US40440A - Improvement in horse-collars - Google Patents

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NITEDV TATES EDWARD WHITNEY, or ALBANY, NEW YORK.

'I IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 10,4110, dated October 27, 1863.

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, EDWARD WHITNEY, of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented a new and useful improvement in the construction of horsecollars, by means of which an even pressure or strain is distributed over the face ofthe collar instead of being conned to one point, which is the case with collars in present use. It is simple, cheap, strong, and durable, and possesses advantages over others,the nature of which will be clearly set forth in the following speciiication.

My invention consists in applying to the outside of an ordinary collar two plates or shields situated one on each side, and made of cast or wrought iron or steel, and conforming to the outside shape of the collar,and provided with a flange which tits snug up to the rim and projects far enough beyond the hame to keep it from coming off the collar and always retains it in its proper position, thereby protecting the rim, keeping it in shape, and obviating the liability to break in the throat or give out in any part.

When the horse draws, the pressure is distributed over the whole surface of the plate or shield from the top to bottom of collar, instead of being contined to one point of draft, which racks the collar out of shape and eX- poses it to unequal strain, thereby causing it to break in the throat or give out in any part, or press against the horses throat so as to prevent his breathing freely,and also causes galls and sores which soon render him unfit for use.

The pressure on each plate or shield draws the rim from the neck and prevents the haines from squeezing, while at the same time the peculiar shape ot' the plate or shield presses the stuffing directly under instead of away from the haine, and the harder the horse draws the less the rim bears against his neck,so that he can work freely without injury.

The stuffing of the collar can be adjusted in a very simple manner by removing the plates or shields and cutting the shoulder-piece, af-

ter which they can be replaced and cover the 0pening,leaving the collar thhe same as before. The size can also be adjusted as well as the shape, and necessary regulation can be done by the driver without applying to a harnessmaker.

Should the horse be vpreviously galled, the

hard stuffing can ybe easily removed from over the sore, and soft wool or other material inserted. The face of the collar will then bear against the whole shoulder and leave the sore part free to heal.

The plates or shields are in some cases securedto the collar by riveting through the under part of the rim; but when the horses head is large and the collar is closed at the top, the plate or shield can be attached t0 each hame.

It will be clearly seen that the shoulder-V piece, as also the whole collar, is prevented from injury and protected, land the wearing through of the leather where the draft-hook comes is entirely prevented, the friction is removed from the shoulder, the collar can be made with less stock and cheap material and labor, and will prove more durable than others.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, and to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,and certify that the accompanying drawings are a correct representation ofthe same, like letters referring to like parts...

Figure l represents a perspective view of my collar with the plates or shields applied; Fig. 2, the outside view of one of the plates or shields; Fig. 3, the inside view of thesame, Fig. 4t represents the plate or shield attached to a hame'.

A, Fig. 1, is the collar, provided with the usual rim, B; C, a plate or shield applied to the shoulder-piece on one side of the collar, and provided, with a flange, D, which lits against the rim B. A corresponding plate or shield, E, (not shown on the drawings) is applied to the other side of collar A, and rests upon the shoulder-piece in a similar manner, F, the haine, which ts on the plate of shield C, and is kept in place by ange D, Fig. 3; H, Fig. l, the other haine, which fits on the plate or shield E, (not shown,)andhas a suitable one to keep it in position; G G', draftstaples K, the breast-strap rings.

I claim- The arrangement of a metallic plate placed on each side ofthe shoulder-piece, and connected either to the collar or hames, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses. EDWARD WHITNEY.

WILLIAM PARK, BARTH. G. HAOKETT.

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