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US 4,063,607 AGranted
Motorized mechanical horse
OwnerJames E. Patrickinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle in the shape of a saddled and bridled horse which teaches the fundamentals of horsemanship by responding to the reins in the manner in which a real horse would.
Claims4
A motorized mechanical horse comprising, in combination, a body simulating a horse and having a bridle and rigid reins pivotally connected to bit shanks fixed to the ends of a rotatable bit;
- a pair of individually motorized driving wheels supporting one end of said body and a swiveled wheel supporting the other end thereof;
- power means for operating said motorized wheels;
- and rheostats including rotatable contacts mounted on said bit, to energize said motorized wheels in a forward or reverse direction at variable speeds upon forward or reverse movement of said rigid reins to rotate said bit mounted contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.