Year: 1887

page_text: We, FRANCIS MARION FRANKLIN, of Jefferson, in the County of Greene, and State
of Iowa, one of the United States of America, a dealer in furniture, and JAMES
GEORGE RYERSEE, of the same place, mechanic, 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:—
Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in means for attaching
traces or tugs to hames, the object of our invention being to provide a cheap, simple
and effective means whereby the tugs can be attached to their hames and a large
bearing be provided for the coupling, so that there will be but little wear upon
the parts.
Our invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be
hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate our invention,
Figure 1, is a perspective view of our improved hame-coupling, and
Figure 2, is a longitudinal sectional view.
A refers to the portion of our improved coupling which is attached to the hame in
the ordinary manner, that is to say, by passing the ends a a through perforations in
the bame until they reach the offsets or larger portions a³, the ends a³, being upset or
riveted over washers or a suitably perforated plate on the opposite side of the hame.
The portion A is provided centrally with an elliptical portion A¹, recesses b, being
formed between this elliptical portion and the shanks B. The portion connecting the
shanks B, and upon which the elliptical portion A¹, is formed, is curved slightly
inwardly, as shown at B¹ and these shanks B are curved from this connecting portion,
as shown, thus providing a construction whereby the elliptical portion will be at an
angle with the shanks, so that the draft will be received directly upon the front end of
the elliptical portion, as shown.
C refers to the portion which is secured to the tug or end of the trace by suitable
rivets, which pass through the members cc; and these members diverge slightly
from each other, and are connected by a semi-spherical socket, D, within which the
portion A will bear. The portion A can be readily inserted or attached to the

page_text: portion by moving the same slightly rearwardly and turning the same at nearly
right angles with the socket; and when the parts are attached to the hame and tug
they cannot be separated from each other.
In a hame-coupling constructed as shown, the tug will be permitted to have a slight
rotary movement, as well as a slight vertical movement, upon the portion attached to
the hame, so that the tug will accommodate itself to the line of draft, and twisting of
the trace will be obviated; and as a large bearing is provided for the parts there will
be but little wear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim as
new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
1st. In a hame-coupling, the portion A, having a semi-spherical or elliptical
portion, A', between the members or shanks B, and a socket adapted to fit over said
portion and provided with members cc for attaching the same to the tug, substantially
as shown, and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The combination of the portion A, provided with curved shanks, B, and a
connecting portion upon which is formed a semi-spherical projecting portion, A¹,
which extends inwardly at an angle with said shanks, and a portion, C, having a
socket, D, and members cc, to which the tug is attached, substantially as shown, and
for the purpose set forth.
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