US265307A - Rein-holder - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

S. W. DAY.

REIN HOLDER.

No. 265,307. Patented 0011.3, 1882.

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SHERWOOD W. DAY, OF OTTAWA, KANSAS.

REIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 265,307, dated -October 3, 1882.

Application filed January 16, 1882.

To all `whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERWOOD W. DAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottawa, in the county of Franklin and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe object of myimprovement is to provide a device for holding` the reins secure during the temporary absence of the driver from the vehicle-seat, holding the horse or team as if the driver were in his place, and thus lessen the danger of running away. An effective hold for the reins by a device of simple construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the specific improvement therein shown will be made the subject of distinct claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents an elevation of the rein-holding device when not in use; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same; Fig. 3, a similar View, the reins being shown in position to be held by the device. Figs. 4 and 5 are horizontal sections on the line a; as of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 shows the eccentric and its shield.

The rein-holder is preferably attached to the whip-socket a, and when thus used the latter is formed of suitable material to give proper support to the rein-holder, and ma y be secured to the dash-frame or to the seat of thevehicle. A gripping-arm, b, is pivoted at or near the middle of its length upon a'bearing-arm, c, projecting from the whip-socket or other support. The upper end ot' the gripping-arm b has a recess, within which is itted an eccentric gripping-roller, d, so as to project beyond the inner face of said gripping-arm, such projecting partbeing serrated, and has a position adjacent to a serrated plate, e, set in the side of the whip-socket or part to which said gripping-arm is pivoted. Preferably the grippingarm is arranged to front the driver, and its upper end is curved toward him, and the gripping-roller is formed with a bearing,f, which, rising from its upper end, lies over and close upon theinnercurved surt'aceoi' said grippingarm, so as to form a shield for the roller and give a free entrance for the reins to the grippingsurfaces. This curved bearing j' also serves another important function, which will he presently stated. The gripping-arm Z1 is (No model.)

pivoted at or near the middle of its length for two purposes: irst, to obtain the action ot' a spring, g, upon its lower end to produceaconstant pressing force of the'upper end ot' said gripping-arm upon the serrated platee to hold the reins, and, second, to provide a rigid connection of the lower end of the gripping-arm with its rigid support, whereby to brace said gripping-arm laterally against the pull ot' the reins. As shown, a projection, 7i, on the lower end oi' said gripping-arm enters a recess, t, in the whip-socket and gives the required lateral support to the pivoted arm, the recess serving also to hohl the spring g, so as to act upon the projection h to give the holding force to the gripping-arm. Were it not for this foot-brace of the pivoted arm, the pull ofthe reins would be liable to twist said arm from its pivoted connection. v

In inserting the reins into gripping-surfaces they are placed upon the curved beariu g f, and, drawing the lines in upon said bearing, they will cause the roller to turn so as to let the reins enter freely. Then a slight forward pull ot' the reins will cause the roller to turn so as to produce its eccentric binding torce upon the reins. The inward-drawing action of the lines upon the curved bearingj'turns the roller automatically to receive the lines as they are beingentered in the holder, so that the eccentric roller does not require to be turned by hand in position to receive the lines. A pin, j, projecting from the pivoted arm, or the part to which said arm is pivoted, forms the bottom of the space within which the reins are held and a stop to limit the downward thrust ot' the reins in forcing them between the gripping-surfaces. For the purpose ot' assuring the grip ot' the holding-arm upon the reins, a tightening cam-lever, k, is used to supplement the force of the spring. This lever k is pivoted within a slot in the gripping-arm at or near its lower end in a manner to be actuated against the whip-socket or other support, so as to increase the pressure ot' the upper end ot' said arm upon the reins. rlhe tightening-lever is preferablyr pivoted to the gripping-arm; but it may be pivoted to the support to which said arm is pivoted, so as to act auxiliary to the spring. In Fig. 3 the lever is shown in position to supplement the pressure ofthe spring, as described.

It is obvious that the tightening-lever may IOO be dispensed with, and that the spring may be such as to give the required holding force to the pivoted arm.

The device may be made of any suitable inaterial, and arranged as stated or otherwise.

The gripping-surfaces are held in contact under the force of the spring7 and thus prevent rattlingwhenthedevceisnotused. Thesliield f of the eccentric d acts against the grippingarm b and forms a stop to limit the turning` of the eccentric as the reins are drawn in and then gripped, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, in which the function ofthe stop is shown in both positions to limit the turning` of the eccentric. As the gripl'iing-arm yields when inserting,` the reins, the wear upon the leather is lessened.

I claiml. rIhecoinbination of the pivoted arm b, havingthe projection h, and the eccentric grippingroller d, formed with a curved extensiomf, carried by said arm, with a socketed or other support having the recess yi, the fixed gripping,r4 plate c, the spring' g, and the stop j, substantially as described, for the purpose specied.

2. In a rein-holder. the combination, with pivoted gripping-arm b, having` the projection 7L, the eccentric roller d, having the curved extension f, and the lever 7s, of the socketed or other support, provided with tlierecess fi, and the gripping-plate e, the pivoted lever and the said projection being carried by said gripping-arm below its pivot, substantially as set forth.

"'S. In combination, the pivoted arm b, the eccentric cl, having the curved extension f, the calli-lever k, the iixed gripping-plate c, and the stop j, the several parts being constructed and arrangedsubstantiallyasdescribed,t'orthepui pose specied.

4. In a rein-holder, the combination of the pivoted arm b and the fixed gripping-plate c with the eccentric d, pivoted within a recess in said arm, and having the curved extension j', whereby to limit the turning of' said eccentric and to forni a shield thereto, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof' I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witncsses.

SHERWOOD WILLIAM DAY.

Vitnesses C. Miner-Lui, W. D. EDGAR.

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