Improvements in Horse Collars.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
Improvements in Horse Collars.
We, HENRY LAWRENCE GULLINE of Elgin Street in the Village of Granby,
in the County of Shefford, and Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, Manu-
facturer, WILLIAM SCHWEGEL and JOHN CONNOLLY both of Young Street in
said Village of Granby, Horse Collar Makers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates more particularly to pneumatic horse collars although of
general application and has for its object to improve the construction thereof
whereby any chances of the trace hooks accidentally ripping same open are reduced
to a minimum; besides cheapening and simplifying to a considerable extent the
manufacture of the collars.
Heretofore the leather bodies of horse collars have been made of two halves
each composed of two like parts stitched or otherwise secured together and with a
chafe-piece having one edge bound in with the outer edges of the body portions of
each balf thus necessitating a seam along the body dividing the liner and back
portions thereof as well as locating the edge of the chafe-piece in line with such
seam.
After considerable experiment we have ascertained that by cutting a leather
blank of a particular contour each body half can be made of a single piece and by
proper manipulation given the required rounded form at the junction of the
straight and crook portions without the appearance of any objectionable knobs
or corners and with the main seam confined entirely to the line of connection of
the body with the rim of the collar all other additional stitching being located at
a point which the chafe-piece readily covers and which also allows the outer edge
of such chafe-piece to be stitched to the back portion of the body so as not to
overlap in any way the liner portion of such body.
Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like symbols indicate corre-
sponding parts, and wherein
Fig. I is a view of the blank used to form the body half;
Fig. 2 shows such blank in folded position with the seams that are located beneath
the chafe-piece stitched ;
Fig. 3 shows one half of the body of a horse collar with the chafe seam in
position.
Figs. 4 and 5 are back and front view of the complete collar;
Fig. 6 a side elevation thereof, and
Fig. 7 a transverse section thereof-on line 7-7 Fig. 5-on an enlarged scale.
In carrying out our invention we use a blank of the contour shown in Fig. 1.
for each half of the body and comprising "straight" "crook" and "liner" sections
in one piece and adapted to be folded longitudinally along the dotted line 1 into
"liner" and back portions a and b bb' respectively.
These so-called "straight" and "crook" sections comprising the back are each
of tapering form from their junction point outward to their ends and the ends of
the "liner" portion taper also. The back portion is partially separated by a five-
sided notch presenting the opposite straight edges 2 2 (adapted to be secured
together) a curved edge 3 and two other curved edges 4, 5, adapted to be secured
to the edge 3.
These several edges are secured together after the blank has been folded as shown

page_text: in Fig. 2 and it will be noticed that an intermediate portion of the back is left
intact between the base of the notch and the line of fold 1 of "liner" and back
portions in order that the usual chafe-piece may have its outer edge secured to
the back portion in such a manner as not to overlap the "liner" portion in
any way.
The edges 2 2ª of the notch and any other parts are skived before being secured
together to obtain neat joints and they may be secured by stitching rivetting or
otherwise.
After the edges 2 2ª are secured together the edges 4 and 5 are whipped onto
the edge 3 so that when completed and filled out the elbow or corner is of perfect
rounded form and entirely free from any crinkles knobs or points a result not
hitherto obtained in leather horse collars each half proper of which was in one
piece.
Before filling the collar the chafe-piece d is secured along its outer edge only by
stitching d or rivetting to the intermediate portion 6' of the back and so that such
chafe-piece will extend completely over and cover up all the seams formed by
securing the edges of the notch together the side edges of the chafe-piece not
requiring to be secured.
The two like halves of a complete body are now brought together at the thrit
portion and their edges 7 overlapped and secured together the throat piece e being
temporarily held in position and the edges 8 8ª of the body as well as the edges of
the throat piece and the inner edges of the chafe-piece brought together and
stitched thus completing the body portion of the collar.
The body portion formed as described is then secured to the rim in the usual
manner by stitching lacing or rivetting along their respective meeting edges and
the collar is complete with the exception of filling and the usual pad buckle,
billet, etc.
It will at once be apparent that a much stronger and cheaper collar is produced
by the construction just described and that all necessity for the usual finishing welt
or strip required to cover up an outer longitudinal seam is dispensed with besides
the advantage derived by the chafe-piece not reaching or overlapping the "liner"
portion and so avoiding chances of ripping etc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A horse collar the body halves of which are seamless throughout the "liner "
portion and also throughout the back up to the junction of the "straight" and
crook portions thereof and at such junction covered by a chafe-piece the outer edge
of which is located adjacent to but does not reach or overlap said "liner" portion
for the purpose set forth.
2. A horse collar the leather body halves of which are each formed of a single
piece of elbow-form notched on the convex edge thereof folded longitudinally and
having the edges of the notch secured together and the convex and concave edges
of the piece secured together to produce a complete body free from points or knobs
as set forth.
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3. A blank for a horse collar body half comprising an integral "straight" section
**crook section intermediate back section and "liner" section the "straight"
and "crook" back sections being separated by a notch substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.;
Agents for the Applicants.