Improvements in Horse Collars.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 24th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Collars.
I, DAVID KEZES BILL of Hillsborough, Washington County, Oregon, U.S.A.,
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The horse collar of this invention consists of two similar curved side parts
connected together at the top and bottom by suitably curved metal ties which are
formed with tee ends to take into corresponding slots in the side parts. These
latter are made of leather each in one piece and upon each is sewn a metal stiffening
piece or hame extending from a little below the top to a little above the bottom of
the side piece so that the top and bottom ends of the collar are flexible. The
stiffening pieces are made with short horizontal arms projecting therefrom and
which are sewn into the tug straps, one arm for each side strap.
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of Tul 1804
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
I, DAVID KEZES BILL of Hillsborough, Washington County, Oregon, U.S.A.,
Farmer, 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 has for object to provide a horse collar which shall be light,
cheap, and durable; flexible, cool and easy to the horse; which will not press the
wind pipe in going up hill, will move easily with the horse's shoulders and will
cause a minimum of friction.
In the drawing
Fig. 1 is a side and Fig. 2 a front view of the horse collar of this invention.
Fig. 3 a detail view of one of the metallic stiffeners without its leather covering.
Fig. 4 a detail view of the upper connector and Fig. 5 a similar view of the
bottom connector.
A are the two sides of the combined collar and hames. B the upper and C the
lower connector. D stiffeners. E tug straps to which the traces are attached.
Each side A is made of thick leather in one piece and smooth on the inside, the
texture of the leather being soft and flexible, the requisite stiffness being given
to it by a metallic stiffener D which extends from a to a¹. The ends a³, a³, are
perfectly flexible and each provided with a vertical slot at in which is entered the
T head on the connectors B, C, which are then turned at right angles. The
connectors are thus easily attached or detached and by simply taking out one
Thead from one side of the collar, at top or bottom, the collar and bames may be
slipped off the horse.
The stiffeners D are laid on the outside of side A and a leather strip D' sewn
down over them, thus enclosing them in a pocket which protects them from the

page_text: weather whilst the side itself protects them from perspiration. The short branches d
of the stiffeners are covered by the tug straps which are sewn to the sides A and
an extension thereof but although preferable they are not absolutely necessary.
The bottom connector is formed concave to fit over the windpipe of the horse
and the top connector somewhat similarly formed to fit over a pad on the ridge of
the neck.
The fit of this collar brings the line of draught somewhat higher than the
ordinary collar and enables the horse to pull at greater advantage whilst the
concave connector at bottom effectually prevents any pressure upon the windpipe.
The collar may be used equally well for a single horse or a team of horses and
for heavy or light draught and greatly facilitates the "hitching up." The connectors
may be covered if desired.
In adjusting the collar to a horse the stiffeners are bent so as to make a good
close fit. In use the sides severally move each with its own shoulder and hence
cause very little friction.
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 :-
In combined collar and hames the independent leather sections A having each a
slot at top and bottom, the connectors B, C, the stiffeners D having each an
arm d and the tug straps E, sewn over said arms, substantially as described and
shewn.
Dated this 20th day of April 1895.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.