US905961A - Horse-collar. - Google Patents

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HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1908.

Patented 1m 8,1908.

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ORA W. WALTERS, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed July 6, 1908. Serial No. 442,137.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORA W. WALTERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomington, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Horse-Collar, of which the following is a specification.

Thls invention relates to horse collars and its object is to provide a device of this character having an inflatable core whereby the collar is rendered lighter than the ordinary solid collars and is cheaper to manufacture although possessing all the advantages of the ordinary collars.

Another object is to provide an air container or core protected in a novel manner from the action of sweat so that the same is thus prevented from rotting and is rendered more lasting than air containers such as heretofore employed.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section through a collar embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a section on line AB, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 0-D, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the casing of the collar, the same being formed of leather in the usual manner, the ends of the casing being designed to be buckled or otherwise fastened together at the to of the collar as shown at 2 so that the co lar can be conveniently opened for the purpose of placing it upon an animal. Extending within the casing from one end to the other thereof is an inflatable core 3 preferably of elastic rubber said core consisting of a tube the ends of which are closed and seated within the ends of the casing 1. A valve tube 4 is disposed within the casing 1 and is secured to and opens into one end of the core 3 so as to facilitate the inflation thereof. Each side ortion of the easing 1 has a lining 5 of fe t or other suitable material which completely fills the space between the core 3 and the leather casing 1, said lining constituting means for preventing sweat and other moisture absorbed by the leather casing 1 from coming into contact with the rubber core and rotting it. The

linings 5 are designed, when the core is inflated, to tightly pack the casing 1. These linings do not surround the lower or middle portion of the core 3. Such an arrangement would obviously interfere with the flexibility of the collar at this point and render the opening of the collar difficult. The linings have therefore been brought to points at opposite sides of the center of the collar and extending into these ends of the linings are the terminals of a flexible protecting tube 6 of canvas or other durable material through which the core 3 extends.

When it is desired to use the collar herein described the core 3 is inflated by attaching a pump to the tube 4. The collar upon being expanded in this manner will rest easily upon the animal and any moisture absorbed by the casing 1 will be prevented from reaching the core 3 by lining 5. Inasmuch as the tube 6 does not contact with, but is spaced from the casing 1, the middle portion of the tube 3 will also be protected from the action of moisture. Should the tube 3 become deflated from any cause and remain in this con-' dition the collar can still be used because of the stiffness imparted thereto by the linings 5.

It will be seen that a collar such as herein described is cheap to manufacture, durable and efficient, and is particularly desirable because of its lightness.

What is claimed is:

1. A collar comprising a casing having detachably connected ends and a flexible intermediate portion, an inflatable core extending throughout the length of the casing, a flexible protecting tube upon the intermediate portion of the core and within the flexible portion of the casing, and means for holding said tube out of contact with the casing.

2. A. collar comprising a casing having a flexible intermediate portion and detachably connected ends, an inflatable core within the casing and extending from end to end thereof and combined linings and fillings within the casing and around the core at opposite sides of the flexible portions, said linings constituting means for holding the intermediate portion of the core out of contact with the flexible portion of the casing.

3. A collar comprising a casing having detachably connected ends and a flexible middle portion, an inflatable core within the casin and extending from end to end thereof, a va ved air inlet tube opening into the core, combined linings and fillings Within the side portions of the casing and around the core, my own, I have hereto affixed my signature said linings and fillings holding the middle in the presence of two witnesses.

portion of the core out of contact with the middle flexible portion of the casing, there ORA WALTERS 5 being an air space between the middle por- Witnesses:

tions of the core and casing. J. O. WILLSON,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as C. S. WATKINS.

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