Improvements in Harness Hame and Breast Collar Tugs.
Year: 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Harness Hame and Breast Collar Tugs.
I, GEORGE WASHINGTON MOLIERE of Ocean View, San Francisco, California, in the
United States of America, Saddler, 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 Harness Hame Tug in common use is made with a buckle and loop, but the
objection to it is that when the trace is shortened up to the last hole, that is to say,
the hole farthest away from the point of trace, there will be a considerable length,
sometimes as much as ten inches, of the trace point projecting beyond the loop, and,
being unsecured, it does not present a neat appearance.
In a Hame Tug constructed with a buckle, the buckle tongue passes through the
trace point obliquely, thereby causing the greater part of the draft-strain to be on the
under side of the trace point, and, consequently, the buckle tongue in time tears its
way through the leather, which can be readily understood by examining a harness that
has been used.
According to my invention, which is applicable to both Harness Hame and Breast
Collar Tugs, the trace can be made about five inches shorter than usual and the entire
trace point is neatly housed.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect, I will describe the same in connection with the accompanying drawings, in
which Figure 1 is a side view, Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, Figure 3 is an edge
view, Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 1. 1. of figure 1, and Figure 5 is another
cross section on the line 2. 2. of figuro 1, representing my improved Harness
Hame Tug.
Figure 6 is an edge view, and Figures 7 and 8 are opposite side views of the clip
and clip shanks shown at Figures 1 to 4, and Figure 9 is an edge view and Figures 10
and 11 are opposite side views of a clip and slip shanks having a different form of eye
or loop from that shown at Figures 1 to 8, and Figure 12 is a perspective view of a
Breast Collar Tug Clip.
a represents the trace point or end, which, according to my invention, is neatly
housed within a hollow leather casing b, c is a metal eye or clip provided with
shanks c', c², which extend along the inside walls of the leather casing b, and leave a
space between them for the reception of the trace point or end.
The leather casing b
is formed with a stop or cross bar at its forward end to prevent the possibility of
the trace point or end passing beyond the same.
The upper and lower, or inner and outer, shanks c³, c², of the clip c are formed with
holes,, opposite to each other for the reception of screws d, d', and the trace point
or end a is formed with a series of holes a¹ to facilitate adjustment of the same in
relation to the clip shanks c² c².

page_text: The screws d. d are provided with heads of any suitable form to enable them to be
readily turned with the thumb and fingers, or with any suitably formed instrument
or tool.
The holes in the upper and lower, or inner and outer, shanks c¹, c², are both
tapped to receive the screw d, which latter is threaded along its entire length, by
which means, the shanks c¹, c², are held firmly at a given distance from each other.
The holes in the upper shank c¹ are made plain or without screw threads, whilst the
corresponding holes in the lower shank are tapped to receive the screws d¹, which
latter are formed plain towards their heads and are provided with screw threads near
their points the screws d¹ therefore pass freely through the holes in the upper or
outer shank c', and screw into the tapped holes in the lower or inner shank c².
B
The screws d. d¹ pass horizontally through the face of the leather casing b,
through the upper or outer shank c¹ of the clip c, through the trace point or end a,
and into the holes c³, c in the lower or inner shank, thereby holding them
together, as in a vice, and dividing the strain equally on the whole thickness of
the trace point or end a.
The entire draft-strain is by these means brought on the clip c and trace point
or end a, and no part whatever of the strain is brought on the casing b.
The trace a may be readily. adjusted in relation to the metal eye or clip c by
removing the screws d. d, from the holes in the casing, clip shanks, and trace;
the latter is then adjusted to the required position in relation to the clip shanks,
and the screws are replaced in the various holes, so as to hold the parts securely
together. The form of clip shown at Figures 1 to 8 is suitable to be used with a
Hame provided with a ring or circular eye or loop, whilst the form of clip shown
at Figures 9 to 11 is suitable to be used in connection with a Hame provided
with an oblong or elongated eye or loop.
The Breast Collar Tug, the clip of which is shown in perspective at Figure 12,
is constructed in a similar manner to the Harness Hame Tugs hereinbefore
described, but it is also provided with a neck strap loop e, layer loop and
lip, which latter is placed under the layer ₁ and is rivetted to the breast
collar 9: said layer and collar being shown by dotted lines.
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 Harness Hame Tug consisting of a hollow leather casing for the reception
of the entire end of the trace, a metal eye or clip with shanks extending along
the inside walls of the leather casing, and leaving space between them for the
trace and screws passing through the face of the hollow casing, through the
upper or outer shank of the clip, through the trace, and into the lower or inner
shank substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A Breast Collar Tug constructed in a similar manner to the Harness Hame
Tug, but provided with loops for the neck strap and layer, and with a lip to be
rivetted to the breast collar, substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In Harness Hame and Breast Collar Tugs, the combination and arrangement
of parts, substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 27th day of December 1900