US1242125A

US1242125A - Harness-hanger.

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Publication number: US1242125A
Application number: US13021816A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert M Bean
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-11-08
Filing date: 1916-11-08
Publication date: 1917-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1934-10-09

Description

A. M. BEAN.

HARNESS HANGER. APPLICATION FILEQNOV-B. 19m.

Patented; Oct. 9,1917.

wamsl Attorheys ALBERT M. BEAN, or COLVILLE, WASHINGTON.

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To all 'u h'omz't mar Gamma.

Be" it known that IQA 'nnIiR'r M1 BEAN, a

citizen of 13116 United States, residing at Golvilleljinthe county of Stevens and State of WVas'hington, have invented a new and useful Harness-Hanger, of which the fol- I lowing" is a specification.

The" device formingthe suliect niatter'of this application is" adapted" to be employed for suspending a harness above a horse, the construction being such that a vertically movable rack may pi illed dovvnwvardly, and locked ina depressed ;position,"so that the harnessay be removed readily from the'r'ack; and be'pla ced' on th'ehorse or other draft c c The invention aims to improve the conf e' pro ide novel means whereby therack is manipulated and maintainedin adus'tefd positions,

It is within the provinceof the measure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of 'th'attype' to Which the presentinvention appertalns,

With? the above and other objects'in' View which will appear as the clescription'proce'eds, the invention resides in the'combination and arrangement of parts and? in i the" details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstoodjthat changes in the precise embodiment of" the invention herein disclosed can be made \Yltllinltlllli scope of Whatis claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings 2- Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a harness hanger embodying the present invention Fig. 2 is an elevationwherein the dev ce is vieived atright anglesto the sho ving of" Fig. 1, parts appearing in section;

Fig. 3 is'a fraginental' side eleyation' s e -f ing one sideof'the guide tube andattendantf parts, the 'head'portion'of the rack being'in' section Fig. 4 isa'vievv similar o Fig; 3 b how ing'the oppositeside of the guide tubefrom that disclosed in Fig.3; and

Fig. '5' is a :t'rag ne1 1ta l longitudinal s e'c tion showing the joint'b'etween theparts' of" I slot- 27 including an upper lateral' extension 28 'and a lower lateral eXtensionf29- The carries apin or proection 30; adapted The inventibn' comprises "a. teena e Specification of Letters melt.

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rack denoted generally by the numeral 5'. Thera ck 5 includes a stem 6 liavi11g a' re duced neck 31, the stem being mounted to slide withinthe guide tuloe 2. The rack 5 inclu-d-sd-a had 7 i p d transversely of mortise 8 is;

thej stem 6. In the head 7 a formed. The stem 6 terminates at its loWer' end i'na tenon 9 received in the mortise 8 Inthe sides of the tenon 9,

' 10 andlll; and'constitute a means whereby the'head7 cannot be pulled ofi OfthQ'lQWQr endjof the stern; Nuts 15 threaded on tlie rear ends of the extensions 14, the

nuts'engaging'the rearface' of the head 7' of the rack 5. The numeral 16 denotes'an upstanding rod provided ith a hook 17 at itsupper end. "The lower end of the rod '17 --isf bent' to form a rectangular arm 18. The arm 18 passes through the head 7 and H I seats 10 are formed; the" same being disposed opposite along the: The numeral Patented 001;. 9, 191?o Application filed N'bjfnlbr's, are: steal no. 130.218.

c extensions 14. 1

through thetenon9'and constitutes an ad ditioiial means for holdin'gthe head 7 on the loiver end of'the stem 6. A nut 19 may be threaded ontothe' rear end of the arm 18, thenut coacting with the rear face of the head 7. Mounted in'theends of the head 7 areupstanding" rods 20 provided with hooks21. I A a I The uppen edgesof thehead are beV- eled shovvn at22 in Fig, 4. At its lower I endg and at one side,"the guide 2 is notched as'sho'wn at 23 to "co6pe rate with the bev'eled' pinions'22 At its opposite side,'the lower end of theiguide tube Qisnotched. as shown atfl24 in F 1g. 3. One edge 25 of this'notchj has funotions which Will be brought oiit] one of the beveled" hereinafter, and. since faceso f the head '7 cooperates ith the edge 25; thisffacein 3 been designated, for'the purpose of describ the reference'nu meral 26. e

The guide tube Zhas an upright bayonet stein 6 to traversefthe bayonet slot '27 and itsi'exten'j- 'ns'f 8mm 2 -1. ofthe stem 36 and of the drawings has structure, by the i:

tube 2 is a retractile spring The lower end got the springaa is seeured 'assliovv'n' at 1 10 S l l v l g h ck located 'W ithin the guide 33 to the neck 31. The upper end of the spring 32 is attached'to a screwyeye 34: or like device located within the contour of the guide tube 2 but carried by the support 1. The stem proper 6 fits closely and slidably within the guide tube 2, and because the neck 31 is of less diameter than the body portion of the stem, there is room forthe retractile spring 32 to operate, Without unnecessary friction, between the neck 31 and the guide tube 2. v

In practical operation, the hames of a harness, the head-stall or the like, may be mounted on one of the hooks 21. The belly band may be mounted on the hook 17, and the crupper or breeching may be mounted on the other hook 21.

l/Vhen the operator desires to place the harness on a draft animal, the stem 6 is rotated by means of the head 7 until the pin 31 in the stem 6 moves out of the upper extension 28 or the bayonet slot 27. The rack comprising the stem 6 and the head 7 then may be pulled downwardly, the spring 32 being put under tension. A slight rotation ofthe stem'fi will lodge the pin 31 in the lower extension 29 of the bayonet slot, and

bayonet slot 27, automatically,

thus the rack will be held in a depressed position. 'I he harnessmay then be removed from the hooks 21'and 17, and may be placed on the draft animal. I

By rotating the stem 6, the pin 31 may be detached, from the lower extension 29 of the bayonet slot 27, whereupon the spring 32 will react, and pull the rack 5 up into the position of Fig. 1. As the rack 5 moves upwardly, the edge 25 of the tube 2 ultimately engages with the inclined face 26 of the head 7. This operation gives a slight twisting movement to the stem 6, and lodges the pin 31 in the upper extension 28 of the bayonet slot 27.

The construction of the device is such that, after the harness has been mounted in place on the

hooks

17 and 21, the operator merely gives a slight rotation to the stem 6, by means of the head 7, whereupon the rack 5 will rise under the action of the spring 32, the harness being elevated into an out of the way position, and the pin 31 engaging in the lateral extension 28 of the in the manner 'hereinbetore set forth. The rack 5 may be pulled downwardly by means of the handle 12.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A harness hanger including a guide tube; means for securing the upper end of theguide tube to an overhead support;'a stem mounted to slide in the guide tube spring means located in the guide tube and assembled with the stem for raising the stem; interengaging elements on the stem and on the guide tube coacting to hold the stem in a lowered position against the action of the spring means; a transverse head attached to the lower end of the stem and of a length to extend between the hames and the breeching of a harness; hangers carried by the ends of the head; and a hanger on the intermediate portion of the head, thea stem and a transverse head, the stem be the guide ing mounted to reciprocate in the guide tube; aprojection on the stem,

tube being provided with a bayonet slot having a lateral extension wherewith the ,projection coacts spring means for raising the rack; and interengaging, mutually inclined parts on the guide tube and on the rack, co-

acting to give rotary movement to the stem,

when the 'rack is elevated by the spring, and

to cause the projection to engage with the extension of the bayonet slot.

3. A harness hanger including a guide tube provided with a bayonet slot; means for securing the upper end of the guide tube to an overhead support; a stem mounted to slide in the guide tube; spring means located within the guide tube and assembled with the stem for raising the stem; a projection on the stem and coacti ng with the bayonet slot; a transverse head attached to the lower end of the stem; hangers on the ends of the head; and a hanger on the intermediate portion of the head, in alinement with the guide tube.

4:. A harness hanger including a guide; -means for connecting the upper end of the tute a means for securing the head to the tenon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signaf, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT M. BEA Na Witnesses? I JEA MoCLooD, L. C. Jnssnrn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained'ror five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.