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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
LESLIE R. HYDE, OF MONTAGUE, TEXAS.
REIN-HOLDER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,719, dated July 25, 1882.
Application filed December 15, 1881, (Model.)To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, LESLIE RUSSELL HYDE,
of Montague, of the county of Moutague and
State of Texas, have invented a new and Im-
5 proved Rein-IIolder, of which the following is
a full, clear, and exact description.
The object of my invention is to provide a
new and improved simple device for holding
the reins firmly and securely.
to The invention consists of two cuneiform
sleeves mounted loosely and eccentrically on
two upright shafts inclined toward each other
and provided with spiral grooves, into which
pins in the sleeves pass, these sleeves being
I5 provided at the bottom with plates engaging
with each other, so that both sleeves will move
simultaneously, the reins being grasped be-
tween these sleeves.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying
20 drawings, forming a part of this specification,
in which similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved
rein-holder. Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional
25 elevation of the same on the line x x, Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same ou
the line y y, Fig. 2.
Two cuneiform sleeves, A A, are eccentri-
cally mounted on two upright shafts, B B,
30 slightly inclined toward each other, and rig-
idly held in a frame, C, which is preferably
fastened on the dash-board, and has a slot, D,
for admitting the reins in its upper trans-
verse bar, E. The shafts B are provided with
35 appropriate and steep spiral grooves FF, into
which studs or pins G of the sleeves A A pass.
One of the sleeves A is provided at the bot-
tom with an eccentric plate, H, fitting in be-
tween two like plates, J, at the bottom of the
40 other sleeve, A. In place of two plates J, a
single grooved plate may be used.
The parts K of the surfaces of the sleeves
are roughened or serrated, so that they can
hold the reins when the same are wet with-
45 out letting them slip. The inclined shafts B
are located sofarapart that when the sleeves A
are nearest each other the reins can be jammed
between the sleeves.
The operation is as follows: If one sleeve A
So is raised, the other will be raised with it, as
the plates H aind J engage with each other,
and if the sleeves are raised they are sepa-
rated, so that the reins can be passed in be-tween them, for when the sleeves are raised
the pins G run up the grooves F, and the 55
sleeves must turn outward. If the reins are
pulled from the inside of the vehicle the sleeves
will be raised and separated, and the reins
can be withdrawn; but if the reins are pulled
from outside of the vehicle the sleeves will be 60
moved downward and toward each other and
the reins be pressed tightly between them,and
will be held firmly. The greater the draft on
the reins the greater the grip of the rough-
ened parts of the sleeves on the reins will be. 65
All that is necessary to fasten the reins is to
drop them through to the slot I), in between
the sleeves A A. Their own weight draws
them outward and causes the sleeves to be
rotated toward each other, so that they can 70
grasp and hold the reins. The eccentric plates
or flanges, in combination with the spiral
grooves, obviate the necessity of springs and
consequent liability of the parts getting out
of order. 75
Having thus described myinvention,I claim
as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent-
1. In a rein-holder, the combination, with
the upright shafts B, provided with spiral
grooves F, of the sleeves A, mounted loosely 80
and eccentrically on the shafts, and provided
with pins G, passing into the grooves F, sub-
stantially as herein shown and described, and
for the purposes set forth.
2. In a rein-holder, the combination, with 85
the upright shafts B, provided with spiral
grooves F, of the sleeves A, mounted loosely
and eccentrically on the shafts B, and pro-
vided with the pins G, passing into the grooves
F, the plate H, attached to the bottom of one 9o
sleeve, and the plates J J, attached to the
bottom of the other sleeve, substantially as
herein shown and described, and for the pur-
pose set forth.
3. In a rein-holder, the combination, with 95
the frame C, provided with a slot, D in its
upper transverse bar, E, of the shafts iB, pro-
vided with spiral grooves F, the sleeves A,
mounted loosely and eccentrically on these
shafts, and provided with pins G, passing into noo
the grooves F, substantially as herein shown
and described, and for the purpose set forth.
LESLIE RUSSELL HYDE.
Witnesses :
EDWIN W. DAVIDS,
J. F. OLARK.
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Hyde, Leslie Russell. Rein Holder., patent, July 25, 1882; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170378/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.