USRE11627E - Sheet-m etal ham e - Google Patents

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C P MOCK SHEET METAL HAMB.

No. 11,627. Reissued Aug. 24 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES F. MOCK, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SH EET-M ETAL HAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent No. 11,627, dated August 24, 189'?.

Original No. 531,324, dated December 25, 1894.

To all whom t may concer/c: j

Beit known that I, CHARLES F. Mock, a citizen of the United States, residingat Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Hannes; 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.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, light, and strong haine and it consists in constructing a hame of sheet metal folded lengthwise, so as to form a U-shaped channel, bent into proper shape and provided with the necessary strap-holes, rings, and hook.

I am aware that hannes have been made of sheet metal before, and my hame is animprovement on those heretofore made in strength, convenience, and simplicity of con'- struction.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my hanne. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing my mode of attaching the rings for breastchain and reins and the loop for the hainestring. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the strip of sheet metal from which the hanne is made, showing the projection through which the holes are pierced for the hame-straps; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section of my haine.

Similar letters denote similar parts throughout the several drawings.

B represents the hanne.

A represents the met-al strip, forming the body of the harne; A', an integral projection on one side of A, adapted to be pierced with strap-holes a d; a', the loop for the hamestring, provided with a shank d2. f

co3 a3 are the rivets b y which the shank a2 is attached to the body of the hanne.

b is the rein-ring; b', the breast-strap ring; b2, the tug-hook;l c, the eyed rivet, by which the rein-ring is attached to the haine, and c' the similar rivet, by which the breast-chain ring and tug-hook are attached to the hame.

In constructing my haine I take a strip of sheet metal, as shown in Fig. 3, having an offset orprojection on one side, as shown at A', at a suit-able distance from the end designed for the top of hame, adapted to be pierced with holes d c for the haine-straps. All the angles Application for reissue filed July 30, 1895'. Serial No. 557,653.

of this strip are preferably slightly rounded. The metal strip A is then folded or doubled lengthwise, forming la U-shaped channel, as indicated'in Fig. 4C, and bent into the proper haine shape. (Shown in Fig. l.) The shank a2 of the loop a for the llame-string is riveted into the lower end of the channel by rivets d3, passing through both folds'of the metal. The rein-ring b is attached to the haine by the eyed rivet c and the breast-strap ring b/ by the eyed rivet c. The tug-hook b2 is held in place in the channel between the two sides of the haine by the rivet c' also, which passes through a hole in the stern of the hook near its bottom suiciently large to allow the hook some vertical play.

The folding` of the metal forming a channeled frame, as described, strengthens the haine, and the mode of attaching the rings, hook, and hame-string loop a' is simple and convenient and tends to strengthen the hame and keep it in shape.

The construction of parts is such that they are easily replaced if broken or needing repair.

It will be observed that the blank Ais iiat and gradually diminishes in width from an intermediate point toward its ends, the edges converging on similar slanting lines. The

sheet is folded longitudinally` between its edges and curved outward rbetween its ends to attain the required form to adapt it to the collar, as most clearly shown in Fig. 1, the open side extending outward. By this construction the inner edge of the hame is rounded and does not bear injuriously on the collar, and the inner side being broad `obtains an extended bearing upon the outer face of the collar.

It is not essential that the body part A and the projection A be formed integral, as 4said projection may be formed separate from the body and attached thereto by rivets or other suitable fastening means.

It will be observed that before the rein-ring b and the backing-ring on the breast-strap b' are attached to the body the latter maybe employed for either a right or a left haine, which is an important advantage not possessed by haines as heretofore constructed. It will be further observed that the eyed rivets each extend through both folds of the body with their heads in close contact with the IOO outer surface of one fold and thei`r loops in close contact with the outer surface of the other fold, thus serving both to support the rings and to strengthen the body, and also that bysupporting the tug-hook on the shank of one of the rivets a proper support therefor is afforded without requiring the provision of an independent device as such support.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A hame-body, formed from a sheetmetal blank, bent longitudinally through the center into approximately U shape in crosssection and also bent into proper curvature to form a llame-body, with the base or closed portion ofthe U forming the inner or bearing edge of the hame, thus condensing' or compacting the metal at the place of greatest wear and strain and permitting the body to be formed from a comparatively thin blank, sub-` stantially as described. y

2. A hame for harness, consisting of abody, formed from a sheet-metal blank,-bent longitudinally through the center into approximately U shape in cross-section and also bent into proper curvature to forni a haine-body,

with the base or closed portion'of the U forming the inner or bearing edge of the hame, said body being provided with strap-holes; and rings and hooks supported by the body.

3. Ahame for harness, consisting of a body, formedvfrom a flat sheet-metal blank, bent longitudinally .into approximately U shape in cross-section and also bent into proper curvature for the hame, with the base or closed portion of the U forming the inner or bearing edge of the hame, thus compacting or condensing the metal at the point of greatest wear and strain; a projection from one side near the top of the body having openings toreceive the hame-s'trap, eyed rivets extending transversely of said body and bracing the folds thereof, rings and a tug-hook supported by said rivets, and a string-loop secured between the folds of the lower end' of the body.

et. The combination with a hame body, formed from a fiat sheet-metal blank, whose opposite ends taper similarly from a point between toward its ends, said blank being bent longitudinally through the center into approximately U form in cross-section and also bent into proper curvature for a hamebody, with the base or closed portion of the U forming the inner or bearing edge of the hame, of a projection near the top end of one side thereof, pierced to provide a series of openings to receive the llame-strap, a stringloop having a flattened end fitted and secured between the-walls of the lower end of the hame, eyed rivets connecting the folds of the blank, rings tted in the apertured ends of said rivets, and a tug-hook secured between the folds by one of said rivets. y

5. As a new article of manufacture ahame formed from a Hat sheet-metal blank, whose opposite edges taper similarly from a point between toward its ends, and havingV an integral projection at one side near the top end, pierced to provide a series of openings to receive the haine-strap, said blank being folded longitudinally between its edges and curved outward between its' ends to adapt it to the collar, the outer edge of the haine being'open, a string-loop having a flattened end itted and secured between the walls of the lower end of the hame, eye-rivets c c', connecting the folds of the blank, 'rings bb tittcdin the apertured ends of the said eye-rivets, and a tug-hook secured between the said folds by the eye-rivet c', substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. Mook.

Wfitnesses:

R. T. Mook, JNo. B. TELFoRn.

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