Improvements in the Padding of Horse Collars, Saddles, and other Harness.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 15th Oct., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Padding of Horse Collars, Saddles, and other
Harness.
1, WILLIAM STEWART, of 124 Harmony Row, Govan, Glasgow in the County
of Lanark, North Britain, Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention which relates to improvements in the padding of horse collars,
saddles and other harness, consists in forming the pads hollow and filling them with
air or gas. Such air inflated pads fit the shape of the horse whereby the weight
or pressure on the harness is more evenly distributed and is thus more easily borne
by the horse; the said inflated pads also prevent sores.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a cross section taken on line A, B, of
Figure 2 which is a front view of an ordinary carriage horse collar constructed
according to my invention.
Figure 3 is a front elevation and Figure 4 an inverted plan of an ordinary cart
horse saddle constructed according to my said invention.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 I mount within the leather or other covering A of
the collar an india-rubber or other flexible bag or pad B, which is suitably shaped
so as to lie within the covering A; the said pad B may extend around the collar as
shown or it may be divided into two or more pads, in either of which case the pad
or pads may be provided with a stop cock or cocks C or it may be a valve or
valves, so as to enable the pad or pads to be inflated with air or gas to any desired
degree, by means of an inflater. The roll D of the collar as well as the remainder
of the collar may be constructed as hitherto.
When applying my improvements to a saddle as shown in Figures 3 and 4, I
preferably provide each side of the saddle with an air pad or bag which is suitably
mounted within the covering A, and in such a case I preferably connect the two
pads to each other by means of a small tube or pipe a which has the cock or valve C
imounted on it, so as to enable the two pads to be inflated simultaneously and so
give the advantage, that when the saddle is in use any side shock would be taken
up by the movement of the air or gas from one pad to another.
If desired I may
provide each side of the saddle with more than one pad and I may also provide
cach pad with a stop cock or valve. Or in lieu of employing two pads I may only
employ one which would extend from side to side of the saddle.
My improved pads are applicable to all sizes and shapes of both collars and
saddles whether they be carriage, cart or other kinds of collars & saddles.
If desired the inner bag may be dispensed with, the outer covering of the collar
or saddle being itself inflated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
In the construction of horse collars, saddles and other harness, the inflating of
the same with air or gas, substantially in the manner as, and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this oth d
1000
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.