An Improved Device for Securing Harness Traces, Shutters. Shop Fronts, Cupboard, Box, and other Doors or Lids, and the like..
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Securing Harness Traces, Shutters. Shop
Fronts, Cupboard, Box, and other Doors or Lids, and the like..
I GILBERT VACHERAT of Bourbon l'Archambault, (Allier) France,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to a combined sliding and pivoting cotter, latch, or retaining
device for securing harness traces, or for fastening shutters, shop fronts and
cupboards, box and other doors or lids and the like.
As a means of securing traces the cotter or latch replaces with advantage the
leather tongue usually employed for the purpose.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification, wherein
Figures 1, 2, and 3 represent side, top and end views of the retaining device as
applied to the purpose of securing a trace.
a is the shank of the stud a¹ to which the trace is to be hitched. is the cotter,
latch, or retaining device fitted in a cross slot in the stud a¹ and capable of sliding
therein within certain limits imposed by the enlargement of the width of the cotter
towards the one end and by a cross head at the other end.
The stud a' is notched at c to receive and completely house the ends of the cross
head so that the latter will not obstruct the passage of the trace loop when the
cotter is brought into alignment with the stud as shown in broken lines in Figure 1
and to enable it to be brought into this position the cotter is bent as shown
towards the cross head 62 and the side of the stud opposite to the notch c is
slightly recessed to receive this bent portion of the cotter, when the latter is
brought into position of alignment. In the position shown in full lines, the
cotter bis incapable of oscillating, but by sliding it in the slot until the cross
head enters the notch c it is free to be turned down to the broken line
position. By means of this device the trace can attached or detached in an
expeditious manner and when attached is retained with perfect security. The
cotter, latch or retaining device has been described as applied to trace attachments,
but it may be variously modified according to the purpose to which it is to be
applied and may have a sliding or pivotal movement or it may be in the form of an
automatic spring latch or other fastening.
Dated this 12th day of December 1892.
UT. YAUDERAI,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Securing Harness Traces, Shutters, Shop
Fronts, Cupboard, Box, and other Doors or Lids, and the like.
I GILBERT VACHERAT of Bourbon l'Archambault (Allier) France,
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 :-
My invention relates to a combined sliding and pivoting cotter, latch or
retaining device for securing harness traces, or for fastening shutters, shop fronts
and cupboard, box and other doors or lids and the like.

page_text: As a means of securing traces, the cotter or latch replaces with advantage the
leather tongue usually employed for the purpose.
Reference is to be had to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification and
also to the accompanying drawings, wherein
Figures 1, 2 and 3 represent side, top and end views, respectively of the retaining
device as applied to the purpose of securing a trace..
Figure 4 represents side, top and end. views of the device as applied to a bolt for
securing, shutters,, shop fronts and the like.
Figure 5 represents face and side views of the device as applied to a cupboard
door or other fastening.
a is the shank of the stud a¹ to which the trace is to be hitched. bis the cotter,
latch or retaining device fitted in a cross slot in the stud a' and capable of sliding
therein within certain limits imposed by the enlargement of the width of the cotter
towards the one end 6 and by a cross head 62 at the other end. The stud a' is
notched at c to receive and completely house the ends of the cross head 62 so that
the latter will not obstruct the passage of the trace loop when the cotter is brought
into alignment with the stud as shown in broken lines in Figure 1 and to enable it
be brought into this position the cotter is bent as shown towards the cross head b³
and the side of the stud opposite to the notch c is slightly recessed to receive this
bent portion of the cotter, when the latter is brought into position of alignment..
In the position shown in full lines, the cotter bis incapable of oscillating but by.
sliding it in the slot until the cross head 62 enters the notch e it is free to be turned.
down to the broken line position.
By means of this device the trace can be attached or detached in an expeditious.
manner. and when attached is retained with perfect security.
The cotter, latch or retaining device has been described as applied to a trace
attachment but it may be variously modified according to the purpose to which it
is to be applied. Thus in Figure 4 the device is shown as applied to a bolt for
securing shutters, shop fronts. and the like, the action being the same as before,
while in Figure 5 it is shown applied to a fastening for doors, gates and the like.
In the latter arrangement the one part c of the fastening is furnished with a stud. d
having a cross slot in which the cotter or retaining device is fitted to slide as
before. In applying the device the cotter b after being brought to the position
shown in dotted lines is passed through the opening e in the other half of the
fastening and the door, gate or other object to which the fastening is applied is then
secured by bringing the cotter b to the position shown in full lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A device applicable either as a trace attachment or as a fastening for shutters,
doors and other articles,, consisting in the combination with a slotted stud of a
cotter, latch or retaining device which is fitted to slide in the stud and is of such
form that it may be oscillated on the stud for the purpose of applying or removing
the trace or fastening and held in the stud in position to prevent the separation of
the parts to be secured substantially as shown and described.
Dated the 1
DGULCHIDCI
1000
VAT TUD VOY OF GULCHILLI IONNE
G.. VACHERAT,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.