Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 15th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Apr., 1887.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street. Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object principally to simplify and to render more efficient
the means whereby the terminal or free ends of dog collars, are connected and fastened
together; and further, in preventing the said collars or straps from being cut when
made of leather.
The essential features in the means of fastening the terminal ends, consist in enclosing
the lock or fastening mechanism, within a hollow box or casing, somewhat after the
manner of a padlock, and hingeing the said casing to one side, and to near one end of
a collar or strap, so that the fastener or the means of fastening is able to be turned
outwardly upon its hinge joint, when the parts connected, require to be separated.
To one side, and near to one end of the strip or band constituting the collar, I hinge
a flat box or casing (like a hinged cover) wherein is enclosed the lock or fastening
mechanism, and a little on one side of the middle part of the said lock casing, a hole is
made, through which the staple loop on the said end of the collar, passes, while near
the extreme end and on the underside of the said box or casing, is a second hole,
which passes over a hook like catch extending upwards from the opposite side of the
collar. The other free end of the collar is provided with a series of equi-distant or
graduated piercings or staple holes running in the longitudinal direction of the collar.
These piercings are of a size suitable for passing over the staple loop, on the terminal
ends requiring to be secured or connected together.
To secure the ends of the collar, pass either one or other of the piercings on the one
end over the staple loop on the other end (when the box containing the lock mechanisin
is thrown back) then turn the lock casing flat to the surface of the collar, with the
staple loop through the middle aperture and the side catch through the end opening.
When in this position, a key is inserted in the key hole and the lock mechanism shoí.
into its fastened position, the bolt of which passes simultaneously through the staple
loop, and engages with the hooked end of the catch, thereby fastening the connected
ands

page_text: The bolt for fastening may be made to fasten automatically on the closing down of
the lid like casing as described, so that a key is only required to be used on unfastening.
The staple loop may if necessary, be substituted by a hooked stump or catch.
In order to reduce the weight of metal collars, (the semi-circular bosses which form
plain or fancy protuberances for ornamental purposes) I propose raising them from
the metal itself, instead of riveting independent bosses with necks as is commonly
done. This I effect by raising the metal outwardly from the back of the metal strip
by suitably shaped dies or punches, according to the character of the bosses to be
raised.
When the collars are made of leather or other like material capable of being readily
severed, I propose to form the edges of the said collars into hollow beadings wherein
metallic wires are passed or threaded, thereby preventing the collars from being cut.
Or a metallic wire or strip may be sewn or stitched along the edgings or near the
edgings as may be desired.
Dated this Twelfth day of June 1906
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, 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 :-
My invention has for its object principally to simplify and to render more efficient
the means whereby the terminal or free ends of dog collars, are connected and fastened
together; and further, in preventing the said collars or straps from being cut when
made of leather.
The essential features of the means of fastening, consist in enclosing the lock or
fastening mechanism, within a hollow box or casing, somewhat after the manner of a
padlock, and hingeing the said casing to one side, and to near one end of a collar or
strap, so that the fastener is able to be turned outwardly upon its hinge joint, when
the parts secured require to be separated.
To one side, and near to one end of the strip or band constituting the collar, I hinge
a flat box or casing, wherein is enclosed, the lock or fastening mechanism, and on the
underside, and on one side of the middle part of the said lock casing, a hole is
made, through which a pog on the said end of the collar, passes, while near the
extreme outer end, and on the underside of the said box or casing, is a second hole,
through which the end of the bolt shows itself, and which passes over a hook like
catch, extending upwards from the opposite side of the collar. The other free end of
the collar is provided with a series of equi-distant or graduated piercings or staple
holes, running in the longitudinal direction of the collar. These piercings are of a
size suitable for passing over the peg, on the terminal ends of the collar requiring to
be secured or connected together.
To secure the ends of the collar, pass either one or other of the holes on one of the
terminal ends, over the standing up peg on the other end, and with the said terminal
ends, lying one upon the other; and when in this position, turn the lock casing or
fastener part, flat to the surface of the collar, when the same will be fastened by a
snap action.
In order to reduce the weight of metal collars, (the semi-circular bosses which form
plain or fancy protuberances for ornamental purposes) I propose raising them from
the metal itself, instead of riveting independent bosses with necks as is commonly done.
This I effect by raising the metal upwardly, from the underside of the metal of a
strip to form the collar or part of the collar, by suitably shaped dies or punches,
according to the character of the bosses to be raised.
When the collars are made of leather or other like material capable of being readily
severed, I propose to form the edges of the said collars into hollow beadings, wherein
metallic wires are passed or threaded, thereby preventing the collars from being cut.
Or a metallic wire or strip may be sewn or stitched along the edgings, or near the
edgings, as may be desired."
I will now proceeil to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing, the
manner in which a part of the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a dog collar, provided with improvements made according to
my invention; and which said figure represents the means by which the said collar is

page_text: fastened, thrown back, or out of its unfastening position. Figure 2 represents a like
view to figure 1, but with the collar fastened. Figure 3 represents a plan of the said
collar, but with the locking appliance in horizontal section. Figure 4 is a transverse
section on the dotted lines A B figure 1, and figure 5 is the same on the dotted lines
CD figure 2.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
a is a hinged box, containing the lock or fastening mechanism, and which said box
or casing is hinged at a², to the side of one end 6 of the collar b; and at the opposite
side of the said collar, and near the edge thereof, is a staple hook or fastener c.
L³ is
the other end of the collar, which overlaps the end 63. This said overlapping end 6³
is provided with a series of holes 6, one or other of which takes upon a standing up
peg d, according to the size to which the collar has been adjusted. The top of this peg
also passes into a hole a³ in the underside of the box or casing a, although this is not
necessary, as the said peg may only lie flush with the top face of the overlapping end b³.
The fastening mechanism consists essentially of a bolt e, with a bevilled snapping
nose, which snaps under the staple loop c, on turning flat to the collar, the box
containing the fastening mechanism. is a spring for pressing home the bolt, and
which spring abuts respectively on the inside part of the gap of the bolt, and a
standing up snug at the back. 9 is a key post, upon which the key for opening, takes.
To secure the ends of the collar, pass one of the holes b' over the peg d, which is
secured to the top side of the other end 62 of the collar, then turn the box or casing a,
flat to the surface of the collar, when the nose end of the bolt, presses upon the inner
side of the staple c, and snaps thereunder, thereby securing and fastening the
terminal ends of the dog collar, as in figure 2.
To release the fastening, and disconnect the said terminal ends, introduce a key
into the key-hole, which on the said key being turned, withdraws the bolt, when the
box containing the fastening device, can be thrown back upon its hinge, as represented
in figure 1. Figure 6 represents a portion of a metallic dog collar, or a part of the
metallic portion of a dog collar, in which the semi-circular protuberances i as aforesaid,
are raised, by a stamping process.
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 Securing the terminal ends of dog collars, (after adjustment) by lock, or
fastening mechanism, contained or enclosed within a movable box or casing, hinged
or otherwise jointed to one side of one of the said terminal ends, and fastened at the
other side of the said terminal end, by the bolt of the fastening mechanism, engaging
with a staple loop or other catch fastener; the parts of the fastener, and the parts of
the terminal ends of the collar, being constructed, arranged, and secured substantially
as described and set forth.
Secondly-Making semi-circular raised bosses, or fancy protuberances, upon the
outsides of metallic dog collars, or parts of metallic dog collars, by the process of
raising or stamping, substantially as described and set forth in figures 6 of the
Drawing.
Thirdly-Preventing leather or the like dog collars, from being cut or severed, by
threading, sewing or securing within the edgings of the collar, metallic wires or strips,
substantially as described.
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