du conducteur et un dispositif d'attache à configuration polygonale reliant ou agencé pour pouvoir relier ledit harnais corporel à deux points fixes espacés, disposés dans la partie avant de la voiture, ce dispositif d'attache constituant, dans sa position d'utilisation, un polygone déformable dont au moins un angle ou sommet est constitué par un point de rattachement audit harnais corporel, tandis que deux autres angles sont constitués par les deux points de rattachement aux deux points fixes de la voiture.According to the invention, 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.
Selon un mode de réalisation intéressant, le dispositif d'attache comprend un lien souple tel qu'une corde ou un câble s'enrouiant sur une poulie fixée ou équipée pour pouvoir être fixée de manière amovible à la partie avant du harnais corporel et dont les extrémités sont fixées ou agencées pour pouvoir être fixées à deux points fixes de la voiture.According to an advantageous embodiment, 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.
Le principal avantage de l'invention telle que définie ci-dessus est qu'elle permet la retenue du corps du conducteur de l'attelage, en position debout, tout en étant stabilisé sur ses jambes en position de déséquilibre arrière.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.
La possibilité de déformation du polygone de retenue résultant de l'allongement ou du raccourcissement de ses côtés reliant le harnais corporel à la voiture, permet le déplacement du corps du conducteur dans toutes les directions, en fonction des conditions de courses, par exemple rappel en virage. Le conducteur de l'attelage peut aussi fléchir les jambes pour amortir les chocs résultant des cahots ou pour améliorer la tenue de route et l'aérodynamisme.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.
Le déplacement du corps et des jambes, sur la surface portante, influe sur l'équilibre des masses en mouvement selon les points d'appui sur ladite surface portante, ce qui permet, si nécessaire, un guidage directionnel des roues, ou des patins ou skis en sports de glisse.The movement of the body and the legs on the bearing surface influences the balance of the moving masses according to the points of support on said bearing surface, which allows, if necessary, directional guidance of the wheels, or of the skids or winter sports skis.
La voiture hippomobile de sport selon l'invention permet d'envisager un élargissement considérable des applications sportives et de loisir des attelages.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.
Une première application est la possibilité de création de nombreuses disciplines sportives et de loisir, ouvertes aux attelages telles que, par exemple :A first application is the possibility of creating numerous sports and leisure disciplines, open to teams such as, for example:
- courses de galop attelées sur le plat ; - courses (cross) sur terrain accidenté (avec passage de bosses, rivières, etc..) ;- gallop races harnessed to the flat; - races (cross) on uneven terrain (with passage of bumps, rivers, etc.);
- slaloms entre obstacles ;- slaloms between obstacles;
- courses sur neige ou glace.- races on snow or ice.
Une autre application intéressante du véhicule hippomobile de l'invention est son utilisation comme voiture de promenade tout terrain qui peut être pratiquée, sans difficulté, par toute personne, dans une très large tranche d'âge, sans aucune contre- indication médicale, la conduite de ce véhicule sollicitant, en douceur, l'ensemble de la masse musculaire du conducteur.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.
L'invention permet également la conduite debout, en déséquilibre contrôlé, en gardant les mains libres, c'est-à-dire sans prise en mains des guides, par exemple pour la pratique de diverses disciplines sportives attelées à créer (par exemple : tir à l'arme à feu ou à l'arc, joutes, jeux de ballons, etc.). Dans ce but, on peut choisir l'une des deux méthodes suivantes :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.). For this purpose, one can choose one of the following two methods:
1) fixer les guides sur les jambes du meneur, à la hauteur des genoux, par exemple par l'intermédiaire de genouillères fixées sur les jambes et munies d'un organe d'attache pour la fixation de l'extrémité desdits guides, le ménage s'opérant comme suit :1) fix the guides on the leader's legs, at knee height, for example by means of knee pads fixed on the legs and provided with a fastening member for fixing the end of said guides, cleaning operating as follows:
- jambes droites : arrêt du cheval ;- straight legs: stopping the horse;
- jambes fléchies, genoux en avant : envoi du cheval ;- bent legs, knees forward: sending the horse;
- genou droit fléchi en avant : le cheval tourne à gauche ;- right knee bent forward: the horse turns to the left;
- genou gauche fléchi en avant : le cheval tourne à droite ;- left knee bent forward: the horse turns to the right;
2) le harnais corporel est muni, de préférence dans sa partie avant, de deux organes d'attache angulairement espacés et les extrémités des guides sont fixées sur lesdits organes d'attache. Dans ce cas, le déplacement sur la gauche du corps du meneur fait tourner le cheval à droite, tandis que son déplacement sur la droite fait tourner le cheval à gauche ; l'arrêt du cheval s'obtenant par rapprochement ou pincement des guides à l'aide d'une seule main. La voiture hippomobile selon l'invention peut offrir au public une image plus dynamique que celle de l'attelage traditionnel. Par son petit côté "casse-cou", cette image peut amener au sport hippique, une nouvelle clientèle pas obligatoirement attirée par l'équitation ou la pratique de l'attelage traditionnel.2) 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. In this case, 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.
Enfin, la conduite en position debout de l'attelage exige une participation physique plus importante du conducteur dont le mérite et le talent personnels se trouvent ainsi mieux démontrés.Finally, driving in a standing position of the team requires greater physical participation by the driver, whose personal merit and talent are thus better demonstrated.
Les buts, caractéristiques et avantages ci-dessus et d'autres encore, ressortiront mieux de la description qui suit et des dessins annexés dans lesquels :The aims, characteristics and advantages above and others still will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and from the appended drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective, à caractère schématique, d'une voiture hippomobile selon l'invention, montrée avec un conducteur en position de déséquilibre contrôlé, mais sans le cheval ; cette figure montre une voiture hippomobile munie de deux roues, le tracé en traits fins interrompus représentant une voiture à quatre roues.- Figure 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.
- la figure 2 est une vue de dessus de la figure 1 ;- Figure 2 is a top view of Figure 1;
- la figure 3 est une vue de détail montrant un exemple d'accrochage amovible du dispositif d'attache à l'avant du harnais corporel.- Figure 3 is a detail view showing an example of removable attachment of the attachment device at the front of the body harness.
On se reporte auxdits dessins pour décrire un exemple de réalisation intéressant, quoique nullement limitatif, de la voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir selon l'invention.Reference is made to said drawings to describe an interesting, although in no way limiting, embodiment of the horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to the invention.
Cette voiture hippomobile comprend, de manière connue en soi, une surface portante 1 équipée d'organes de déplacement 2 et de moyens d'attelage 3.This horse-drawn carriage comprises, in a manner known per se, a bearing surface 1 equipped with displacement members 2 and coupling means 3.
De manière préférée, la surface portante 1 est constituée par une petite plateforme plane dont les dimensions sont prévues pour permettre à un conducteur ou meneur, de se tenir debout avec une possibilité de déplacement dans toutes les directions, à partir du centre de ladite plateforme.Preferably, 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.
La plateforme 1 peut être supportée par un châssis et positionnée de sorte à se trouver inclinée d'avant en arrière dans la position d'utilisation ; cette inclinaison peut être réglable à l'aide de tout moyen connu en soi, par exemple entre 10° et 45° par rapport à l'horizontale. Plus généralement, la surface portante peut avoir différentes conformations adaptées à chaque destination particulière de la voiture hippomobile (promenade, course attelée, cross, slalom, course sur glace, etc.).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.).
Les organes de déplacement 2 sont constitués par des roues lorsque la voiture hippomobile est destinée à rouler sur le sol, ou par des patins ou des skis, si la voiture est conçue pour glisser sur la neige ou sur la glace. La voiture peut être munie de deux ou de quatre roues 2, comme le montre la figure 1 (ou de deux ou quatre patins ou skis).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).
Les roues 2 (ou les patins ou skis) sont montées à l'extrémité inférieure de bras oscillants 4 dont l'extrémité opposée est fixée, au moyen d'une articulation, sur le châssis de la plateforme 1. Un amortisseur 5 relie chaque bras oscillant 4 au châssis de la plateforme 1 , pour absorber les chocs engendrés par les inégalités de la piste ou du terrain.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.
Selon une variante de réalisation, on prévoit d'équiper le châssis de la voiture avec des roues (ou des patins) montées sans amortisseurs sur ledit châssis ; dans ce cas, c'est la plateforme de conduite ou surface portante 1 qui est montée avec une latitude d'oscillation sur le châssis à l'aide de moyens adéquats connus en soi.According to an alternative embodiment, provision is made to equip the chassis of the car with wheels (or pads) mounted without shock absorbers on said chassis; in this case, it is the driving platform or bearing surface 1 which is mounted with a latitude of oscillation on the chassis using suitable means known per se.
Les moyens d'attelage 3 sont constitués, de la façon habituelle, par des brancards (attelage à un seul cheval) et/ou par un timon ou des palonniers (attelage à deux ou plus de deux chevaux).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).
La voiture hippomobile selon l'invention est remarquable par le fait qu'elle comporte également un harnachement de retenue en position de déséquilibre contrôlé, comprenant un harnais corporel 6 dont une partie au moins est conformée pour entourer le tronc du meneur M de l'attelage, et un dispositif d'attache à configuration polygonale reliant ou agencé pour pouvoir relier ledit harnais corporel 6 à deux points fixes 7A, 7B disposés dans la partie avant de la voiture, ce dispositif d'attache constituant, dans la position d'utilisation dudit harnachement de retenue, un polygone déformable dont au moins un angle ou sommet est constitué par son point d'accrochage audit harnais, tandis que deux autres angles sont constitués par les points de rattachement auxdits deux points fixes de la voiture.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.
Selon le mode d'exécution illustré à titre d'exemple seulement, le dispositif d'attache comprend un lien souple 8, par exemple constitué par une corde ou par un filin, s'enroulant sur une poulie 9 fixée ou agencée pour pouvoir être fixée, de manière amovible, à la partie avant du harnais corporel 6, et dont les extrémités sont fixées ou agencées pour pouvoir être fixées, de préférence de manière amovible, à des anneaux 14a, 14b, ou autres organes d'attache fixés dans la partie avant de la voiture. Ces anneaux 14a, 14b peuvent être fixés sur la partie avant de la surface portante 1 ou sur les brancards 3, avec un espacement dans la direction transversale.According to the embodiment illustrated by way of example only, 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. These 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.
Selon le mode d'exécution illustré aux figures 1 et 2, les extrémités de la corde 8 sont fixées sur les anneaux 14a, 14b, et les portions extrêmes de ses brins 8a, 8b, traversent des anneaux 7A, 7B fixés sur les brancards 3 de la voiture, en arrière et à distance des anneaux 14a, 14b.According to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, 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.
Dans ce cas, le système d'attache a, en position d'utilisation, une configuration triangulaire dont les côtés A et B sont matérialisés par les brins 8a, 8b, du lien souple qui relie la poulie 9, c'est-à-dire le harnais 6, aux anneaux 7A, 7B, tandis que le côté C est constitué par une ligne fictive reliant lesdits anneaux 7A, 7B (figure 2).In this case, 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).
Dans la position d'utilisation de l'équipement au harnachement de retenue selon l'invention, au moins l'un des angles ou sommets S1 du polygone déformableIn the position of use of the equipment with the retaining harness according to the invention, at least one of the angles or vertices S1 of the deformable polygon
A-B-C est constitué par un point de rattachement au harnais 6, tandis que deux autres angles S2, S3 sont constitués par les deux points de rattachement aux deux points fixes 7A, 7B de la voiture.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.
Lorsque le meneur M est parfaitement centré sur la surface portante 1 , les côtés A et B ont une longueur égale et une inclinaison symétrique par rapport à la médiane du triangle A-B-C. Lorsque le conducteur se déplace à droite ou à gauche, l'un des côtés A ou B s'allonge tandis que le second se raccourcit grâce à la déformation du triangle A-B-C.When the leader M is perfectly centered on the bearing surface 1, the sides A and B have an equal length and a symmetrical inclination relative to the median of the triangle A-B-C. When 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.
Le lien souple 8 est avantageusement constitué par une corde dotée d'une capacité d'allongement élastique, par exemple de l'ordre de 7 %, telle qu'une corde du type corde d'alpinisme.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.
L'utilisation d'un lien souple de ce genre participe à l'amortissement des secousses engendrées par les inégalités du terrain ou de la piste.The use of a flexible link of this kind participates in the damping of the tremors caused by the unevenness of the terrain or the track.
La poulie 9 est reliée à un dispositif d'accrochage permettant la fixation amovible du système d'attache sur le harnais corporel 6 (figure 3). Le support de poulie 10 est, par exemple, relié à un anneau de fixation 11 , au moyen d'un maillon intermédiaire 12. D'autre part, le harnais corporel 6 est muni, dans sa position abdominale, d'un crochet 13 pour la fixation amovible de l'anneau 11. Ce crochet peut être simplement constitué par une boucle en forme de U recourbée vers le bas pour pouvoir traverser et retenir l'anneau de fixation 11 , afin que le meneur de l'attelage puisse se libérer instantanément du système d'attache, en cas de besoin.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. On the other hand, 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.
Le système d'attache à configuration polygonale précédemment décrit n'est qu'un exemple de conformation avantageuse d'un tel système.The attachment system with polygonal configuration previously described is only one example of an advantageous conformation of such a system.
En effet, il serait aussi possible :Indeed, it would also be possible:
- de fixer les extrémités du lien souple 8 à un anneau de fixation amovible (tel que l'anneau 11 sur le harnais corporel 6 et de faire passer ledit lien souple 8 sur des poulies disposées sur la surface portante 1 ou sur les brancards 3 à la place des anneaux 7A, 7B ;- To fix the ends of the flexible link 8 to a removable fixing ring (such as the ring 11 on the body harness 6 and to pass said flexible link 8 on pulleys arranged on the bearing surface 1 or on the stretchers 3 to the place of the rings 7A, 7B;
- de fixer les extrémités du lien souple sur les anneaux 7A, 7B et d'enrouler ledit lien souple sur une paire de poulies 9 espacées portées par un dispositif d'accrochage au harnais corporel 6, par exemple du type précédemment décrit ;- To fix the ends of the flexible link on the rings 7A, 7B and to wind said flexible link on a pair of spaced pulleys 9 carried by a device for hooking to the body harness 6, for example of the type previously described;
- d'attacher les extrémités du lien souple 8 à deux anneaux de fixation espacés, permettant l'accrochage amovible du système d'attache sur deux crochets équipant la portion abdominale du harnais corporel 6 et de faire passer ledit lien souple sur des poulies disposées sur la surface portante 1 ou sur les brancards 3 à la place des anneaux 7A, 7B ; le système d'attache ayant, dans ce cas, comme dans le précédent, une configuration trapézoïdale.- Attach the ends of the flexible link 8 to two spaced fixing rings, allowing the removable attachment of the attachment system on two hooks equipping the abdominal portion of the body harness 6 and pass said flexible link on pulleys arranged on the bearing surface 1 or on the stretchers 3 in place of the rings 7A, 7B; the fastening system having, in this case, as in the previous one, a trapezoidal configuration.
On peut également envisager un système d'attache à configuration polygonaleWe can also consider a fastening system with a polygonal configuration.
(triangulaire ou trapézoïdale) dont les côtés A et B seraient constitués par des liens élastiques.(triangular or trapezoidal) whose sides A and B would be constituted by elastic links.
Le harnais corporel 6 peut être équipé, de préférence dans sa partie avant, d'organes d'attache tels que crochets, boucles ou autres, destinés à la fixation amovible des extrémités libres des guides, de façon à permettre la conduite de l'attelage par des mouvements du tronc, en gardant les mains libres, comme indiqué précédemment. Alternativement, le harnachement de retenue selon l'invention, comprend également des genouillères munies d'organes d'attache tels que crochets, boucles ou autres, permettant la fixation amovible des extrémités libres des guides, de manière à autoriser la conduite de l'attelage par des mouvements des jambes, en gardant les mains libres.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. Alternatively, 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.
On a décrit, pour l'exposé des dispositions caractéristiques de l'invention, une voiture hippomobile destinée à l'attelage d'un unique cheval, mais il est bien évident qu'une telle voiture pourrait être munie d'une paire de brancards et/ou de palonniers permettant l'attelage de deux ou plus de deux chevaux (par exemple de trois, quatre ou six chevaux).For the description of the characteristic provisions of the invention, a horse-drawn carriage intended for the coupling of a single horse has been described, but it is quite obvious that such a carriage could be provided with a pair of stretchers and / or spreaders allowing the coupling of two or more than two horses (for example three, four or six horses).
D'autre part, le mot "hippomobile" n'a pas un caractère restrictif et n'est pas limité à sa signification la plus stricte (tiré par un ou plusieurs chevaux) ; l'invention peut s'appliquer en effet à toute voiture destinée à être attelée à des animaux tels que chiens, rennes, etc. On the other hand, the word "horse-drawn" is not restrictive and is not limited to its strictest meaning (drawn by one or more horses); the invention can indeed apply to any car intended to be harnessed to animals such as dogs, reindeer, etc.

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1.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir conformée pour le ménage en position debout, comprenant une surface portante (1) équipée d'organes de déplacement (2) et de moyens d'attelage (3), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un équipement ou harnachement de retenue en position de déséquilibre contrôlé, comportant un harnais (6) dont une partie au moins est conformée pour entourer le tronc d'un meneur (M), et un dispositif d'attache à configuration polygonale reliant ou agencé pour pouvoir relier ledit harnais (6) à deux points fixes espacés (7A, 7B), disposés à la partie avant de la voiture, ce dispositif d'attache constituant, dans sa position d'utilisation, un polygone déformable (A-B-C) dont au moins un angle ou sommet (S1) est constitué par un point de rattachement audit harnais (6), tandis que les deux autres angles (S2, S3) sont constitués par les deux points de rattachement aux deux points fixes (7A, 7B) de la voiture.1.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car shaped for cleaning in the standing position, comprising a carrying surface (1) equipped with displacement members (2) and coupling means (3), characterized in that it includes a restraint equipment or harness in a position of controlled imbalance, comprising a harness (6) at least part of which is shaped to surround the trunk of a leader (M), and a fastening device with a polygonal configuration connecting or arranged in order to be able to connect said harness (6) to two spaced fixed points (7A, 7B), arranged at the front part of the car, this fastening device constituting, in its position of use, a deformable polygon (ABC) of which at at least one angle or vertex (S1) is formed by a point of attachment to said harness (6), while the other two angles (S2, S3) are formed by the two points of attachment to the two fixed points (7A, 7B) of the car.
2.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce que le dispositif d'attache comprend un lien souple (8), par exemple constitué par une corde ou par un filin, s'enroulant sur une poulie (9) fixée, ou agencée pour pouvoir être fixée de manière amovible, à la partie avant du harnais corporel (6), les deux brins (8a, 8b) de ce lien souple (8) rattachant le harnais (6) aux deux points fixes (7A, 7B) espacés.2.- horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to claim 1, characterized in that 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 to be able to be removably fixed, to the front part of the body harness (6), the two strands (8a, 8b) of this flexible link (8) attaching the harness (6) to the two fixed points (7A, 7B) spaced.
3.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que les points fixes de rattachement (7A, 7B) sont disposés à la partie avant de la surface portante (1), ou sur les brancards (3) de la voiture.3.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the fixed points of attachment (7A, 7B) are arranged on the front part of the bearing surface (1), or on the stretchers (3) of the car.
4.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les brancards (3) de la voiture comportent des anneaux (14a, 14b) pour la fixation des extrémités de la corde (8) et des anneaux disposés en arrière et à distance des précédents, pour le passage des brins (8a, 8b) de la corde (8), ces anneaux constituant les points fixes espacés (7A, 7B) de rattachement du harnais corporel (6) à la voiture.4.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to claim 3, characterized in that the stretchers (3) of the car include rings (14a, 14b) for fixing the ends of the rope (8) and rings arranged in rear and at a distance from the previous ones, for the passage of the strands (8a, 8b) of the rope (8), these rings constituting the spaced fixed points (7A, 7B) for attachment of the body harness (6) to the car.
5.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la corde (8) est dotée d'une capacité d'allongement élastique.5.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car, according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the rope (8) is provided with an elastic elongation capacity.
6.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir, suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que la surface portante (1) est inclinée d'avant en arrière, dans la position d'utilisation de ladite voiture.6. Horse-drawn sports or leisure car, according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the carrying surface (1) is inclined back and forth, in the position of use of said car.
7.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le harnais corporel (6) est muni, dans sa partie abdominale, d'un crochet (13), par exemple recourbé vers le bas, pour l'accrochage amovible du dispositif d'attache (8-9).7. Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the body harness (6) is provided, in its abdominal part, with a hook (13), for example curved downwards, for removable attachment of the fastening device (8-9).
8.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir suivant la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que la poulie (9) du système d'attache (8-9) est reliée à un dispositif d'accrochage comprenant un anneau (11) permettant la fixation amovible dudit système d'attache sur le crochet (13) du harnais corporel.8.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to claim 7, characterized in that the pulley (9) of the attachment system (8-9) is connected to a hooking device comprising a ring (11) allowing the removable attachment of said attachment system to the hook (13) of the body harness.
9.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que le harnais corporel (6) comporte, de préférence dans sa partie avant, au moins deux organes d'attache, par exemple deux crochets ou boucles, pour la fixation amovible des extrémités libres des guides, de façon à permettre la conduite de l'attelage par des mouvements du tronc du meneur (M), en gardant les mains libres. 9.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the body harness (6) preferably comprises in its front part at least two fastening members, for example two hooks or loops, for the removable fixing of the free ends of the guides, so as to allow the driving of the coupling by movements of the leader's trunk (M), keeping the hands free.
10.- Voiture hippomobile de sport ou de loisir suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que le harnachement de retenue comprend également des genouillères munies, à l'avant, d'un organe d'attache permettant l'accrochage amovible des guides de l'attelage, de façon à permettre le ménage de ce dernier par des mouvements de jambes. 10.- Horse-drawn sports or leisure car according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the retaining harness also includes knee pads provided, at the front, with an attachment member allowing the removable attachment of the coupling guides, so as to allow the latter to be cleaned by movements of the legs.
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