US716387A - Halter-tie regulator and securer. - Google Patents

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No. 716,387. Patented Dec. 23, |902. J. C. COVERT.

E HALTER TIE REGULATOR AND SECUBER.

(Applxcation fnl Dec. 30, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UETTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. COVER'F, OF VATERVLIET, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO COVERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERVLIET, NEW YORK, A CORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK.

4HALTER-TIE REGULATOR AND SECURER.

'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 716,387, dated December 23, 1902. Application filed December 30,1901. Serial No. 87,766. (No model.)

''o @ZZ who/m if; may concern.-

Beit known that I, JAMES C.v COVERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tater- Vliet, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halter-Tie Regulators and Securers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in halter-tie regulators and securers; and it is embodied in the construction and arrangement of parts presently to be described, and defined in the claims.

The invention is designed more particularly for use in stalls wherein floor-feeding is practiced and also in such cases where a tie of unusual length is required. Heretofore numerous devices have been suggested for taking up the slack in halter-ties and for maintaining the tie taut at all times when in use for the purpose of preventing the animal from getting its leg over the tie. So far as I am aware such devices have been more or less complicated in construction, large, cumbersome, and are not well adapted for commercial manufacture and general application. Especially is such the case in what is known as the weighted type of device. In the weighted type of regulating and securing device the constructions heretofore have been such as to prohibit a ready cleaning or removal of accumulations in the casing containing the weight, and thereby rendering the device practically ineffective.

My invention is designed to overcome the objections existing in the weighted type of securing and regulating device and to so construct the same that it may be easily manufactured, shipped, and secured in place; thatv it may be taken apart with but little trouble for cleansing purposes; a device that will permit of the insertion ot' commercial material for lengthening or shortening the weight-containing casing, and to further improve the device for purposes hereinafter to be stated.

In the drawings is shown a form of securing and regulating device which has proven eminently satisfactory; but various changes can be made without departing from the nature and principle of the invention.

In the said drawings, Figure lis a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, and Fig. 3 is a modified form of weight.

A designates a support of any desired fol'- lnation, but which is usually the head wall of a stall. On this support is secured a casting or bracket B, having a seating-recess b in its upper face conveniently of circular form. The base of the bracket at the center. of the recess is perforated, as at b', said perforation serving as a vent for the passage or escape of material entering the device, as presently to` be stated. On the opposite end of the casting B are lugs b2, through which suitable securing means can be placed into the support.

In the seat formed by the recess in the bracket B is loosely placed the lower end of a cylinder C, conveniently formed of commercial pipe. The length of the cylinder is determined by the extent of movement to be allowed the horse, and a pipe of shorter or greater length may be readily substituted when desired.

C designates a top bracket having a hollow center and formed with a circular seat c in its underface fashioned to tit the upper end of the pipe or cylinder, and thus serve as a means for securing the latter in place. The rear wall of the casting or bracket C is provided with securing-lugs c', through which fastening means may be passed. The front wall of the casting is cut away from the point slightly above the seat, as shown, and the side walls are carried forward to form ears C", projecting slightly beyond the plane of the front wall.

D designates a pulley mounted on the pin d, secured in the ears C. Y This pulley conveniently has a V-shaped periphery, the flanges of which are formed at their edges with rounded surfaces, the purpose of which is to prevent the same from cutting or wearing the tie. While I have shown the groove of the pulley as \/shaped, such a construction is intended more particularly for use in connection with a rope or chain tie, but where a strap-tie is to be employed the groove in IOO the pulley may be of different form, as is obvious. As shown, the diameter of the pulley-flanges are such as to cause them to project upwardly and outwardly beyond the edgesof the ears, so as to present a moving surface beyond the stationary surface of the casting.

E designates a weight fitting loosely in the cylinder and normally resting on the lower bracket of the casting B at the bottom of the seat therein. To this Weight is attached the tie F, conveniently, by a snap-hook f. To provide a ready means for attaching the tie to the snap, a hollow ball-shaped head f is formed on the snap, the same having open opposite sides. The tie after being passed through the head is knotted at its end, which knot is thereafter drawn into the hollow head and is thus protected against wear by coming in contact with the cylinder-walls during its movement therein. It will also be observed that by this construction the tie can be readily adjusted to various lengths. To provide a securing device or stop for the weight, I conveniently place the pulley relatively to the back wall of the casting C', so that a space is left of a dimension or diameter less in extent than that of the head f, so that as the weight is drawn up the head is brought into contact with the pulley and the casting, and as the pulley is freely movable any wedging or binding of the ball-shaped head is prevented, while the bracket and pulley serve well the purpose of a stop. The tie passes over the pulley, and owing to the V-shaped form of the groove when the ropetie is used the rope is wedged into the groove and forces the pulley to revolve, thus preventing the slip of the tie over the surface, which would tend to wear the same unnecessarily.

In operation the tie in being drawn out passes over the pulley, and should the pull be other than a straight outward pull the tie will ride on the rounded edges of the pulley, and thus be prevented from catching or Wearing. The weight will draw the tie back as soon as pressure is released therefrom in an obvious manner; but should dirt enter the cylinder it would necessarily impede the movement of the weight. To avoid this, I

have provided the opening in the casting B, which will permit the escape of finer particles of dirt. In the event of straw or larger particles of dirt entering the cylinder it is only necessary to remove one of the securingbrackets, and inasmuch as the cylinder-pipe is loosely held it can be easily taken down and cleansed. In this connection it is to be understood the invention is not limited to loosely placing the pipe or cylinder in the seats, although I have found it a very convenient manner of securing the same.

By forming the seats for the pipe ends as described the pipe is held rigidly in position against longitudinal movement and cannot escape from the bracket.

A modification of the weightis shown in Fig. 3, wherein the hollow ball-shaped head is formed directly on the weight, thereby dispensing with the use of a hook.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described the combination with a lower bracket having securing-ears and a hanged seat, of an upper bracket having securing-ears and a fianged seat, a pulley mounted in the upper bracket and a detachable pipe-section fiXedly between the brackets having its ends seated in the seats.

2. In a device of the character described the combination with a lower bracket having securing-ears, a perforation in its base and a flanged seat, of an upper bracket having securing-ears and a anged seat,a pulley mounted in the upper bracket and a detachable pipe-section fiXedly between the brackets having its ends seated in the seats.

3. In a device of the character described, l

JAMES C. COVERT.

Witnesses:

L. S. BACON, K. E. MoN'rAeUE.

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