Improvements in and relating to Harness and Harness Tugs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left 4th Jan. 1893-Accepted. 11th Mar.. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Harness and Harness Tugs.
JOHN BROUGHTON & PHILIP THOMAS BROUGHTON both of Mount Street &
Hart Street Walsall (trading as John Broughton & Sons) Harness Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to an improved means of attaching buckles to the tugs of
harness.
The buckle is attached to the tug, by cutting a tongue of leather in said tug.
This tongue is raised & the buckle inserted underneath same. The tongue is then
secured to the leather or trace again by sewing or the like. By this arrangement
the buckle does not project from the tug but lies flat thereon. The tug and buckle
may now be spliced or otherwise fastened to the trace, being provided with a split
end for this purpose.
A suitable envelope or casing, secured to the tug is provided for the reception
of the end of the securing strap, after it has been secured to the buckle.
Dated this 21st day of December 1892.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Harness and Harness Tugs.
We, JOHN BROUGHTON & PHILIP THOMAS BROUGHTON Mount Street,
Walsall trading as John Broughton & Sons Harness Manufacturers 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:—
This invention relates to an improved means of attaching buckles to the tugs of
harness. The buckle is attached to the tug by cutting a tongue of leather in said
tug. This tougue is raised & the buckle inserted underneath_same.
The tongue
is then secured to the leather again by sewing or the like. By this arrangement
the buckle does not project from the tug but lies flat thereon. The tug & buckle
may now be spliced or otherwise fastened to the hame being provided with a split
end for this purpose.
A suitable envelope or casing secured to the tug is provided
for the reception of the end of the securing strap after it has been secured to the
buckle.
Referring to the annexed drawing,
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of my improved tug.
Fig. 2. plan view of same.
a is the tongue or strip which secures the buckle 6 and is sewn or otherwise
secured to the body of the strap c. d is the casing or envelope through which the
securing strap passes after having been passed through the buckle b.
e e split ends
of strap c for the purpose of splicing to the hame. The casing d is secured to the
body of the strap o by sewing or rivets. f is a short length of strap for grasping
when pulling the strap, passing through the buckle & guide.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
(1.) The method of securing buckles to harness consisting of a tongue formed by

page_text: cutting the base strap, the said tongue passing over one bar of the buckle & then
secured to the base strap substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 4th day of January 1893.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.