Improved Combination Horse Collar and Hames.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 2nd July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Combination Horse Collar and Hames.
I, DAVID SPENCE, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, 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: —
This invention relates to an improved combination horse collar and hames
and has for its object to improve generally the construction of the collar, whereby
time is saved in harnessing and unharnessing especially in the case of restive
animals or in speedily releasing the harness of a fallen horse; and at the same
time to improve the appearance of same.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
appended explanatory sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front view and
Fig. 2 a side view of the collar complete.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of one side of the collar showing the method of attach-
ing the hames to the body of the collar.
Fig. 4 is a front view of the lower extremity of the collar when in its open
position.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the lever snib shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 4 and
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the eye with which the snib engages.
Referring to the said drawings I make the hames A of aluminium, on account
of its lightness and I prefer to make them tubular as shown in cross section
Fig. 3. I form the said metal hames with a flange or rib a on the under side
provided with perforations or holes a whereby the body B of the collar can
be securely attached thereto by sewing or lacing, as shown more particularly in
Figs. 2 and 3.
The said hames are connected at the top by a double "rule" jointed hinge C,
this form being employed to ensure the two lower ends of the hames meeting
accurately at the breast when brought together, in which position they are
fastened by a lever snib D. This snib which is shewn more particularly in Fig. 5
is sunk into the hames at one side and pivotted at d in such a manner that the
projection or catch can engage with the eye or recess E at the end of the
other side of the hames; the said catch is normally held in a closed position
by a spiral spring and released by pressing the knob d² of the snib which
projects through the side of the hames as shewn.
The hames are formed with rein turrets G and draught lugs H of any usual
form or pattern which as well as any other parts subject to wear, may be, when
aluminium is employed, lined with steel to prevent wear and undue friction.
I form the hames" with a specially shaped loop J Figs. 1 and 4 for centre pole
draught, the said loop in accordance with my invention being of a kidney shape
as shewn.
The body B of the collar is sewed to the flange a of the hames with horse hide
white lace and stuffed with straw in the usual way and in order to prevent the

page_text: horse's wind pipe pressing upon it a section is cut out at the breast of the body.
The body is also left open at the top, and covered with any kind of leather,
whole flaps or lengths of which may be used to form a hinge for the body at
the top.
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;
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1. In a combination horse collar and hames, constructing the hames wholly
of aluminium or of aluminium lined with steel at the wearing parts, substan-
tially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a combination horse collar and hames, providing the hames with a flange
having perforations or holes by which the body can be securely sewn thereto,
substantially as herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
3. The double "rule" jointed hinge C, at the top of the hames substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
4. The spring actuated lever snib 1) at the bottom of the hames, substantially
as and for the purpose herein before described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
5. Forming the centre pole draught loop upon the hames of a kidney shape,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
6. In combination with a collar hinged at the top, forming the body of the
collar, at the breast thereof, with an open space whereby the horse's windpipe
is prevented from pressing upon it, substantially as herein before described and
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 95th day of March 1898
JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.