摘要 |
<p>Harnessing device for a horse-drawn vehicle, comprising a single shaft (2) passing above the back of the horse and connected at its front portion to a harness (5, 6, 7) via a traction cradle (4) to which the mono-shaft (2) is rotatingly mounted and, at its rear portion, to a horse-drawn vehicle (3), characterized in that the cradle (4) comprises two arches (9, 10) joined at their lower portion for connection with a harness collar (5) and spaced progressively from each other till they reach a maximum distance straight above the withers of the horse, an element (11) integral with the mono-shaft (2) being rotatingly mounted on a member (12) connecting both arches (9, 10) at their maximum spacing, and in that the cradle bears on the horse back via two hinged flaps (15, 16) mounted on the rear arch (10) and situated on either side of the median line of the horse back. The mono-shaft (2) carried by the arch (4) is connected to a wheeled (37) vehicle (3) through a shock absorber-suspension device.</p> |