US1167160A - Hame and trace connector. - Google Patents

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- G.L.FORMAN. HAME AND' TRACE CONNECTOR. APPLICATION FILED APR JI, 1914.

1,167,160, Patented Jam-4, 1916.

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GEORGE L. EoEMA 0F LOUISVILLE, EENrUcKY, AssIeNoE To EoE N-EEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF KENTUCKY.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE Louisville, in the county of Jefierson and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hame and Trace which the following is a specification. 1 I

This invention has relation to certain improvements in hames, but particularly relates to a draft mechanism which is interposed between the trace and the body of the hame and is specially designed to fullyfovercome in a most simple and practicable manner the irritation and galling of theshoulder which results from a localization of the hame body at a plurality of separated places and by connecting the trace to sald part through the intervention of a member which is arranged so that automatic relative ad-. justment between the hame-part and trace member is effected in accord with changes in the direction of pull, the relative adjustment being in the direction of the length of the hame body and such that the line of pull will always be centrally between the points of attachment of the hame-part to the body of the hame. v e

' In the accompanying drawings wherein likecharacters of reference denote like parts in the several views, I have shown several different typical embodiments of the invention, but it should be understood that these are merely exemplary and that the invention may be otherwise variously embodied without departing from its spirit or the scope of the subjoined claims. In the drawings: Figure 1 isa side elevation of a hame body and part of a trace connected to each other by a mechanism made in accordance with my invention, exemplifying a form wherein a slotted plate has its ends connected by flexible elements to the hame-body. Fig. 2 is a detail representation of the slotted plate. Fig; 3 is a detail representation of a form of trace-member which may desirably be employed with said slotted plate. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing part of a hame-body exemplifying YFORMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at HAME A TRACE co NEcToR;

.one form wherein a bar is substituted for the slotted plate; Fig. 5isa side elevation exemplifying a formin which rigid members are substituted'for-the flexibleelements shown in" the preceding views, this figure showing'said' rigid members connected to a slotted plate like that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig; 6 isa View similar to Fig. 5, except that it"exemplifiesa bar and trace-member like those shown in Fig. lfinlieu of the slotted plate and trace-member shown in Fig. 5." Fig.- 7 is a view exemplifying the use of flexible straps as substitutesfor the Specification of Letters Patent. Pate ntedjJ'a nl 4 1916 A Application filed April 1, 1914. rSerialNo. 828 :7703 i links'shown in' Figs. land 4.. Fig. Sis a 7 side elevation ofa hame body and part of v a trace connected to each other by a draft "mechanism which comprises a loop or, D and flexible'straps. Fig. 9-is a detailrepresentation exemplifying'a means for making the draft mechanism readily detachable from the hame. 1 Fig. lOis a perspective view ofa hook whichmay desirably .beemployed in thelatterconstructionr 1 Referringto Figs. 1', 2 and 3 A designates V l a hame-bodywhichmay be of the usual; or any suitable construction and B deslgnatesla trace. The trace shown in this figure is a chain, butit may be of any other suitable kind. In this particularform-of the inventionthe part of the draft mechanism which isattached tozthe hame-body is composed of an appropriate number of links, 10, and an intermediate plate 1'1, the said'platehaving' its endsloosely or'pivotally connected to the links and being formed'with a longitudinal opening 12. The upper and lower end links are loosely or pivotally secured tothe hame body, at 1'3, bysuitable means, as the staplesv 14, for example. The trace member,-marked D, may-desirably consist of a hook 15 which is engaged by the trace B and has its shank or stem 16 passed through the slot 12 and provided with a head 17 at its end, whereby said hook is free to slide within the slot 12 body A. and' isheld against displacement from the plate 12 by the head 17 'It will be noted-thatthe memberiDis free to move in in the direction of the length of the hamethe directionof the-length ofthe hame-body other part of the mechanism is attached to the hame-body, and that the said places of attachment are so arranged with respect to each other as to distribute the strain over a comparatively considerable area of the hame-body. It will further be noted that the beneficial results accruing from the use of a hame-member which is secured to the hame-body at separated places and is correlated with a trace member which automatically adjusts itself to accord with the line of pull are secured in a simple and practicable manner by the construction herein described.

Other means than the slotted plate 11 and trace member D, arranged to have free relative sliding movement in the direction of the length of the hame-body, may be employed if desired. For example, in Figs. 4, 6 and 7, I have shown a bar, marked 21, as a substitute for the slotted plate, and a hook 26, having an eye 27 loosely mounted on the bar, as a substitute for the member D. It will be observed that in Fig. 4, I have shown the rod or bar 21 connected tothe hame-body at separated places along the length of the latter, by links which are loosely pivotally connected to the ends of the bars and to the hame-body, these parts being like the corresponding parts in Fig. 1: but if preferred other fexible means may be substituted for the chains formed by the links referred to, as exemplified in Figs. 7 and 8, or the means which connect the intermediate element with the hame body may be of rigid construction as exemplified in Figs. 5 and 6.

Upon reference to Fig. 5, it will be noted that I have exemplified a form of the invention wherein two rigid arms 80 whose ends are loosely or pivotally connected, at 83, to staples 34 by which they are attached to the hame body, extend convergently from the staples to opposite ends of a connecting element which is structurally the same as the plate 11 and which is correlated with a trace member identical with that shown in Fig. 3. The arms 30 are pivoted to the ends of the plate 11, as shown at 35. In Fig. 6, I have shown a construction in which the arms 30 have their rear ends pivoted to a bar which is marked 21, being like that shown in Fig. 4.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have shown leather straps as substitutes, as already stated, for the chains 10 and arms 30. In the construction shown in Fig. 7, the straps, marked 40, have their forward ends provided with eyes 43 by which they are pivotally attached to the staples and the straps extend thence conver 'ently to opposite ends of and are pivotally attached to a connector 21, the said connector being in this particular instance identical with the bars 21 of Figs. 4 and 6. In Fig. 8, the two flexible straps 20 have their rear ends loosely looped over the trace member I), the latter preferably consisting of an ordinary loop or D as shown. This loop or D is connected to the forward end of the trave B. The trace employed with the form of the invention shown in Fig. 8 is preferably leather. The trace may be either a chain or leather, in any of the other forms. lVhen the line of pull is changed, in the construction shown in Fig. 8, the trace member I) moves automatically with relation to the members 20 in the direction of the length of the hame-body, whereby the line of pull always falls on the hamebody A at a point centrally between the attaching elements 34. In all of the other forms the trace member slides on the plate or bar, as the case may be.

In all of the herein exemplified forms of the invention the members of the draft con nection are, connected to each other at a place which is substantially in line with a point equidistant between the places at which the draft connection is secured to the hame-body and the several parts are loosely connected toeach other. As already stated, one member of the draft connection is arranged to move automatically in the direction of the length of the hame body when the direction of pull is changed, and it will beobserved that in the several forms herein exemplified this automatic shifting of the point of connection of the draft members to each other is brought about by forming one member with an opening through which another member loosely extends so as to permit free relative sliding movement between said members in the direction of the length of the hame body.

If it is desired to arrange the draft connection so that it may be quickly detached from the hame body, various practical ways of accomplishing this may be resorted to, the way preferred by me being shown in Figs. 9 and 10, wherein each staple 14 is shown as being provided with an approximately U-shaped hook 50 whose spaced limbs 51 are formed with reverted free ends adapted to be engaged by and to retain an eye or other suitable element on the draft connection.

Having now described the invention what I believe to benew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a hame-body and a draft connection, the said draft connection comprising an element arranged to be attached to a trace and a means for connecting said element to the hame-body, said means being attached to the hame-body at separated places along the length of the latter, and said element and means being con nected to each other substantially in line with the center of the space between said places, the connection between the trace-element and means being arranged to permlt free relative sliding movement in the direction of the length of the hame-body.

2. The combination of a hame-body and a draft connection, said draft connection the hame body at spaced places alongthe length of the latter and to a trace and a means having end parts which are loosely attached to the hame-body at separated places along the length of the.

latter, the trace part and said means having connection with each other at a place which is substantially in line with a point on the hame-body equidistant from the places at which the end parts are'secured to the hamebody, said connection being arranged to per.- mit relatlve sliding movement in the d1rection of the length of the hame-body automatically, in accord with changes in the direction of the line of pull.

4. The combination of a hame body and a draft connection, said draft connection having end parts which are loosely connected to the hamebody at separated places along the length of the latter and an interposed part which is loosely connected to the end parts, a member which is arranged to be connected with a trace and is loosely connected to the interposed part, the connection of the interposed part and the said member being such as to permit free relative sliding movement thereof in the direction of the length of the hame-body, in accord with changes in the direction of the line of pull. r

"5. The combination of a hame-body and a draft connection, the draft. connection comprising elements which are looselyconnected'to the hame body at spaced places along the length of the latter and an element which is arranged to be connected to a trace and has connection with the first named elements, the connection between said elements including an opening arranged to permit free relativev sliding movement in the direction of the length of the hams-body;

6. The combination of a hame body and a draft connection, the said draft connection comprising an element arranged to be attached to a trace and a means for connecting said element to the hame-body, said an element arranged r to beconnected to a trace, the latter element having a loose connection with the firstthe draft connection also having means having flexible elements which are pivotally attached-to the hams-body at separatedfplaces along-the length of the latter,

said trace element andfiexible elements having connection witheach other at, a place which is substantially in line" with a point equidistant between the places atwhich the comprising elements which are connected to}; e bl m t f q e ed wi hem body and said connection belng arranged to :permit free relative sllding-movement of the trace element and flexible elements in the direction of the length of the hame-body.

. 7. The combination'of a hame-body and a draft connection, the draft connection "comprisinga trace-member and a bar, the

bar having means by which its ends are connected to the hame-body at separated places along the length ofthe latter and the trace member being automatically slidable on the bar in accord with changes in. the direction ofthe line of pull.

hame-body and are attached to the hamebody at separated places along the length of the latter, combined with a trace-memher which is slidably mounted on the bar.

9. A hame body, a bar, means having ends loosely connected to the ends of the bar and other ends loosely connected to the hame-body at spaced-apart places along the length of the latter, and a trace element looselyconnected to the bar and automatically slidable therealong in accord with 8. Ahame body, a bar, andflexible means which connect the ends of the bar with the changesin the direction of the'line of pull.

10. A hame' body, a bar, means loosely connected to the ends of the bar and extending dive'rgently therefrom to the hame-body and having loose connection with the latter, and a trace element loosely connected to the bar ata' place which is substantially in line with a point on the hame-body equidistant from the places at which said means are connected to'the hame-body, the trace element being automatically slidable along] the bar in accord with changes in the direction of the line of pull.

11. A hame-body having staples at spaced distances along its length; elements whose correspondlng ends are loosely connected to said staples, respectively; connecting means for the other ends-of said elements, loosely connected thereto; and a trace element loosely mounted on. said means so as to be freely ad ustable thereon in the direction of the length'of the hame-body in accord with changes'in the direction of the line of pull.,

12. A hame-body having staples at spaced distances along the length thereof, open hooks loosely connected to said staples, elements whose corresponding ends are detachably engaged with said open hooks, an-

element arranged to be connected to a trace, and a loose connection between the latter element and the other ends of the firstmy hand in presence of two subscribing named elements, the last named element be- Witnesses.

in slidable transversely of the ends of T thg first-named elements to automatically UEOEGE FORMAT" 5 change position in accord with changes. in WVitnesses:

the direction of the line of pull. RAY M. MGGRATH, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set LOUISE M. KO NIG.

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