US329111A

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Publication number: US329111A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 1902-10-27

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W. H. WETMORE.

HORSE GOLLAR.

No. 329,111. Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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HORSE COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,111, dated Qatober 27, 1885.

Application filed June :20, 1885.

TaaZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WETMORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Raleigh, in the county of Wake and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Oollars, of which thefollowing specification is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the formation of the seams which unite together the edges of the outside or casing, and which is stuffed with straw or other material to form the collar.

The invention has for its object to produce a horse-collarin which the seams can be cheap ly made by machinery, while at the same time they will be strong, not liable to rip in the operation of stufting or in use, close, to prevent the straw or other material from working out, adapted to furnish on the inside a smooth surface to stuff against, and capable of resist ing the wear to which they may be subjected in use.

First. According to the present invention the shaping'seam, which is formed in the covering of the bellies or large part of the collar, is made by lapping the back over the face of the collar, with a welt interposed, and then uniting the layers with a doublerow of stitching and an intermediate row o rivets, the welt projecting beyond the seam and forming a flap or flange extending over the adjacent part of the bellies. This produces a seam of the character just described. The rows of stitching are or may be machine-sewing, and the rivets also may be put in by machinery. Tubular rivets are particularly desirable, not only by reason of the facility with which they can be inserted, but also because they are stronger than ordinary rivets and make no hole in the leather and are perfectly watertight. Other rivets could, however, be used. The rivets relieve the sewing-thread of the principal part of the strain exerted by the stuffing or otherwise, which tends to rupture the seam, while the double row of stitching prevents the straw from working out, thereby allowing the rivets to be placed at much greater distances apart than would be possible with a simple riveted seam, and also by binding together the different layers on both sides of the Serial No. 169,303. (No model.)

row of rivets avoids auyliability of the leather being drawn over the heads of the rivets.

The welt, which may be of one or more layers, serves to make the seam closer and stronger, and also furnishes additional material for Wear. The seam on the inside of the collar gives a smooth surface for stuffing against.

It may be here observed that it is not new to use a lapped seam as the shaping-seam in horse-collars; but heretofore, so far as I am aware, it was made either wholly by rivets or wholly by sewing, and no welt was introduced in this manner. It may also be observed that in sewing the uppers of boots and shoes seams have been made of a double row of stitching, with an interposed row of tubular rivets; but the connection in which and purpose for which such seams were used differ from those in or for which the somewhat similar seam is used in the present invention, and no welt, forming a projecting flap or flange, is used in the former seams.

Second. The middle seam bet-ween the stuffed rim and the stuffed bellies of the collar, which seam is formed by the projecting margins of the rim and belly-coverings, is secured by rows of stitching and an intermediate row of rivets, all passing through the said projecting margins from one side of the collar to the other, the rows of stitching being the diameter of the rivet-heads, or less, apart, and the heads of the rivets overlying both rows of stitching or bearing upon the leather adjacent thereto. Each rivet thus assists the stitching on both sides of the same in resisting the pressure lengthwise of the rivets and sewing-threads, due to stuffing the rim and bellies, as well as in resisting other strains. Furthermore, the stitching prevents the straw from getting between the rivets and furnishes a smooth seam to stuff against.

In the accompanying drawings a horse-collar constructed in accordance with the invention is shown, Figure 1 being a perspective view; Fig. 2', a section on line a: m of Fig. 1, looking toward the bottom of the figure, the section-lines being omitted for clearness; and Fig. 3, a bottom view showing the lower part of the collar.

A is the face, and B the back, of leather or other suitable material, which face and back together form the covering to the bellies or ICO large part of the collar. To form the shaping-seam between the parts, the welt 0 (shown as one thickness, although it may be more than one) is pasted along the edge of the face A; then the corresponding edge of the back Bis placed over it, leaving part of the welt proj ecting. Two parallel rows, D and E, of stitches are sewed through the overlapping layers, and then the rivets F (preferably tubular rivets, copper or japanned) are inserted between the rows of stitching.

To unite the covering A B of the bellies to the covering G of the rim, the margins of the leather A B are first brought together face to face and secured by a seam, H. Then these margins are inserted between the edges or margins of theleather G. Two rows of stitching, I K, parallel and close together, run through all the layers, (the rows being about a quarter of an inch apart,) and the central row of rivets, L, is then inserted. Both sets of rivets F and L are or may be placed about an inch and a half apart. The collar when sewed and riveted is stuffed and finished.

The straps M and pad N at the top of the collar and the piece P at the bottom are or may be secured by tubular rivets, or in other suitable way. Neither they nor their manner of attachment form part of the invention.

It is evident that modifications could be made in details without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that parts of the invention can be used separately.

Having now explained the invention and the manner of carrying the same into effect, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A horse-collar having between the face and back a lapped seam secured by rows of stitching and an intermediate row of rivets, and provided with a welt inserted into said seam at one edge and projecting beyond the same to form a flap or flange overlying the adjacent portion of the bellies, substantially as described.

2. A horse-collar having between the stuffed rim and the stuffed bellies a seam formed by the projecting margins of the rim and bellyeoverings, andsecured by rows of stitching and an intermediate row of rivets, all passing through the said projecting margins from one side of the collar to the other, the rows of stitching being the diameter of the rivet-heads, or less, apart, and the heads of the rivets overlying both rows of stitching, or bearing upon the leather adjacent thereto, so that the rivets assist bothv rows in resisting the pressure lengthwise of the rivets and sewing-threads, due to stuffing the rim and bellies, as well as in resisting other strains, said stitching furthermore, preventing the straw from getting between the rivets, and furnishing a smooth seam 1 to stuff against, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H, WETMORE.

Witnesses:

J OHN G. WILLIAMS, SAM. 0. WHITE.