US1153023A - Bridle. - Google Patents

Description

O. BROCKMAN.

BRIDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.9.1915.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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' OSCAR BROCKMAN, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

' BRIDLE.

To all whom it may concern "Beit known that I, OSCAR BROG MAN, a

new and useful Improvements in Bridles;

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 appertains to make This invention relates to harness, and more especially to bridles; and the primary object of the same is to construct a bridle almost entirely of rope or large cord.

Other objects are to render it strong, durable, serviceable, and cheap; to provide for adjustment at various points; to relieve the rope from friction and wear; to provide a hook for detachably engaging the bit-ring, and another hook for detachably engaging. the rosette; to provide for the attachment of the blinds, and in'such manner that draft on the reins will not disarrange the blinds; and to provide for a wear strap over the hames, and a means for attaching the reins. These various objects are accomplished by the construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure, 1 is a perspective view of this bridle complete, with the blinds shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective View, partly in section, showing the specific means for attaching'the blind. Fig. 3 is a detail of the bit hook. Fig. 4: is a detail of the snaphook on the throat latch,

slightly modified. Fig. 5 is a detail of the rosette. Fig. '6 is a detail of one of the so= called buckles.

In carrying outthe primary object of this invention'which is to construct a bridle of rope with metal fittings, I may employ any durable and weather-resisting rope or large cord which may be of one size throughout, although I have shown the throat latch as made of a piece'of cord of a little smaller size. the hame pads are herein illustrated as underlying its ends, said rope might have its terminals so that the straps shown could be continued back to the driver and would therefore constitute the reins; or the rope could be carried'back over said straps and itselfserve as the reins, while the straps Specification of Letters Patent.

Where the main rope terminates and would be only longfenough to overlie the 'hames'and serve'their function as pads. I

do not wish to be'limited in this respect, nor to the use of any particular kind of bit. Also I have shown afrather' wide head-stall for greater comfort to the horse, but this element might be' of rope if desired, with or without an underlying pad.

The essential elements ofthis bridle are the two pieces of rope andthe several fittlngswhich latter I preferably make of metal as described indetail below. The blinds and their supports are attachments,

'and I claim only the wires herein which co-act with the bridle.

On this understand- 1ng, the bit illustrated here is shown as comprising a mouthpiece with rings R at its extremities, and the blinds are designated by the letter B.

Coming now to the details of the invention, the main rope is shown as leading from one of its terminals 1 through abuckle 10, thence through a loop at one end of the throatlatch 20, thence through one of the bit hooks 30, thence through the rosette 40, over the brow in the browband, and through .the other rosette,the other bit hook, and the loop at the other endof the throat latch, back to the other terminal which overlies the opposite hame pad; the second pieceof rope constitutes the throat latch; and the head-stall 50 is herein shown as made of a piece of webbing or fabric whose ends are attached to the rosettes, although as above described it could also be rope. The two sides of this bridle will duplicate each other, and therefore I need describe but one.

The'hame pad, which is particularly useful for preventing wear on the rope when the latter is continued to the rear into the reins, or'which itself may be continuedinto' the leather reins, is herein shown as an ordinary strap 2 underlying the extremity 1 of cross bar 14: of the buckle 10 best seen in Patented Sept. *7, 1915.

Application filed March 9, 1915. Serial No. 13Q227.

Fig. 6'. ,p This crossbar separates two eyes 15 which are so shaped that the rope may pass' freely through them, but those parts of the buckle composing the frames 16 of said eyes areup-bent so that their'outer. ends 17 are considerably higher than the cross bar 14; The result is that'the rope does not have to make an excessively short bend at 7 be tween said ends 17 where it passes over the cross bar and the bend of the loop 3, and

when said loop is brought downward and the rope given a shorter bend it can be slipped up through one eye and down through the other and adjusted. Thereafter the parts can be restored to the position shown in Fig. 1, and thepresence of the strap 2 will hold them adjusted. From said buckle the, stretch of rope extends alongside the horses neck as at 18 and passes through a loop 28 formed at one extremity of another piece of rope whose body 20 constitutes the throat latch whose details of construction will be described below, and thence the rope passes downward in a stretch which may be called the main line 19 and lies alongside the cheek. Next the rope passes downward through one eye 35 of the bit hook best seen in Fig. 3, under its cross bar 34, and upward through its other eye, and rises alongside the cheek and the main line 19 in what I will call the cheek line 39. Next the ropepasses outward through one eye 45 of the rosette best seen in Fig. 5, over its cross bar 4 1, and inward through its other eye; and from this point the rope leads into the brow-band 19 which passes across the brow of the horse, thence through the other rosette, other bit hook, other throat latch loop, and back to the other hame pad.

The head-stall 50 is herein shown as a piece of webbing passing over the horses head and with its extremities 51 carried down inside the rosettes 40 so that the latter may not touch the horse. Stitched to its body near its ends are loops 53 which loosely embracethe upper frame bars of the rosettes, and the well known function of this head-stall is to hold the bridle on the horse while the bit is in its mouth.

The bit is held in place by hooks 30 best seen in Fig. 3, detaehably engaging the bitrings B. Each of these bit hooks has a pair of eyes 35 separated by a cross bar 3 1 and inclosed within a frame 36; and from one side of the latter opposite its cross bar the shank 37 of the hook projects on a line oblique to the plane of the entire frame, while the bill 38 of the hook is formed by the inturned outer end of the shank. The construction is such that the bend 32 of the rope beneath the cross bar 34 lies normally against the tip of the bill and closes the throat of the hook so that the ring B may not escape therefrom; but when the parts are loosened by drawing downward on the bend so that the two lines 19 and 39 slip down through the eyes 35, this bend can be deflected away from the tip of the bill and the ring inserted or removed. Therefore this operation is employed for attaching the bridle to the bit, or for adjusting the length of one or both of the lines mentioned.

The rosette 4L0 best seen in Fig. 5 has a substantially circular frame 46 having cross bars within it defining two eyes 45 separated by a bar 14 for the purpose already mentioned, a third smaller and practically central eye 47, and a fourth larger eye or opening 48 with which the loop 53 engages as explained above. In addition, this element may have ornamental features as often employed on harness, but they are omitted as they form no part of the present invention.

Each end of the throat latch 20 passes up through one eye 25 of the snap hook best seen in Fig. 4-, then over its cross bar 24 and down through the other eye, beneath which it is formed into the loop 28 already referred to. These eyes are inclosed within a frame 26, one end of which is continued into the shank 27 of a hook which is of a size to embrace the frame 46 of the rosette and which may well'have its bill passed through the opening 4-.8 therein. In this instance I sometimes employ a spring metal tongue 21, although obviously if the shank of the hook projected from the side of the frame or its bill were long enough the bend of the throat latch rope would itself constitute the tongue or closure forfthe throat of the hook. In any event, the throat latch can be adjusted by slipping the rope up through the two eyes 25, andthen carrying one stretch down through its eye and adj usting both;

This improved bridle is especially adapted to the reception of a blind. The latter is broadly designated at B, and I would mount it within a frame of rather stiff wire 60, which latter is carried out at one corner and made project through the cheek line 39 as at 61, thence pass up along and beneath the same as at 62, and finally be formed into a hook 63 which passes through the loop 53 above the rosette. As the brow-band is rarely adjusted, the blinds will retain this position even though the two lines 39 and 19 are adjusted through the bit hooks, and.

they will also retain this position when the reins are drawn upon and the lines 18 and 19 swing where they are supported from the rosettes 40 by the loops 28. This rather stiff mounting of the blinds also obviates the necessity for the use of winker braces, and if the wire be pliable it is quite possible that the blinds could be attached and detached whenever desired. With or without this detail, it will be seen that I have produced a bridle made almost completely of rope and metal fittings, and whose use need not be elaborated herein.

What I claim is:

1. The herein described bridle having throat latch formed of one piece of rope lines, adapted to be connected with the bit, and extending through said loops to the reins.

2. The herein described bridle comprising a head-stall, rosettes at the ends thereof, snap hooks engaging the rosettes and each having a pair of eyes, a throat latch of rope which near each end engages one pair of said eyes, and a loop at each extremity of the throat latch; and a main rope whose center constitutes the brow-band, and which leads from each end thereof first through the rosette, thence down in a check line adapted to be connected with the bit, thence upward along the cheek and through one of said loops, and thence rearward to the reins.

3. The herein described bridle comprising a head-stall, rosettes at the ends thereof, snap hooks engaging the rosettes and each having an open frame with a bar acrossit producing a pair of eyes, a throat latch of rope which near each end passes upward through one of said eyes, oversaid cross bar, and downward through the other of said eyes, and which has a loop at its extremity; a a main rope whose center constitutes the brow-band, and which leads from each end thereof first through a rosette,thence down alongside the cheek and bent upward again alongside the cheek, thence through one of said loops, and to the rear; and a bit hook engaging the bend in the last-named rope and adapted to be connected with the bit.

4. The herein described bridle comprising a head-stall having a loop near each end, two rosettes whereof each includes a frame having a pair of eyes separated by a cross bar and an opening with which said loop engages, a throat latch having loops at its extremities, snap'hooks on said throat latch engaging the rosettes; and a main rope whose center constitutes the brow-band and which leads from each end thereof first through said eyes of a rosette and over its cross bar, thence down alongside the cheek and is adapted to be connected with the bit, thence upward" again alongside the cheek and through one of the loops of the throat latch, and thence rearward to the reins.

5. In a bridle, a head-stall, rosettes at its ends, a throat alatch connected with said rosettes and having loops, and a single piece of rope forming the brow-band, passing through said rosettes, thence down in the cheek lines adapted to be connected with the bit, and thence upward through said loops and to the rear; combined with hame pads underlying the rear stretches of said rope, and buckles connecting them respectively therewith, for the purpose set forth. 7

6. In a bridle, two rosettes, a single piece of rope constituting the brow-band whose ends engage with said rosettes, lead thence down to form the cheek lines adapted to be connected with the bit, and lead thence to the rear, thehead-stall, and the throatlatch; 3

combined with a wirewhich passes through the cheek line, thence upward beneath the same, and engages with said head-stall, for the purpose set forth.

7 In a bridle, two rosettes whereof each has an opening, a single piece of rope con- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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