Hameless Collars.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Hameless Collars.
HENRY SIMPSON and CHARLES SIMPSON, both of 29, High West Street, Gates-
head on Tyne, Durham, Locksmiths, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:―
The hameless collars' for ponies cobs horses and all beasts of burden, shall
be made of sheet steel, sheet iron galvanized or tinned, zinc brass tin copper and
flexible steel and the such like. The padding material the same as now in use.
The collars' will be more durable, cheaper, stronger, easy to repair, and much
lighter than the present collar and hames combined.
Around the outside of the hameless collar there is a bead to hold the lining and
padding. The bead is first turned and left open then you get the liming lapped
round a piece of stiff wire or cane and put it into the bead and close it. There is
a strengthening plate runing from the throat to just above the drawn hook of the
inside of the collar to add strength. The padding terminates at the throat
leaving a space to clear the wind pipe of the animal. A piece of steel plate holds
down the ends of the lining to keep in the padding and forms a finish. The sides
of this plate goes under the head and are easily removed if wanted.
At the top.
of the collar they is a plate of steel the shape of the letter V wrong side up fits
on, set bolts of screws goes through this plate and into a plate provided for on
the inside of the case.
L
1011
T
1000
HENRY SIMPSON.
CHARLES SIMPSON.
HENRY SIMPSON and CHARLES SIMPSON, both of 29, High West Street, Gates-
head on Tyne, Durham, Locksmiths, 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;-
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Fig. 1 light pony collar with case made of sheet steel. The collars shall be
made of either of the following metals sheet steel sheet iron and the such like
this collar weights 5 lbs.
Fig. 1, pony collar made with a steel case, showing the beads, shoulder draw
strap, rivets, set screws, throat plate and padding.
Fig. 2, showing inside of the collar.
Fig. 3, section through one side of the collar. Referring to the reference

page_text: letters. A padding B bead runs around both edges to hold the padding, K raised
strengthening bead, H shoulder draw strap with C buckle attached. From E to
the top of the shoulder draw strap H, in the inside there is a steel plate shown
on Fig. 3. L to support the shoulder strap and fastened together by rivet, M,
I keep, to hold down the end of the trace, M rivets, G outside throat plate, E small
bolts which goes through G, through the case, and through the plate Don
Fig. 2, also staple F on Fig. 1 is secured by these bolts. This staple is meant for
a double harness collar, which can be removed if required. J neck plate which is
fastened to a plate of the shape on the inside by small set screws.
The padding A, is fastened to the case by the bead B, described as follows.
The lining is first cut to the shape and length required in two separate pieces
one for each side of the collar, and then you get four pieces of cane or stiff wire,
accordingly to the size of the bead including the thickness of the lining, stitch
the lining around the cane or wire and place them into the beads, after which the
beads are closed just sufficient to keep the rod in. To repad the collers, take out
the small bolts E on Fig. 2, lift out the plate D, there you have the mouth of
the lining. The padding terminates about 2 inches each side of the centre of
the throat to clear the animals wind pipe and as I have already specified to repad
them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
'invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is: -
*6 Hameless collers'."
Dated this 7th day of October 1898.
HENRY SIMPSON.
CHARLES SIMPSON.