An Improved Loop for Hame and Shaft Tugs and other like Harness.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Loop for Hame and Shaft Tugs and other like Harness.
I, CHARLES WINCER, of the Albert Works, Brace Street, Walsall, in the County
of Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved loop for hame
and shaft tugs and other like harness such for example as winker cheek loops,
breecher tug loop, and kicking strap tug loop, and has for its object to provide
means whereby such loop is made from metal instead of leather, and giving
greater strength to the said loop, than those of ordinary manufacture.
In carrying my invention into practice, I cast in suitable metal a frame
somewhat of a shape in cross section, having three openings crosswise, a bar,
forming part of the framework being left between each opening. The lower
edges of the frame are pierced with holes, by which the frame is attached to
the edge of the tug or the like by screws or plain pegs thus forming the loop;
I cast with the frame aforesaid, a bar across the said loop at each end near the
crown thereof and fit into the intervening space a piece of ornamental leather
so as to form the crown of the loop. The said bar is afterwards depressed
securing the leather in its place, and both bars and leather then covered on
the underside with a zinc or other metal plate. I do not confine myself to the
shape of the openings aforesaid but may make the same any ornamental shape
to produce effect or for the arrangement of the insertion of the ornamental
leather aforesaid. The loop may be cast in nickel brass steel or other suitable
metal.
An Improved Loop for Hame and Shaft Tugs and other like Harness.
I, CHARLES WINCER, of the Albert Works, Brace Street, Walsall, in the County
of Stafford, Manufacturer, 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 as hereinafter described to an improved loop for hame
and shaft tugs and other like harness such for example as winker cheek loop,
breeching tug loop and kicking-strap tug loop and has for its object to provide
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page_text: means whereby such loop is made from metal instead of leather giving greater
strength to the said loop than those of ordinary manufacture.
In carrying my invention into practice, I cast in suitable metal a frame
somewhat of a shape in cross section, having openings crosswise. The
lower edges of the frame are pierced with holes by which the frame is attached
to the edge of the tug or the like by screws or plain pegs, thus forming the
loop. I cast with the frame aforesaid a bar across the said loop at each end
near the crown thereof and fit into the intervening space a piece of ornamental
leather or the like so as to form the crown of the loop. The said bar is after-
wards depressed, securing the leather in its place. The leather is covered
on the underside with a zinc or other metal plate. I do not confine myself
to the shape of the opening aforesaid but may make the same any ornamental
shape to produce effect or for the arrangement of the insertion of the ornamental
leather aforesaid. The loop inay be cast in nickel, brass, steel, or other suitable
metal.
My invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the accom-
panying drawings, the same letters of reference indicating similar parts through-
out. Figure 1 shows a side elevation, Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 an end
elevation of tug with my improved loop attached thereto. Figures 4 and 5
are detail views of my invention.
A, represents an ordinary tug and B, the buckle. C represents the metal
loop, consisting of the frame 1), provided with the bars E, E, at each end which
I turn forming clips F, F, to clip the leather strip G, constituting the crown
thereof and the zinc or other metal plate H, thus covering up the opening.
I connect the said loop to the tug by means of screws or pegs I, which pass
through the holes K in the side of the loop. The said loop may be attached
in like manner to hames or other like harness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
:—
The improved loop consisting of the metal frame provided with a leather
or other crown arranged to be attached to hames, shaft tugs or other like
harness substantially as described and illustrated and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of October 1899.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.