Improvements in Hames for the Collars of Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1897

page_text: We, PARKES AND Gnosill, Limited, of 26, Regent Street, Walsall, in the County
of Stafford, Hame Manufacturers, and JOHN PARKES, of Whetstone Lane, Aldridge,
in the County of Stafford, Hame Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to hames, for the collars of horses and other animals,
which are made entirely of metal.
According to this invention, the blade or tree which forms the main portion of
a hame is made in sheet metal (preferably sheet steel) of a deep and narrow
trough-shape in transverse section which is open along the forward or inner edge;
and it is used in this form without any core of wood or such like material.
The
eyes or jaws for the pivot attachment of the draft hook, the eye for the rein ring,
and the loop or loops for the strap, may be fixed to the blade or tree in any
convenient manner. According to one method, which forms in combination with
the novel construction of the blade or tree a peculiar feature of the invention,
these parts are fixed by brazing them to the blade or tree.
Improvements in Hames for the Collars of Horses and other Animals.
We, PARKES AND GNOSILL, LIMITED, of 26, Regent Street, Walsall, in the County
of Stafford, Hame Manufacturers, and JOHN PARKES, of Whetstone Lane, Aldridge,
in the County of Stafford, Hame 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 to hames, for the collars of horses and other animals,
which are made entirely of metal.

page_text: . According to this invention, the blade or tree which forms the main portion of
a hame is made in sheet metal (preferably sheet steel) of a deep and narrow
trough-shape in transverse section which is open along the forward or inner edge;
and it is used in this form without any core of wood or such like material. . The
eyes or jaws for the pivot attachment of the draft hook or of the trace, the eye for
the rein ring, and the loop or loops for the strap, may be fixed to the blade or tree
in any convenient manner such as by riveting. According to a method, however,
which forms, in combination with the novel construction of the blade or tree, a
peculiar feature of the invention, these parts are fixed by brazing them to the
blade or tree.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, we will describe the
same with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a side
elevation of a hame, constructed according to this invention, and having the
mountings fixed thereto by brazing. Figure 2 is a section taken on line x x of
Figure 1. Figure 3 is a section taken on line y y of Figure 1; and Figure 4 is
a section taken on line ¹¹ of Figure 1.
This
The blade or tree A is shewn to be of a deep and narrow trough-shape in
transverse section which is open along its forward or inner edge; and, as above
stated, it is used in this form without any core of wood or such like material. The
mounting a, which carries the eyes bb to which the draft hook B (shewn by
broken lines Figure 1) is pivoted, is formed U-shaped, as shewn, to fit around the
back and across portions of the sides of the blade or tree, and has its outer side,
preferably, extended as a tongue e which is bent around the corresponding edge
of the trough-shaped section of metal which forms the blade or tree.
mounting is, conveniently, brazed to the blade, in which case no pin or rivet
is required to fix it thereto. The eye d for the rein ring (shewn by broken lines
Figure 1) is formed with a boss d¹ to bed against the back of the blade, and is,
conveniently, fixed to the blade simply by brazing. The loop or loops e for the
strap is or are, also, conveniently fixed to the blade simply by brazing, for which
purpose it or they is or are, preferably, formed with an inner bar e¹ the whole
depth, or somewhat more, as shewn, which beds against the back of the blade.
It will readily be seen that the formation of the channel section of blade, with
the open part inwards or towards the front, greatly facilitates the fixture of the
mountings by means of brazing.
If it is desired to fix the mountings to the blade by riveting, each mounting
may be formed U-shaped, that is to say, with ears or straps which pass along each
side of the blade, and the rivets be passed right through the ears or straps and
blade; and, in such case, it is preferred to fit blocks or ferrules between the sides of
the blade, and to pass the rivets therethrough, as solid support is thus presented to
the pressure caused by the riveting. This method of fixing the mountings to the
blade is illustrated by Figure 5, which is a section corresponding to Figure 4.
In this figure f f are the ears or straps, g a rivet, and h a block or ferrule
between the sides of the blade and through which the rivet passes.
The ear
or strap fis, in the case of the mounting for the draft hook or trace, preferably,
bent over the corresponding edge of the blade, similarly as the part c, Figure 4.
In the case of fixing the mounting for the rein ring or for the strap or straps,
a single rivet will usually suffice, but in the case of fixing the mounting for the
draft hook or trace two rivets are preferred.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. Hames, for the collars of horses and other animals, each having the blade
or tree formed of sheet metal of a deep and narrow trough-shape in transverse
section, with the opening along its forward or inner edge, substantially as
described.
2. Hames, for the collars of horses and other animals, each having the blade

page_text: or tree formed of sheet metal of a deep and narrow trough-shape in transverse
section, with the opening along its inner edge, and the mountings, or any of them,
fixed thereto by brazing, substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1898.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicants.