for Horses and other Animals.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 31st May, 1887.
for Horses and other Animals.
We, NAPOLEON JOSEPH HECKMANN of York Hill, Loughton in the County of
Essex, Gentleman and GEORGE PRIME NIGHTINGALE of Fowkes Buildings Great
Tower Street in the City of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
This invention consists in substituting for the padding now in vogue namely Hair,
Straw or other material, an inflated vulcanized india rubber or rubber pad for the
inside of the collar, saddle and of any such part of harness or horse furniture which
requires padding. These pads will be provided with suitable metal valves so that they
can be easily inflated or exhausted either fully or to any required amount.
By the use of these pads, the draft is made easier, the harness etc. more adaptable
to the shape and movements of the horse or other animal, and the skin free from
sores etc.
The pads may be fixed to the harness by means of a solution such as is usually sold
in commerce and used for fixing or attaching indiarubber goods.
When these pads are used the shell of the collar of the harness may be made of
steel, iron or metal plate in place of leather.

page_text: for Horses and other Animals.
We, NAPOLEON JOSEPH HECKMANN, of York Hill, Loughton, in the County of
Essex, Gentleman and GEORGE PRIME NIGHTINGALE of Fowkes Buildings, Great
Tower Street, in the City of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
the
This invention relates to harness or furniture for horses and other beasts of burden
or draught and especially to the saddles, collars and other parts pressing upon
animal and it consists firstly in an improved padding for such parts of the harness as
press upon the animal and secondly in an improvement in the shell of the collar and
such other part as this improvement may be applicable to-adapted for use in combina-
tion with the said improved padding.
the
In place of the padding now in use for the collar, saddle, or the like, namely hair,
straw or other material, we substitute an impervious inflated bag or bags forming
therewith air cushions as a padding for the said collar, saddle or the like. The said
bags are made of india rubber or such other similar material as may be suited for
purpose, and are preferably so shaped as to fit to the under surface of the shell of
the saddle, collar, or other part for which they are adapted. They are also provided
with nozzles and screw caps or other similar devices through which they may be
filled with or emptied of air. Instead of forming the pad of rubber or other similar
material or fabric, it, or that side which forms the outer surface of the pad, may be
made of a material formed by a combination of a fabric such as mentioned above with
gauze or netting of metallic wire or band or with a more or less flexible material
similar thereto having for its purpose the prevention of injury or bursting of the pad
by perforation or tearing of the latter. Such a material may be made, by covering
iron or metallic gauze or one or both sides with such impervious fabric as is generally
used for the manufacture of air cushions. The improved pads, formed from the
materials described and in the manner well known to manufacturers of air cushions--
are fixed to the outer shells of the collar, saddle or other object to which they are to
be applied, preferably by means of a solution such as is usually sold in commerce for
use in fixing or attaching parts of rubber goods. It will be understood that the
valves for inflation or exhaustion of the pads should be placed in such a manner as
not to touch the animal or interfere with the arrangement of the harness.
When such pads are used the outer shell of the collar may be formed of metal
rolled, stamped or otherwise forged or made into the shape desired for the respective
halves of the collar, and the said halves being hinged above and connected preferably
by a spring catch below, so that the collar may be easily placed around the neck of
the animal or removed therefrom. The pads, one for each half of the collar may be
vulcanized or otherwise fixed on to the inner side of the said shells.

page_text: By means of these pads the pressure upon the animal is equalized all over the
surface of the pad-whereby special friction on parts and consequent sores are
avoided. Furthermore by suitably inflating the pad the same harness may be adapted
to animals of different shape and size.
The drawing annexed illustrates a mode of performing our invention with reference
to collars Fig. 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 a cross section through one side of
collar. Fig. 3 an end view of fastener. Fig. 4 elevation on enlarged scale of slam
fastening at E-A, A, are hames, B shell, C elastic inflated bag-D top hinge
E E. slam fastening device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
1. In such harness or furniture for animals as is usually or desirably provided with
padding, the combination with the shell of an inflated cushion or cushions connected
thereto and forming said padding, substantially as set forth.
2. In collars for beasts of draught, the combination of outer shells of metal with
inflated cushions substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. For use in the above, a pad, capable of inflation and formed partly or wholly of
an impervious material composed with wire gauze or similar material substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.