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G. W. GOFF.

(Model.)

BELL.

Patentd Feb. 21

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GOFF, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE EAST HAMPTON BELL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BELL.

SPECIFICATION `t`ormng part of Letters Patent No. 254,002, dated February 21, 1882.

I Application tiled December 24, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concer-n:

Be it known vthat I, GEORGE W. GOFF, of East Hampton, in the county ot' Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Team-Bells; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connec' tion with the accompanying drawing and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of' the same, and which saiddrawing constitutes part of this specification, andv represents a sectional view.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of -bells which are constructed to be hung upon the harness of a horse, as for horsecars, trucks, and other purposes, the object heilig to simplify the construction ofthe bell, as Well as to make it more durable than the usual construction of loop and strap; and the invention consists in a wire inserted through a perforation in the head of the bell, with the tongue hung thereto upon the inside, that portion outside being bent into the form of an open-mouthed hook for conveniently hanging the bell upon the harness, as more fully hereinafter described..V

A represents the bell, of common shape. Through its head end a perforation, a, is made. Through this perforation a Wire is inserted, and should be very nearl)T the diameter of the perforation, so that the bell will ft somewhat closely upon the surface of the wire. Inside the bell an eye, B, is formed on lthe end ofthe wire, and into this Wire the tongue C is hung. lOutside the bell the wire is bent to form an open-mouthed hook, D. In making the bend 35 for the hook the wire is first bent backward `near the head of the bell, so as to bring the hook substantially concentric with the bell, as shown. This back bend prevents any considerable play of the bell upon the wire or the wire 4o from slipping down through the bell.

This construction produces a bell very cheap and simple, not liable to get out of repair, carrying in itself the means for attaching the bell to the harness, and avoids the interlacing 4 5 and buckling of the strap, necessary Where it is secured by means of a loop on the head end of the bell.

I claim- The combination of the bell A, constructed l5o with a perforation through its head end and a wire inserted throu gh said perforation, with the hammer hung to the inner end of the Wire, the outer end bent to form an open hook, D, the

bend serving also to secure the parts together, 5 5

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