AN IMPROVED MEANS OF CONNECTING HAMES
Year: 1885

page_text: I HENRY COULSON LORY of 8 Falkner Street, Liverpool, Clerk in Holy Orders,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED MEANS OF
CONNECTING HAMES" to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved connection for harness hames designed to
supersede the strap by which the hames are usually connected at the upper ends
and the Invention has for its object to provide a more durable and rigid connection
whereby the hames will be maintained firmly in position and wear of the collar due
to the springing or working loose of the hames will be prevented.
My improved hame connection consists of a metal plate or cap of a shape
corresponding to that of the top of the collar and adapted to fit firmly thereon, the
said cap and the upper ends of the hames being furnished with a means of
engagement whereby the hames are securely clasped around the collar and the
strains that tend to displace them from their proper position in the crease between
the fore and after wales of the collar are effectually resisted, whilst they may be
readily disengaged when required for cleaning.
The preferred form of connection consists of studs fixed to the cap or plate at
either side, and hooks or loops formed on the upper ends of the hames and
engaging with the said studs; but equivalent means of connection may be
employed. For double harness the connection may be made by means of a screw
or lever adjustment which will enable the hames to be drawn up tight around
the collar.

page_text: I HENRY COULSON LORY of S Falkner Street, Liverpool, Clerk in Holy Orders,
Vicar of St. Marks 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 :-
My Invention relates to an improved connection for harness hames designed to
supersede the strap by which the hames are usually connected at the upper ends
and the Invention has for its object to provide a more durable and rigid connection.
whereby the hames will be maintained firmly in position and wear of the collar due.
to the springing or working loose of the hames will be prevented.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein Figure 1 is a front view figure 2 a side view and figure 3 a
top view of the upper part of a horse collar for single harness, provided with my
improvement. Figure 4 is a central section through the cap Figures 5 and 6.
show a modification in which the cap does not cover the peak or point of the front
wale. Figures 7 and 8 show the connection of the hame and cap separately.
My improved hame connection consists of a metal cap or plate a, of a shape
internally corresponding to that of the top of the collar on which said cap is
adapted to fit firmly without being fastened thereto the said cap and the upper
ends of the hames b, b, being furnished with a means of engagement whereby the
hames bare securely clasped around the collar and the strains that tend to displace
them from their proper position in the crease between the fore wale c and the after
wale d of the collar are effectually resisted whilst the hames may be readily
disengaged and the hames and cap be detached from the collar when required for
the purpose of being cleaned.
The preferred form of connection consists of studs 'e rivetted or otherwise fixed
to the cap or plate a at either side just above the after wale and backwardly
turned hooks or loops f formed on the upper ends of the hames b and engaging
with the said studs as shown in the drawings the hooks f taking round the necks
and under the heads of the studs so as to ensure a firm and secure connection. The
hames are drawn tight around the collar by means of the ordinary strap connecting
their lower ends or by any other suitable connection at the lower end forming no
part of my present invention.
Instead of studs e and hooks f any equivalent form of connection between the
hames and the cap may be used without departing from my invention which
resides primarily in the use of the metal cap for connecting the hames together.
In figures 5 and 6 the cap covers only the top of the after walo the portion a¹ of
the
cap which in figures 1 to 4 covers the peak or point of the front wale being
dispensed with. This conical portion a¹ when used may be surmounted by a crest
or other suitable ornamental device, or the said crest or device may be placed over
the after wale in the case of a cap of the form shown in figures 5 and 6.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In combination with a horse collar and hames a metal cap adapted to fit
firmly upon the top of the collar and to form a connection between the upper ends
of the hames which are secured to the said cap by any suitable connection.
2. The combination with a horse collar and hames having hooks or loops formed
on their upper ends of a metal cap adapted to fit firmly upon the top of the collar
as described and furnished with studs for engagement of the hooks or loops of the
hames substantially as herein described and shown in the drawings.