US358801A - Die for making harness saddle-trees - Google Patents

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W. H. BUSTIN.

DIE FOR MAKING HARNESS SADDLE TREES.

No. 358,801. Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

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DIE FOR MAKING HARNESS SADDLE TREES. No; 358,801.

Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

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UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM H. BUSTIN, OF VVATERTOl/VN, MASSACHUSETTS.

DIE FOR MAKING HARNESS SADDLE-TREES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,801, dated March 1, 1887,

Application filed June 6, 1885. Serial No.107,908. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BUSTIN, of WVatertown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Dies forthe Manufacture of Harness Saddle-Trees,of which the following is a specification.

The nature and objects of my invention are to provide suitable dies whereby harness saddle-trees may be struck up or pressed into shape from sheet metal, as hereinafter more fully described and set forth; and it consists in the construction of corresponding male and female dies, whereby the saddle-tree may be pressed and formed from sheet metal, in one or morepieces, as hereinafter specified, and particularly set forth in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional elevation of a pair of dies representing a portion of my invention. Fig. 2 represents a sheet-metal blank formed ready to be acted upon by the dies. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the saddle-piece disconnected. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a harness saddle-tree constructed according to my invention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the lower die. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper die. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional View of both dies. Fig. 8 is also a crosssectional view of both dies, and Fig. 9 is a longitudinal central sectional View ofa saddle-tree produced by the said dies.

A represents the lower die having a rectangular cavity or depression, B, in the upward incline or angle face thereof near each end, and a projection or elevated portion, 0, upon each of the said incline faces, extending from near the said cavity B inwardly or centrally toward the curved apex D thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

E represents the sheet-metal blank having the rectangular holes G formed near each end, or at a point which will come between the meeting shoulders of the raised portions of the respective dies, to receive the straps, as usual, and near which are formed the circular holes to receive the terrets, when finished in the manner heretofore known; and the circular and square holes at the center of the said blank E are provided to receive the shank of the check or water hook and to secure the saddle I, as

shown in Fig. 4.. The blank E, being thus formed, may be placed in the proper position upon the lower die, A, and then the upper die, H, the lower face of which corresponds with the upward face of the said lower die, A, is brought to bear upon the said blank E with sufficientforce to press the same into the de sired form shown in Figs. 4 and 9.

The saddle P is cut out. of sheet metal by dies and pressed into the desired form and adapted to fit upon the apex of the tree por' tion E, as shown, and may be secured in position thereon by means of bolts, screws, rivets, or in any suitable manner, so as to permit the saddle-tree to be covered with leather in the usual manner or finished as desired, the webs or edge portions ofthe tree portion being provided with a series of small holes, so as to fa cilitate the covering of the same and the finish ing of the saddle-tree in the same manner as heretofore employed,wherein the common castmetal saddle-tree foundations are used.

By means of my invention a very light saddle-tree may be produced at a reduction in cost as compared with those heretofore made and now in general use.

By reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of the draw ings it will be seen that the raised portions occupy about one-half of the inclined sides of the dies, and start, respectively, from the base of the apex of the lower die and the lower ends of the upper die, so that the projection of one die will enter the depression of the other, and the adjacent ends of the said elevated portions will approximately engage, the outer portions of the inclined sides being plain and of the same angular inclination throughout. Thus it will be seen that when a blank strip of metal, such as shown in Fig. 2, is placed upon the lower die and the upper one brought forcibly down thereon the longitudinal central portion will be bent about midway of its length or at the apex ofthe lower die, and also bent in each wing about midway the length thereof, so as to form opposite depressions and projections, as more fully shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, leaving longitudinal plain margins as a c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A die having its sides inclined in opposite ICO directions, a projection arranged centrally in a die having a conformable engaging-face, subthe said sides and extendifng tic or beyond} Ellie stantially as specified. middle, lengthwise thereo a epressiono e same width as the projection extending from WILLIAM 5 the end of the latter to the end of the said Witnesses:

sides, and a plain longitudinal margin of the SYLVENUS WALKER, same angular inclination, in combination with CHAS. S. GOODING.

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