Horse drawn vehicle improvements
AssigneeEarl L. Marshall
InventorsEarl L. Marshall, Thomas O'Carroll
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an improved horse drawn carriage providing several safety and performance features. A transverse shaft tip to shaft tip deflector is fittable over wooden shafts to prevent snagging objects such as trees and fence posts between horse and harness. Wheel deflectors, wheel guards, a low position passenger seat, and a removable rear platform assembly for standing passengers are disclosed.
Claims11
For use on a horse drawn vehicle comprising at least one pair of wheels, a suspension, a carriage frame, and a pair of shaft means having forwardly extending ends and between which a horse is harnessable, improvements comprising:
- unitary one-piece means having ends and longitudinally adjustably attachable at each said end thereof to each said forwardly extending end of said pair of shaft means for bridging the forward ends of said pair of shaft means to substantially eliminate the possibility of snagging an object between the end of one of said shaft means and the horse, when the vehicle is being pulled by a horse and is in motion.
For use on a horse drawn vehicle comprising at least one pair of wheels, a suspension, and a carriage frame, improvements comprising:
- a pair of shafts having forwardly extending ends and between which a horse is harnessable, said shaft comprising wood and reinforced thereunder a substantial length thereof with a metal element;
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- unitary one-piece means having ends and longitudinally adjustably attached at each said end thereof and bridging the forward ends of said pair of shafts to substantially eliminate the possibility of snagging an object between the end of one of the shafts and the horse, when the vehicle is being pulled by a horse and in motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.