Improvements in Horse Collars.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
Improvements in Horse Collars.
I, HENRY LAWRENCE GULLINE, of No. 10, Elgin Street, in Granby, County
of Shefford, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, 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:
The invention relates to an improved construction of metal rim for a horse collar,
consisting of a hollow part with a flange projecting in part tangentially from it and
a spring hinge uniting the two ends of the sections of the rim at the throat
portion.
I shall describe this construction referring to the accompanying drawings, in which
like symbols indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1 is a rear view and Figure 2 is a side view of a metal rim constructed
according to the invention ;
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are cross sections respectively on lines 3--3, 4-4, and 5-5 of
Figure 1;
Figure 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the throat and parts of the two
sections of the rim.
Figure 7 is a cross section on line 7-7 of Figure 6;
Figure 8 is a cross section of a complete collar provided with the improved
rim.
The metal rim consists of two similar halves of the usual shape hinged together at
the throat portion.
Each half consists of a hollow body portion 1, circular in cross section, except at
the peak, and preferably formed by rolling a strip of sheet metal into tubular form,
but leaving sufficient unbent margins to constitute flanges 2 and 3, the flange 3
being about twice the width of the flange 2 and the excess portion 3ª being folded
down quite over the flange 2. Thus a rigid and compact three-ply flange is formed
closed at the edge throughout its entire length.
In order to afford freedom to the neck of the horse and at the same time afford a
larger hame space or recess as at 4 the three-ply flange is made to project tangentially
from the tubular body portion 1, and is inclined outwards becoming gradually more
perpendicular to the plane of the rim.
The peak is formed by a gradual flattening out of the upper ends of the tubular
body portion as at 5, the flattening being complete at the extreme peak end of each
half.
The two halves of the rim are hinged together at the throat portion in the following
manner:-
Two pieces a, b, have flat end parts a¹, b¹ pivotted together at c, and are partially
hollowed out at a² b². A helical springe has one end e¹ bearing against a shoulder
of a², its other end e² is straightened and turned inward through the spring and
passing through slots a³ ³ has its extreme end crooked as at e³ to engage a transverse
pin f held in 62. The parts just described are held in place by rivets g having their
ends h burred over. The slots as b³ are not central but to one side so that the spring
wire ³ does not interfere with the rivets. The spring hinge tends to automatically

page_text: close the collar at the peak but allows it to be readily opened for putting on or taking
off the collar.
To secure the rim to the body 6 of the collar, the flange of the rim is perforated as
at 7 to allow of the parts being rivetted or laced together, as shewn in Figure 8.
The peak ends of the rim may be secured together by any known fastening which
is not shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
:-
1. A metal rim for a horse collar made in two halves each having a hollow body
portion and a three-ply closed end perforated flange projecting tangentially from the
body substantially as described.
2. For uniting the throat portions of the rim halves a spring hinge substantially
as described with reference to Figures 6 and 7.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.