Advertising Fly-protecting Netting and Trace Holder for Draught Animals.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Advertising Fly-protecting Netting and Trace Holder for
Draught Animals.
We, FREDERICK JOSEPH COLTMAN of 80 Crouch Hill, London, N. Student,
and ALBERT WHITBY of 31 Beacon Hill, Camden Road, London, N.W. Articled
Pupil, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
Our invention relates to nettings employed for protecting horses and other
draught animals from flies and it has for object to provide an improved netting
which will also serve as a trace holder and as a means of displaying advertisements
in a highly conspicuous manner.
The netting would preferably be made of the ordinary open meshed twine used
for such purposes, although it may be of other material, and tanned for the
purpose of protecting it from the weather, if desired. The netting is made of a
size to cover the back of the animal, and in order that it may retain its shape and
position when in use, it is provided with a central back strap which is secured to
the horse's collar by a strap and buckle attached to a marginal strap which
surrounds the netting on all four sides. The marginal straps at the sides of the
netting are provided with looped-straps through which the traces are passed, thus
preventing them from sagging and avoiding the liability of accident which at
present exists of the horse getting his leg over the traces.
The advertisement would be applied to the netting by means of letters of
suitable dimensions preferably cut out of white or coloured waterproof fabric and
ecured by sewing or otherwise.
Dated this 20th day of Avonst 100
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
An Advertising Fly-protecting Netting and Trace Holder for
Draught Animals.
We, FREDERICK JOSEPH COLTMAN, of 80, Crouch Hill, London, N. Student,
and ALBERT WHITBY, of 31, Beacon Hill, Camden Road, London, N.W. Articled
Pupil, 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 :-
Our invention relates to nettings employed for protecting draught horses,
particularly tramcar and omnibus horses, from flies, and it has for object to adapt
the netting to serve as a trace supporter so as to prevent the animal kicking over
the traces, and also as a means of displaying advertisements in a highly conspicuous
manner.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing as applied to a
tramcar horse,
The netting a would preferably be of the ordinary open meshed kind of twine
tanned for the purpose of protecting it from the weather, if desired. The netting
[Price 8d.]

page_text: is made of a size to cover the back and sides of the animal, and in order to adapt
it to support the weight of the traces it is provided with a marginal strap b
surrounding the netting on all sides and with a central back strap c and is secured
in place by attachment to the horse's collar and crupper by straps and buckles
attached to the marginal strap b. The marginal strap at each side of the netting
is provided with a looped strap d through which the trace is passed, thus
preventing sagging and avoiding the liability of the horse getting his leg over the
trace, which is especially liable to happen when harnessed to a whiffle-tree attached
low down to the vehicle as in tramcars.
The advertisement would be applied to the netting by means of letters of
suitable dimensions preferably cut out of white or coloured waterproof fabric and
secured by sewing to the outer surface of the netting so as to shew boldly upon
the netting as a ground without coming in contact with the animal's back.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The herein described combined draught trace supporter and fly net adapted to
form a means of advertisement, as specified.
Dated this 17th day of November 1894.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.