US953818A - Hopple. - Google Patents

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G. CHAMBER". HOPPLB. M'PLIGATION FILED JAH. 1s, 1909.

GEORGE CHAMBER-S, 0F ONTAEO, OREGON.

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Specification of Letters latent.

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Application filed January 18, 1909. Serial No. 472,880.

io LZL' whom it may concern:

it known that l, GEORGE CHAMBERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ontario, in the county of Malheur and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Yimprovements in Hopples, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention rela-tes to improvements in hopples and more particularly to devices of this kind whereby the treatment of ringbone and kindred diseases may be effected by means of a member secured to the liopple ring or cuil' which will feed medicated ointment through the cufl' to the afiected parts surrounded thereby.

The object of this invention is to provide a device, as hereinafter described that can be cheaply manufactured, safely secured in locked position, and which will steadily supply the diseased foot with ointment.

fifvith these and other objects in view this invention will be more fully understood from the accompanying drawings and specification hereunto annexed.

in the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which l have merely shown a preferred form of embodiment of the invention: Figure l is a perspective View of the invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2M?, of F ig. l; and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. l.

This invention consists mainly of a pair of substantially circular rings A cach of which comprises a pair of substantially semi-circular sections B and C. The section B which is hinged to the section C as at l, is provided at its opposite extremity with radially projecting vertically slot-ted lug 2 through which is adapted to enter a guide tongue 3 preferably cast integral with the section C and a separable pair of spring tingers 4 of a hasp member 5. The upperand lowermost faces of these spring fingers are cut to form stop shoulders 6 which when engaging the said vertical slot in the lug 2 will bear against the opposite face ot the' lug from which they are entered. lt will be seen that by providing the bifurcated spring the danger of opening the cuil? by an accidental glancing blow is minimized. Projecting from the side midway between the hinges and hasps of each of these rings A is a semi-circular ring 8 to which is fastened a. link chain 9 comprising ordinary links l() spaced apart by a swiveled link 11 which allows either section to be turned without twisting or separating the chain. Surrounding these semi-circular sections are tubes 1Q having their inner peripherics perforated as at 13 to aline with like perforations lilc in the semi-circular sections B and C. This tube is provided with a cap l5 at one end, which closes the hole 15 through which is introduced the ointment. If it is desired to have these tubes detachable, they can be made of any spring material that will tendv to firmly grasp the outside periphery of the metal sections, but if it is desired to rigidly secure them vthereto they, of course, will not need to be made of spring material, but can be fastened in any other suitable vay to the metal sections.

lt is to be understood that materials, sizes, shapes, and relative proportions are not of the essence of this invention, except as they may fall within the scope of the appended claims, wherein the real invention is deiined.

i ani aware that prior to my invention hopples have been made embracing some of the same features as the hopples covered by my application, but none constructed wholly of metal, and it is this l claim as a distinguishing and superior feature. Hopples constructed of leather, as all are in whole or in part, often abrase or rub the animals legs where attached, and when worn on the range and in the mud become stiil' and rigid and accumulate sand and dirtand wear off the haii' and often the skin on the leg of the animal, producing lameness, and when in such condition it is very often impossible to remove the same without cutting them eti' and destroying; all these things are avoided by the all-metal hopple.

What claim is l. A hopple comprising an all metal limb embracing portion having a series of apertures therein, and a metal surrounding tube adapted to contain a medicament and having` perforations in its wall adapted to register with said irst named perforations.

2. A heppie comprising` a limb-embracing portion and means for applying a. medi- 1 1 l l i i i i i Cement to all sides of the limb7 said means f being resliently attaehable to said ho )ple 3. A medicament dispensing tube tor ati tachment tok aV heppie Comprising zt` curved. i

GEORGE CHAMBERS.

Witnesses GUY V. BARNUM, A. N. SOLISS.

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