US670435A - Harness attachment for poles and shafts. - Google Patents

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Patented Mar. 26, |90I.

w. F. scHATz, HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR PULES AND SHAFTS.

(Appliation led Nov.,5,^1990.)

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` Patented Mar. 2a, |901.

w. F. scHATz, HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR PULES AND SHAFTS.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

.(No Model.)

ms PETERS co.. Pucrfcuuma. wAsmNorun o c UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. SOHATZ, OF SOUTH SAN DIEGO,- CALIFORNIA.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR POLES AND SHAFTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,435, dated March 26, 1901. Application filed November 5,1900. Serial NoK 35,547. (No model.)

a citizen of the United States, residing at South San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Harness Attachments for Poles and Shafts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in harness attachments for poles and shafts.

A characteristic of the invention is that I omit entirely the use of a singletree, as well as the usual breeching, and provide means whereby a direct pull upon the shafts is obtained instead of upon a single point of the cross-bar which connects the shafts, as is usual where a pivoted singletree is used.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its novel fea` tures will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the invention as applied to the shafts of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a view partly in horizontal section andy partly in plan. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in vertical section, of one of the clamping devices adapted to be secured to the shaft; and Fig. 4is a horizontal section of a modification of the improvement.

To each of the shafts land 2 is attached a clamp consisting of two hinged members 3 and 4, which embrace the shaft and-are secured removably by a bolt 5 and a nut 6, said bolt passing through perforated ears 7, proj ecting from the outer sides of the clamp-sections 3 and 4.

8 designates a post projecting upward from the section 3 of the clamp and having its upper end 9 circumferentially reduced and screw-threaded to receive a cap or buttonlO, formed with a threaded socket 11.

12 designates a revoluble sleeve whichts over the post 8 and is held in position thereon by means of the cap 10.

Around the sleeves 12 passes an endless strap 13,-having its'ends secured together by a buckle 14, by means of which the strap may be readily tensioned, and at each side of the buckle 14 is secured a buckle 15, to which are attached the rear ends of the trace-strap 16, the forward ends of which are provided with snap-hooks 17, adapted to engage perforated plates 18 at the rear ends of the traces 19.

Instead of employing trace-straps 16 with the snap-hooks the traces 19 may be extended to pass around the sleeves 12 on the posts 8 and be attached to the buckles 15.

It will be apparent that by the use of the improvement as thus described and illustrated in the drawings the necessity for the use of the ordinary singletree is avoided, as the shoulder action of the draft-animal is compensated for by the movement of the endless strap 13. The improvement also renders unnecessary the employment of the usual breaching, since the posts and endless strap, in connection with the traces, constitute an effective holdback. The strap 13 and supports upon which it is arranged are designed to be permanently attached to the shafts, and thus it is only necessary to snap the ends of the traces into engagement with the snaphooks 17 to hitch the horse, thus effecting a material saving of time and labor. -If the straps 16 are omitted and the traces are eX- tended around the strap 13, as shown in Fig. 4, it will of course be necessary to secure the vends of the traces to the buckles 15, and hence I prefer to employ the two trace-straps 16 and the securing devices 17 and 18.

The cap or button 10 is of a greater diameter than the sleeves 12. and forms an annular shoulder to keep the strap 13 in position upon the sleeves 12.

I would have it understood that I reserve the right to make all such minor changes and modifications in the details of construction of the improvement as may fall within the scope of the invention as pointed out in the following claims.

I claim- 1. The combination with the shafts of a vehicle; of clamps securedl thereto, each comprising two hinged members; a post projecting upward from one of said members; a sleeve arranged on said post; and a cap or button removably secured to the upper end of said post.

2. The combination with the shafts of avehicle; of posts secured thereto and having their upper ends threaded; sleeves arranged In testimony whereof I :Lfx my signature on said posts; an endless strap passing around in presence of two Witnesses. said sleeves und connected by a buckle; caps l i V 1f" or buttons formed with sockets to receive the XVILLIAM F' S('HA1 threaded ends of the posts; and truce-straps Vitnesses: secured to said endless strap sind provided SCI-IATZ FALKENBACII, with snap-hooks. A. C. MOUSER.

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