US842449A - Hitching-post. - Google Patents

Description

'..No 842,449. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

J. H. DIDRIGH.

HITGHING POST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1906.

INVENTOR.

A TTOR/VE Y5 UNITnnsTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HJDIDRICH, or CELINA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH SOHMITT AND ONE-EIGHTH: To GEORGE ORR, or CELINA, OHIO.

HlTC HlNG-POST."

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907,

Application filed. May 1,1906. fierial No. 314,702.

T at whom, it may concern: 7 Be it known that 1, JOHN H. Dmnrcn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Celina, in the county of Mercer andState of Ohio, have.

the secured animal.

A still further object is tojprovide a clamping device which may be readily replaced in the event of wear or breakage and to provide a post which is simple in construction, positive in action, and which is formed of very few parts, so that it cannot easily get out of order. With the above andother objects in view he the invention consists of a post havinga head provided with a passage therethrough, the side- Walls of which are grooved longitudinally to constitute guides for lugs extending laterally from a clampingblock'.' One face of this 2 5 block is irregular in contour, soas to coact with'a correspondingly-shaped seat formed by the bottom of the opening to firmly clamp upon a strap inserted under the block. The head is so constructed, that the block can be so readily detached therefrom for the purpose of replacing it, and means are employed where by the block can be ositively actuated within the longitudinal s ots, so as to clamp upon or release the hitching-strap.

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings isshown the preferred form of the invention.

-In said drawings, Figure 1 isanelevation of the head of the post. Flg. 2 1s a vertlcal. Fig. 3 1S asectlon showing a.por-.

section. j tion of one of the grooved walls in'elevation,

4 5 and Fig. 4 is adetail viewof the sliding jaw.

Referring to the figuresbyj characters of reference, 1 is a'post having a head 2 formed with an elongated opening 3,'preferably rec tangular in form, and the bottom of this opening is preferably grooved transversely,

as shown at 4, said bottom constituting a fixed jaw, as Will be hereinafter explained. Guide grooves 5 are formed longitudinally within the side walls of the opening'3, and slidably mounted within them are lugs 6, extending in opposite directions from thesides of a sliding jaw 7, the lower face of which is serrated or of the grooved bottom 4 for the purpose of clamping on a strap and holding it securely in position. This sliding jaw 7 has an overhanging .ear 8 thereon adapted to embrace a stem 9, provided with a head ;10, which ex tends under the ear. This stem 9 has threads 1]., which engage the walls, of a passage 12, formed in the upper ends of the 'head 2, and a wheel 13 or other suitable means is located its rotation manually. Oppositely-disposed grooves 14 are formed in the sides of the opening 4 at right angles to the grooves 5, and these grooves 5 and 14 communicate. By adjusting the jaw 7 so that the lugs6 register can be removed from the post because the grooves 5 are sufficiently wide to permit'the lugs to slide therein.

jthe head, the lugs are slid Within the grooves 5 until the ear 8 comes into contact with the stem 9. This ear is so shaped as to embrace the stem and partly overlap the head 10, and while in this position on the stem the lugs 6 register with the, guide-grooves 14. g It is therefore obviousthat by rotating the stem the same will be screwed longitudinally within-the head, so as to cause the jaw 7 to move towardor away from the grooved bottom 4.

When it is desired to secure a hitchingstrap within the post, the stem 9 is rotated, so

the opening 3. The strap, is then inserted through the opening and beneath the jaw 7, and by rotating the stem in the proper direction the jaw? willclarnp the strap against the grooved bottom 4 and hold it tightly in position. i As the jaw 7 has an irregular working face which fits withina correspondingly-shaped bottom 4, it will be seen that the clamped strap cannot possibly be withdrawn after onoe being clamped in place. Considerable importance is attached to the fact that the jaw is readily removable for the purpose of replacing it with a new one or for repairing it! Y The preferred form of the invention has been set forth in the foregoing description;

an irregular contour, so as to cooperate .with

upon the upper end of the stem to facilitate with the inner ends of the grooves 5 said jaw Whenit isdesired to place the aw 7 within as to slide the jaw 7 away from the bottom of but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the invention;

NVhat is claimed is. v

1. The combination with an aperturcd post having guide-grooves in opposite walls thereof, and transversely-extending grooves communicating therewith; of a jaw within the aperture and cooperating with one wall of said aperture to form a clamp, projecting devices upon the j aw and adapted to travel within the guidegrooves, and means for sliding the aw.

2. The combination with an apertured post having guide-grooves in opposite walls thereof, and transversely-extending grooves communicating therewith; of a jaw within the aperture and cooperating with one Wall of said apertureto form a clamp projecting devi'ces upon the jaw and adapted to normally travel within the guide-grooves, and rotatable means for sliding the j aw.

3. The combination with an apertured post having guide-grooves in opposite walls thereof, and transversely-extending grooves communicating therewith; of a jaw Within the aperture and cooperating with one wall of said aperture to form a clamp, projecting devices upon the jaw and adapted to travel within the guide-grooves, rotatable means for sliding the jaw, and said jaw detachably engaging the rotatable means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J. H. DIDRICI'I.

Witnesses:

JOHN KRAMER, EMMA DUNDON.

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