US434182A

US434182A - Halter

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Publication number: US434182A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1907-08-12

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(Modem W, L; & A. GETHMANN.

HALTER.

No. 434,182. Patented Aug. 12, 1890.

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WVILLIAM GETHMANN, JOHN LOUIS GETHMANN, AND ADOLPH GETHMANN, OF GLADBROOK, IOWA.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,182, dated August 12, 1890.

Application filed August 6, 1889. $eria1 No. 319,895- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM GETHMANN, JOHN LoUIs GETHMANN, and ADOLPH GETH- MANN, citizens of the United States, residing at Glad'brook, in the county of Talna, State of Iowa, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Halters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

[0 This invention has relation to halters.

Theinvention consists in the peculiarities of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts, and such other features as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view of our improved halter in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a side ele- 2o vation of a portion thereof, showing a slight modification. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the clamps. Fig. 4 is a like View of the combined clamp and buckle. Fig. 5 is a side View of one of the holders.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, A designates a strap, which in Fig. 1 is shown as forming but half of the nose-band, while in Fig. 2 it is shown as forming the whole thereof.

In Fig. 1 the ends of the strap are shown as passed through a loop a and fastened by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings a. These loops are formed integral with the castings A, which are also formed with longitudinal apertures to receive the cord or rope B, and with a lateral arm A formed upon its upper face with a depression a beyond which is the lug orhook a and depending from this arm near its outer end is the lug or pin a There'are two of these castings, one at each end of the strap when the strap forms but a half of the band, as shown in Fig. 1.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2, wherein 5 the strap forms the band entire, we employ a combined clamp and buckle, as shown more clearly detached in Fig. 4. It comprises in a single piece the shank O, of substantially the form shown in Fig. 4, provided with the jaws 0,

the lug or pin 0', and the rib 0 This portion,

which constitutes the clamp, is designed to receive and hold one end of the rope D, as shown in Fig. 2, the pin 0' embedding itself 7 inthe rope, the rib c pressing against or em bedding itself in the rope below the pin, and the jaws 0 being clasped around and firmly pressed into or against the rope. This forms a very secure means of holding the end of the rope. The ends of the jaws c are cut upon an incline .in opposite directions, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, to provide fora better hold and to allow their more readily overlapping each other should tliey be used for clamping a smaller rope than that for which they were intended. The buckle part of this casting consists of the two loops 0, separated by the vertical bar 0 which is formed with a lateral projection or pin 0 In practice the ends of the bands are passed in opposite directions through these two loops, with the pin 0 passing through coincident holes in the two ends of the strap or band. (See Fig. 2.) One end of the strap should be provided with aplurality of holes, as shown in said Fig. 2, to provide for adjustment thereof. 7 5

E is a strap, one end of which is passed through a loop f on the clamp F and securely fastened by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings f and its other end adj ustably connected with a smaller loop f of a light clamp F. In the drawings we have shown a short link-strap G connected with said loop and carrying a buckle g, to which the end of the strap E is adjustably connected; but the form of connection between these parts may be varied at pleasure. The clamps F are formed on the segments of a circle, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, and have jaws f adapted to be bent around and pressed firmly against the rope, as shown in Fig. 1, a trans- '0 verse rib f being provided to press into or against the rope to increase the clamp action thereof.

When the strap A forms but half of the band, as shown in Fig. 1, the rope is attached 5 as follows; One end 12 thereof is placed beneath the arm A of one of the clamps A and the lug a thereof pressed into said rope, so as to hold it firmly. The rope is then bent around in the form of a half-circle, as shown me at b in Fig. 1, thence up through the aperture in the casting A, thence through the clamp F, from whence it is curved and passed downward through the loop h of the ring H, which latter loosely embraces the rope, as in Fig. 1, or the band, as in Fig. 2, (as the case may be,) and thence upward through the clamp F at the other end of the strap E, thence downward through the aperture in the other casting A, thence into a half-circle parallel with the semicircular portion 1), and the end is then passed beneath the arm A of the casting A and has the pin a thereof embedded therein. The two ends of the rope are held in place by means of wires I) wrapped around the rope and seated in the depressions a of the arms A the hooks a thereof preventing displacement of the rope-wires. I are rings of malleable iron embracing the two strands of the rope, as shown in Fig. 1, and designed to be movable thereon, being held thereto by drawing together the ends or otherwise pressing the rings on the rope.

IVhen the strap forms the entire band, as shown in Fig. 2, the arrangement of the rope is the same as that above described, and shown in Fig. 1, with the omission of the semicireular portions forming the half of the band in the form shown in Fig. 1, one end of the rope being attached to one of the clamps 0, passed through one of the clamps F, thence through the loop h of the ring H, through the other clamp F, and secured to the other casting A.

While both forms above described constitute a very complete and efficient halter, we

prefer that shown in Fig. 1, for the reason that it is so readily adjustable, for by simply loosening the rings I of the wrappings b the ends of the rope may be drawn upon to readily adjust the rope to vary the dimensions and proportions of the parts to accommodate the halter to any sized animal. The adjustable rings I are also considered important.

What we claim as new is- 1. In a halter, the combination, with the band A and the castings A, secured to the end thereof and formed with lateral arms, of the rope passed through openings in said castings and bent to form a continuation of the band, and fastenings, as W, wrapped around the rope and the lateral arms of the castings and seated in a depression in said arms, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a halter, a clamp-casting provided with aloop and alateral arm, said armfornied with a depression, a hook, and a depending pin, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a halter, the combination, with the throat and check straps, of a clamp F, formed with a loop f, a curved portion having jaws, and the transverse rib between said jaws and adapted to be adjusted upon the checkstrap, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM GETIIMANN.

J. LOUIS GETHMANN. AD OLPII GETlI-IMANN. Witnesses:

NELSON MERRILL, L. A. BURTON.