US760650A - Hame-tug attachment. - Google Patents

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No.' 760,650. PATENTED MAY 24, 19o4.-

. P W SGHURE .HAME TUG ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED APB.30 1903 Patented May 24, 1 904.

UNITED STATES; I PATENT IFIQE.

PAUL WILLIA SOHURE, OF NEWHAVEN, MISSOURL QHAME-TUVGVATTACHMHENT.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent N0. 760,650, dated May 24, 1904.

'Application filed .i ril so, 1903;

T at whom, it ,may concern.

Missouri, have invented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in Hame-Tug Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention has relation to harness, and

more particularly to an attachment for harnes with the hame which will permit of a maximum degree of flexibility and at the same time enable the tug and hame to be very quickly connected and disconnected, as desired.

Other objects and advantages willbe here inafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 shows a perspective-view of my invention complete. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the tug and a contiguous part .numeralapplying toa similar part throughout the several views.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings,

lindicates a section of thehame of the usual or any preferred construction, also provided Serial No. 155.055. (No modeL) with the hame-staple 2, having upon its upper 'Be it known that 1, PAUL WILLIAM SGHURE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newhaven, in the county of Franklin and State of side the recessed portion 3 of suflicient width to passfreely through the slottedopening 4 formed in the forwardend of the member 5,

it being understood that said slotted opening 4 preferably opens to the rear and terminates forwardly in a vertically-disposed, preferably cylindrical, opening 6, extending transvers'ely entirely through-the member 5, said opening 6 being designed to afford a seat for the member 7"'of the staple 2,'saidmember 7 being round in cross-section It istherefore obvious that by properly entering the recessed portion 3 in the slotted opening 4, which may be done by swingingth'e rear or slotted endof the member forwardly, the opening 6 .may be placed in positionto receive the member'7. After the member 7 is entirely seated in the opening 6 and the staple 2 has been swung, to the rear so that it and member 5 are disposed so as to occupy substantially the same plane said parts will be held against all possibility of separation until the member 5 is brought around at an angle to the staple-section which will permit the recessed portion 3 to enter the slotted opening 4, as will be'obvious.

The member 5 is adapted to be pivotally connected to the tug terminal 8, which latter usually consists of a suitable piece of iron prop- The forward end of the anchoring shank or member 8 is shaped to fit between the bifurcated end 9 of the member 5, where it is pivotally secured to move in the planes of the member 5 and staple 2, as by passing a rivet 10 through suitable registering apertures pro 'vided in the members 5 and 8, as will be obvious.

In order to permit a free pivotal union between the members 5 and 8 and at the same time prevent undue movement of said parts,

I prefer in some instances to provide the exmovement of said parts. By forming the parts in this manner the lug or extension and the recess can each be formed by casting at the same time that member 5 and shank 8 are formed, and they are so located as to be concealed, thereby permitting of a neater and cheaper construction than where exposed lugs or extra pins are used, and the recess is shielded from the entrance of dirt or foreign substances which would prevent the free operation of the pivoted connection, and by forming a close fit between the forward end of the shank 8 and the walls of the bifurcated end 9 and making the pivot-holes and pivot 10 at right angles to the axis of the opening 6 the pivoted motion is limited to the plane of the shank and the tug and all lateral movement between the shank and member is prevented. The lug 11 and recess 12, however, may in some instances be wholly omitted, if desired, my purpose being to provide a cheap form of construction which will at the same time prove reliably efficient in all requirements placed upon such a union of parts.

It will thus be seen that the parts of my improved tug and hame attachment may be very cheaply and expeditiously manufactured and readily assembled each in its operative position, and while I have described the preferred combination and construction of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my inven tion I wish to comprehend all substantial equivalents and substitutes that may be considered as falling fairly within the scope and purview of my invention.

Believing that the advantages and manner of using my improved tug and hame attachment have thus been made clearly apparent further description is deemed unnecessary.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a hame-tug attachment, a member, the rear end of which is bifurcated and the forward end is provided with a transversely-located lateral opening, said opening terminating forwardly in a circularopening, the axis of which circular opening is in the same plane with said bifurcation, and the walls of the bifurcated portion are perforated transversely and the bottom is provided with a recess, a perforated shank between said walls, the forward end of which is provided with an extension to lit in said recess, a pin through said perforations, and a staple for secu ring the member to the hame, one arm of said staple being recessed to pass through the lateral opening in said member, and the central part being round to lit in the circular opening, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL WILLIAM SCHURE.

\Vitnesses:

EDW. HEBBELER, FRED. W. VVEuuMANN.

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