An Improved Horse-blanket Fastening, Applicable also for other Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Horse-blanket Fastening, Applicable also for other
Purposes.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN, of the Firm of Horn & Son, of 151 Strand, London, in
the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, (a communication to me from abroad by
Irving W. Bates, of Barre, in the County of Washington and State of Vermont,
U.S.A. Inventor,) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By this my invention I provide a square or other shaped hook and eye. Suitable
guards are formed on either side of the hook, preventing any eye catching on to the
hook, except it be of the proper shape. The extension in the ring of the eye, is of a
shape that will only pass between the guards when the opposite side of the eye is
elevated. The eye is attached to the blanket with a short strap to allow it to be
more easily elevated to pass between the guards of the hook in fastening and
unfastening. At the ends of the guards are slight projections or lips, extending toward
the eye to prevent any casual detaching of the eve. The eye is first pressed against
the guards in any attempt to become detached, and the projections resist elevating the
end of the eye, securely keeping it in its proper place. The hook extending slightly
beyond the guards prevents the eye from becoming detached when pressed against
the guards and on depression of the front of the eye. The eye, can only be detached
from the hook by elevating its outer rim to a proper degree to allow the extension to
pass between the guards.
In using my invention the hook is attached to one side end of the horse-blanket and
the eye to the other side and the sides of the blanket are brought together at the horse's
breast and connect the hook and eye, as herein before mentioned, when it is impossible
for the blanket to become unfastened, by accident or otherwise, until desired.
My invention may also be used in different parts of a harness where a strap and
a trace or two straps need connecting. It may also be used on a coat or cloak in lieu
of buttons or other fastenings, and it may also be used for attaching the tug to the
whiffletree.
DI
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HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Horse-blanket Fastening, Applicable also for other
Purposes.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN, of the Firm of Horn & Son, of 151 Strand, London,
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, (a communi-
cation to me from abroad, by Irving W. Bates, of Barre, in the County of Washington,
and State of Vermont U.S.A. Inventor,) and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This my invention relates to a new and useful improvement in horse-blanket
fastenings, of which the following is a specification.
The object of my invention is to provide a fastening easily operated, safe, and will
not unfasten or become detached when in use; and it consists of the hook and eye, as
hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the hook.
Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the eye, and

page_text: Figure 3 represents a side elevation of the hook and eye attached together.
In the drawings, A represents the hook, and B the eye.
a a are guards on either side of the hook, preventing any eye catching on to
the hook, except it be in the shape 'herein described. The extension in the ring
of the eye, as shown in the drawings at bb is of a shape that will only pass
between the guards a a when the opposite side of the eye B is elevated. Attach
the eye to the blanket with a short strap to allow it to be more easily elevated
to pass between the guards of the hook in fastening and unfastening. At the ends
of guards a a are slight projections or lips c c, as shewn in the drawings,
extending toward the eye to prevent any casual detaching of the eye. The eye
is first pressed against the guards a a in any attempt to become detached, and
the projections cc resist elevating the end of the eye, securely keeping. it in its
proper place. The hook extending slightly beyond the guards prevents the eye
from becoming detached when pressed against the guards and on depression of
the front of the eye. The eye B, constructed in the form shown in the drawings,
can only be detached from the hook by elevating its outer rim to a proper degree
to allow it (the extension 6 b) to pass between the guards a a.
To use my invention, attach the hook to one side end of the horse-blanket and the
eye to the other side and bring the sides of the blanket together at the horse's breast
and connect the hook and eye, as hereinbefore mentioned, when it is impossible for
the blanket to become unfastened, by accident or otherwise, until desired.
My: invention may also be used in different parts of a harness where a strap and a
trace or two straps need connecting. It may also be used on a coat or cloak in lieu
of buttons or other fastenings, and it may also be used for attaching the tug to the
whiffletree.
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. In combination with a hook having guards extending laterally therefrom, an eye
having a forward extension, said guards and extension operating together to prevent
the accidental separation of said hook and eye, substantially as set forth.
2. Hook A, with guards a a and projections cc, in combination with eye B and
extension bb, when arranged, as shown and described.
Dated this 28th day of June 1890.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.