US669931A

US669931A - Collar-fastener.

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Publication number: US669931A
Application number: US65845297A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry C Loudermilch
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1897-11-13
Filing date: 1897-11-13
Publication date: 1901-03-12
Anticipated expiration: 1918-03-12

Description

No. 66 9,93I. Patented Mar. l2, I901.

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(Application fixed Nov. 13, I897.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,931, dated March 12, 1901.

Application filed November 13, 1897- Serial No. 658,452 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. LOUDER- MILCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fisherville, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, and whose postoffice address is Enders, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to horse-collars, and has for its object to generally improve their construction and operation and to furnish a horse-collar with improved means for opening, closing, and securing it at the bottom.

With this object in view my invention consists in the improved construction, arrange ment, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the'accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation, partly in section, illustrating a horse-collar equipped with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring-plates and their opening mechanism detached from the collar. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the arrow-head catch-bar detached. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view, in front elevation, of the lower part of the collar with the joint closed and covered by the metallic sleeve.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is an ordinary stuffed collar closed and padded at the top, as at B, and open at its lower end, as at O, the meeting ends of the collar being marked E. Secured to the end D is a metallic sleeve F, outwardly shaped to correspond with the shape of the collar, and within-this sleeve are secured, by means of rivets G, two spring-plates H, each of which is provided at its outer end with a latch-hook I, projecting inwardly and beveled on its outer end, as at I. TherivetsG pass through openings in the rear ends of the plates and through a scparatingblock J, by which means the plates and separating-block are rigidly secured in the joint-covering sleeve F. The ends of plates are substantially straight and parallel, while the intermediate portion of each of them is bent or curved inward, which permits of the rear ends fitting between theends of the block J and the sides of the sleeve F, thereby holding them rigidly in position without additional fastening means and firmly securing them against longitudinal or forward movement. The block and rivets are located at such a distance from the rear end of the sleeve F as to leave room for the insertion of the end D of the collar, where it is secu red by suitable rivets or fasteners. The opposite end E of the collar is provided with a metallic cap K, of the proper shape to slip into the open end of the sleeve F, and an arrow-head catch bar L projects beyond the end E a sufficient distance to pass in between the latch heads or hooks of the spring-plates H when the ends are brought together. This arrow-head catch-bar L is secured to the end E of the collar by long rivets M, which pass through the metallic cap K and the bar and hold it rigidly in proper position to engage the latch-hooks I when the two ends are brought together.

A shaft or stem N is swiveled in the sleeve F and carries an elliptic-shaped head 0 between the two spring-plates H, a handle P being provided on the outer end of the shaft N outside of the sleeve F, whereby the shaft and its head may be easily turned.

The operation of my invention may be described as follows: Supposing the ends D and E of the collar to be separated and the handle being turned to bring the longest diameter of the elliptical head 0 in line with the spring-plates H and as a consequence these plates being in their normal closed position, the collar may be closed and fastened by simply pressing the two ends together,causing the arrow-head L of the catch-bar L to pass be-' tween the latch-hooks I of the spring-plates H, which will close upon the arrowhead as soon as it has passed in beyond thein neredge of the hook, thus securely holding the two ends of the collar together. To open the collar,it is only necessary to turn the handle P at right angles to the position just described, which will bring the longest diameter of the elliptic head at right angles to the length of the spring-plates H and separate those plates, the head 0 acting as a cam for this purpose and the latch hooks 01' heads I of the plates being pressed far enough apart by this operation to permit of the withdrawal of the arrowhead L of the catch-bar L. By turning the handle P to bring the elliptical head 0 to its original position, with its longest diameter in line with the length of the plates H, the collar will be left ready to be snapped together, when desired.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that I have provided simple and reliable means for 'short man or boy attempts to harness a horse,

especially a restive or spirited one.

While I have illustrated and described what I consider to be efficient means for carrying out my invention, I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact details of construction and arrangement shown and described, but hold that any slight changes or variations, such as might suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic, would properly fall Within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In combination with a horse-collar, open at the bottom, of a sleeve on each end, one of which is closed and smaller than and adapted to be telescoped into the other one, a perforated block in the larger one adjacent to the end of the collar, two springs, the ends of which are substantially parallel with each other and the intermediate portion is curved inwardly, the forward ends of the springs being each provided with an inwardly-projecting inclined latch-head, and the rear ends being perforated and fitting between the ends of the block and the sleeve, rivets through the sleeve, the plates and the block, an arrow-head catch projecting beyond the closed end of the smaller sleeve in position to engage with the spring-latch heads, and a shaft journaled in the larger sleeve, the inner end of which is provided with an elliptical head between the forward ends of the springs and the outer end is provided with a handle for rotating it, substantially as described.

HENRY C. LOUDERMILOH.

Witnesses:

F. LOUDERMILOH, H. W. KILLINGER.