Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 19th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Aug., 1887.
I, VINCENT ABEL COLEMAN, of the Town of Port Hope in the County of Durham
in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, Manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings:-
This invention consists of two nosepieces each represented by Figure I; one cheek
piece Figure II; one buckle with throatlatch loop Figure III; one gullet swivel
Figure IV and one ordinary buckle for the chin strap. Figure V shows a complete
halter fitted with my improved mountings.
Each of the two nose pieces Figure I consists of an irregular rectangular outer
rim of rounded cast malleable iron or of other suitable material and of suitable.
strength. The sides a a and a' a¹ of this rim form loops through which the nose and
chin band in one piece passes; the side cc forms a loop through which the cheek
strap passes and the rounded part & forms a loop for the attachment of a strap, hook
or snap for holding the bit when desired. The parts efgh are slightly depressed
partly for ornamentation and partly to receive the ends of the thin flat bars ef and gh;
From e to f is a thin flat bar. A thin flat semi-circular bar also passes from g to h;
and these bars are connected centrally by a flat bar i j. k and are either holes for
rivets, or places for pivots to be cast solid with the bar. These rivets or pivots are
for securing the straps in their proper places. These flat bars e f, g h, and i j are in
a plane depressed so as that their upper surface is about three thirty-seconds of an inch
below the plane of the lower parts of the rim a a a¹ a¹.
The cheek piece figure II also consists of an irregular rectangular rim m m m m.
The two sides n n and n' n¹ form loops through which the cheek and crown strap in
one piece, passes. The triangular rounded part o forms a loop through which one end
of the throatlatch passes. The side n n and the ports p, q are slightly depressed partly
for ornamentation and partly for receiving the bars rs and fq. p q is a thin
flat bar, and also one from r to s. u and t are holes for rivets, or places for pivots to
be cast solid with the bars for securing the cheek and throatlatch straps in their
places. These flat bars are in a plane depressed similarly to those in the nose pieces.
The gullet piece, Figure IV consists of a loop A, of suitable size to take the gullet
strap; and a ring B of suitable size to take the chin strap and tie shank, and cast
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page_text: solid with the said loop A in such a manner as that the plane of the periphery of
the ring is at right angles to the plane of the rim of the loop.
The buckle, Figure III is an ordinary one with a loop as at c, and a side loop D to
which one end of the throatlatch is attached in any suitable manner. The peculiar
shape or form of this buckle is shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Any ordinary buckle of suitable size may be used for adjusting the nose and chin
band.
In case of pivots being cast on the nose and cheek pieces there need be no widening
of those bars at 1k and tu.
In use one end of one cheek strap is passed through the loop cc of one nose
piece and secured by a suitable rivet passing through the strap and the hole 7. The
other end of the strap is secured to the cross bar e of the buckle Figure III in any
suitable manner. The other cheek strap is secured to the other nose piece in the
same manner but is long enough to pass over the crown; this cheek and crown strap
thus being one.
One end of the throatlatch is passed through the loop o and secured
by a rivet at t. The cheek and crown strap is then passed through the loops
and n¹n over the end of the throatlatch as it lies along the bar rs.
rivet passes through these two straps and the hole and secures them.
n n
A suitable
The nose and chin band in one piece has an ordinary buckle at one end and is
passed through the loops of the two nose pieces over the ends of the two cheek
straps which lie along the bars ij of the two nose pieces and are secured in the proper
places by rivets passing through the straps and the holes of the nose pieces. This
band is then passed through the ring of the gullet piece and buckles up as desired.
The throatlatch having one end secured to the cheek piece as already described is
passed through the loop of the gullet strap and secured to the side loop of the buckle
by means of a snap or in any other suitable manner.
The loops of the nose pieces stand out sufficiently to permit the nose band to pass
between them and the end of the cheek strap already in position; and the loops of
the cheek piece in the same manner admit the cheek strap between them and the
end of the throatlatch.
It will be seen that the bars of the nose and cheek pieces being depressed so
slightly below the planes of their respective rims they do not lie out beyond the inner
surface of these straps as these straps leave the said nose and cheek pieces so as not
to rub or chafe the horse's face or cheek.
When pivots are used instead of rivets they have the advantage that the nose
bands may be adjusted to suit the noses of different horses and also that the halters
are more easily made up.
When halter furniture is made for halters with narrow straps say one inch or less
in width it is unnecessary to have the holes for rivets at in the nose piece or at t
in the cheek piece, or to have pivots in their stead.
It will be observed that if preferred the cheek straps may be sewed around the
bars of the loops c c of the nose pieces; also that the throatlatch may be sewed around
the loop o of the cheek piece. Further if desired the nose strap may be sewed into
the sides of the nose pieces; and the chin strap may be passed around the other
sides and secured to them in any suitable manner.
It will be further noticed that the outer rims of the nose and cheekpieces are
round so that the straps may be attached to the respective loops by sewing around
them or in any suitable manner.
These halter mountings are strong, convenient, and exceedingly effective and
simple. They also save much leather and time in making up the halters. Further,
they give the halter a fine ornamental appearance.
I do not claim the ordinary buckle for the chin strap, or the gullet swivel, or the
rivets, or the pivots as such in use in halter mountings or a side looped buckle as my
invention.

page_text: Improvements in Halter Mountings.
I, VINCENT ABEL COLEMAN of the Town of Port Hope, in the county of Durham,
in the province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification
:-
My improved halter mountings consist of two nose-pieces each represented by
Figure I; one cheek-piece shown in Figure II and one buckle with throat-latch loop
as in Figure III; a gullet-swivel as in Figure IV and an ordinary buckle for the
chin-strap being employed therewith. Figure V shows a complete halter fitted with
my improved mountings.
Each of the two nose-pieces Figure I consists of an irregular rectangular outer
rim of rounded cast malleable iron or of other suitable material and of suitable
strength. The sides a a and a¹ a² of this rim form loops through which the nose and
chin band A¹, in one piece, passes; the side ce forms a loop through which the cheek-
strap B or B2 passes and the rounded part d forms a loop for the attachment of a
strap, hook or snap for holding the bit, when desired. The parts ef, g, h are slightly
depressed, partly for ornamentation and partly to receive the ends of the thin flat
bars e, f, g, h. From e to f is a thin flat bar. A thin flat semi-circular bar also
passes from
to and these bars are connected centrally by a flat bar ij. k and l
are either holes for rivets or places for pivots to be cast solid with the bar. These
rivets or pivots are for securing the straps in their proper places. These flat
bars e, f, g, h and i j are in a plane depressed, so that their upper surface is about
three thirty-seconds of an inch below the plane of the lower parts of the rim a a a¹a¹.
The cheek-piece Figure II also consists of an irregular rectangular rim m m m m.
The two sides n n n¹ n¹ form loops through which the cheek and crown strap B², in
one piece, passes. The triangular rounded part o forms a loop through which one
end of the throat-latch C₁ passes. The side n n and the parts p q are slightly depressed
partly for ornamentation and partly for receiving the bars rs and pq. p q is a thin
flat bar, and also one from r to s. u and t are holes for rivets or places for pivots to
be cast solid with the bars for securing the cheek and throat-latch straps in their
places. These flat bars are in a plane depressed similarly to those in the nose-pieces.

page_text: The gullet-piece, figure IV, consists of a loop A of suitable size to take the gullet-
strap; and a ring B of suitable size to take the chin-strap and tie shank, and cast
solid with the said loop A in such a manner as that the plane of the periphery of the
ring is at right angles to the plane of the rim of the loop.
The buckle, figure III, is an ordinary one with a loop as at c, and a side loop D to
which one end of the throat-latch is attached in any suitable manner.
The peculiar
shape or form of this buckle is shown by the accompanying drawings.
Any ordinary buckle of suitable size may be used for adjusting the nose and chin
band.
In case of pivots being cast on the nose and cheek-pieces there need be no widening
of those bars at l k and tu.
In use one end of one cheek-strap B¹ is passed through the loop cc of one nose-
piece and secured by a suitable rivet passing through the strap and the hole 7. The
other end of the strap is secured to the cross bar e of the buckle, figure III, in any
suitable manner. The other cheek-strap B2 is secured to the other nose-piece in the
same manner but is long enough to pass over the crown; this cheek and crown strap
thus being one. One end of the throat-latch C is passed through the loop o of
the cheek-piece and secured by a rivet at t. The cheek and crown strap B2 is then
passed through the loops n n and n¹ n¹ over the end of the throat-latch as it lies along
the bar rs.
A suitable rivet passes through these two straps and the hole u, and
secures them.
The nose and chin band A¹ in one piece has an ordinary buckle at one end and is
passed through the loops of the two nose-pieces, over the ends of the two cheek-straps
which lie along the bars ij of the two nose-pieces and is secured in the proper places
by rivets passing through the straps and the holes k of the nose-pieces. This band
is then passed through the ring of the gullet-piece and buckled up as desired.
The throat-latch having one end secured to the cheek-piece, as already described,
is passed through the loop of the gullet-strap D¹ and secured to the side loop D of
the buckle, figure III by means of a snap, or in any other suitable manner.
The loops of the nose-pieces stand out sufficiently to permit the nose band A¹ to
pass between them and the end of the check-strap already in position; and the loops
of the cheek-piece in the same manner admit the cheek-strap between them and the
end of the throat-latch C¹.
It will be seen that the bars of the nose and cheek pieces being depressed so slightly
below the planes of their respective rims they do not lie out beyond the inner
surface of these straps as these straps leave the said nose and cheek pieces, so as
not to rub or chafe the horse's face or cheek.
When pivots are used instead of rivets they have the advantage that the nose
band A' may be adjusted to suit the noses of different horses and also that the halters
are more easily made up.
When halter furniture is made for halters with narrow straps, say one inch or less
in width, it is unnecessary to have the holes for rivets at 7 in the nose-piece or at t
in the cheek-piece, or to have pivots in their stead. The said nose and check pieces
may then be made as shown in figure V with holes or pivots at k and u only, both
the straps passing through the said nose and cheek pieces being secured by the one
rivet or pivot at k and u respectively.
It will be observed that, if preferred, the cheek-straps may be sewed around the
bars of the loops cc of the nose-pieces; also that the throat-latch C¹ may be sewed
around the loop o of the cheek-piece. Further, if desired, the nose strap A¹ may be
sewed into the sides of the nose-pieces; and the chin-strap may be passed around the
other sides and secured to them in any suitable manner.
It will be further noticed that the outer rims of the nose and cheek pieces are
round so that the straps may be attached to the respective loops by sewing around
them or in any suitable manner.
These halter mountings are strong, convenient and exceedingly effective and simple.
They also save much leather and time in making up the halters. Further, they give
the halter a fine ornamental appearance.

page_text: I do not claim the ordinary buckle for the chin-strap, or the gullet-swivel, or the
rivets, or the pivots, as such are in use in halter mountings, or a side looped buckle as
my invention.
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 :-
First In combination, the nose-pieces for a halter mounting as shown in figure I
and as set forth and substantially as described.
Second-In combination, the cheek-piece, figure II, as set forth and substantially
as described.
Third In combination, the buckle, figure III, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 14th day of July A D 1887
W. BARRETT LENNARD,
Agent for the Applicant.