Improvements in Horse Collars.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Collars.
I, HENRY LAWRENCE GULLINE of Elgin Street, in the Village of Granby, in the
County of Shefford and 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:-
This invention has for its object to provide a horse collar with a hollow rim or a
combined rim and hame that will be lighter more rigid and effective than those
hitherto produced and which will also have a much stronger connection with the
body portion of the collar.
To such ends the invention consists in a hollow metal rim in two parts suitably
connected at the throat ends and having if desired the usual hame parts such as
the draft finger eyes and rein dees secured thereto and the upper ends also formed
if desired to accommodate the usual strap or other fastening device.
Figure 1 is a view from the rim side of a collar provided with my hollow rim;
Figure 2 is a similar view of a collar provided with my combined rim and hame;
Figure 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 2, and
Figure 4 a transverse section of same on line 4-4 Fig. 2 looking down.
In carrying out my invention I form each half of a tubular rim advantageously
by bending a length of sheet metal to the desired form of a rim and leaving two
longitudinal flanges projecting therefrom.
a is the rim, b one of the longitudinal flanges, and the other flange opposite
thereto of equal length and width.
When however a combined rim and hame is to be produced the flange c is wider
than the one 6 in order to allow its outer edge to be bent substantially at right
angles to form the bearing flange or shoulder to hear against the body d of the
collar.
The flanges b and c are perforated to allow of lacing rivetting or otherwise
securing the rim to the body of the collar in the usual manner and the top ends are
flattened to make a neat finish and perforated to allow a strap to be passed there-
through when the combined rim and hame is desired; the throat ends are so made
that one will fit loosely within the other in order to allow the collar to be opened
at the top in the usual way.
The hame parts such as the draft finger eyes g and rein dees h are secured to the
rim preferably by rivets passing through both flanges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a metal
rim and hame combined for the purpose set forth.
2. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 3. A. horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim and hame combined for the purpose set forth.
4. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim provided with longitudinal flanges to allow of connection with said
body portion for the purpose set forth.
5. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim provided with longitudinal flanges to allow of connection with said body
portion and a bearing flange substantially at right angles to such longitudinal
flanges for the purpose set forth.
6. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim provided with longitudinal flanges to allow of connection with said
body portion and also provided with the usual hame parts or connections for the
purpose set forth.
7. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim in two parts connected at the throat portion for the purpose set forth.
8. A horse collar having a body portion of leather or like material and a hollow
metal rim in two parts the end of one fitting loosely within that of the other at
the throat portion for the purpose set forth.
Dateu
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.