US737723A - Checkrein-holder. - Google Patents

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PATENTED SEPT. 1

J. v. EMMITT. GHEOKREIN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1901.

N0 MODEL.

6 ,JZMEW' UNITED STATES Patented September 1, 1903.

JOHN V. EMMITT, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

CHECKRElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,723, dated September 1, 1903.

Application filed May 8, 1901. Serial No. 59,195. (No model.) I

To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN V. EMMITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of WVhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Checkrein-Holders; and Ido 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 and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to checkrein-holders for horses, and is more especially adapted for use in connection with what are known as overdraw-checkreins.

As will appear more fully hereinafter my device not only permits of a quick adjustment of the checkrein, so as to increase or diminish the tension thereof, but it is so constructed that the checkrein can be easily released and replaced at one side of the holder.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section in the line 00 a: of Fig. 2.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 is the base-plate of my device, provided with the bolt 2 and nut 3, by means of which said plate may be secured to the saddle of the harness. The base-plate l is projected upwardly into an arch 4, having an opening or slot 5 in one side thereof. The plate 1 is also provided on that side nearest the opening 5 with an angular projection 6.

7 is a cam pivoted in the arch 4t and provided with a cam-face 8, eccentrically located with reference to the upper face of the plate 1, so that as the cam 7 swings forward on its pivot such cam-face approaches gradually nearer to said upper face of the base-plate. The upper end of the cam 7 is projected upwardly into a knob or handle 9. At that side nearest the opening 5 the cam-face 8 is provided for a short distance with the downwardly-extending flange 10. On the rear edge of the cam 8 is alug 11, upon which is seated an extensile wire spring 12, extending upwardly into a socket 13 in the hump-shaped projection 14.. on the back of the arch 4.

15 represents a rein or strap such as is generally used in an overdraw-check. To secure the rein in place, the cam-face 8 is thrown slightly rearward by means of the knob 9 and the rein passed sidewise through the opening 5. The cam is then released and the face thereof impinging the checkrein holds it securely in place against the base-plate 1, any forward movement of such rein tending to hold it more securely in place. By releasing the pressure of the cam the checkrein can be easily moved backward or forward and secured in any new position that may be desired.

In the old-styleoverdraw-checkrein, provided at its end with a loop and buckle, the last-named operation was a tedious one, requiring a removal of the loop from the hook on the side and replacing thereof after such loop was adjusted, it being generally necessary to guess at the proper length of the loop several times before the desired tension of the rein was secured. To assist in holding the checkrein, the cam-face can be slightly corrugated, if desired, and while the spring 12 can be dispensed with its function is to render the action of the cam more positive and prevent it from being jarred or jolted from its contact with the checkrein.

The purpose of the projection 6 is to preclude any danger of the checkrein being accidentally moved or jerked from the grasp of the cam through the opening 5. Alike purpose is secured by the flange 10 on the camface, the projection 6 and flange 10 being inoperative when the cam is released. The pro l the lower end of one of the sides of the yoke,

a cam pivotally connected to said arch or yoke, a lug carried by said cam extending spring-pressed cam secured in said arch, and

a downwardly-extending flange formed on said cam in close proximity to the said projection, substantially as described.

3. In a checkrein-holder, a base-plate, an

arch mounted thereon comprising two side members connected together near their top by a hump-shaped socket, a cam pivoted in y the arch and provided with a projecting lug, one of the side members of the arch having a slot therethrough, a projection on the base plate in alinement with the slot, and a flange on the cam-face at the side nearest the slot in the arch.

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

JOHN V. EMMITT. Witnesses:

WILLIAM MANAHAN, IRVING S. WEAVER.

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