Sadth
Year: 1885

page_text: 1 JEAN GEROME DAREIRE of Besançon, France, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in elastic Saddle girths and has for its
object to give the saddle a better stability, to prevent the saddle from sliding in
front or behind or slipping round sideways, to avoid chafing the horse through such
sliding, to avoid the inconvenience of taking up the girth after a short ride in
consequence of the swelling out of the horse when being saddled, and lastly to
prevent, through its suppleness, the breaking of the girth or girth-leathers, which
so often causes serious accidents.
I prefer to make the girth elastic only in the middle for about 18 inches, in such
a manner that the elastic part is directly under the belly of the animal. It is
obvious that several modes of rendering the girth elastic may be used, but I prefer
either to make the central piece of pure india rubber or of a tissue of india rubber
and other threads mixed. In case the middle part is to be wholly of india rubber,
two pieces of suitable tissue about 18 inches apart are covered with india rubber
and the intervening space filled up with it. In this manner the tissue is covered
with a thin layer of india rubber which protects the tissue also against the acid
perspiration of the horse, while the india rubber in the intervening space forms
the elastic middle part of the girth.
In case the middle part of the girth is to be of india rubber and other threads
mixed it can be made of a continuous piece of tissue, the warp threads of which
are wound round with an india rubber cord of suitable thickness for the length of
about 18 inches in the middle of the girth; or the girth may be constructed of a
suitable number of cords in juxta-position to each other, covering with the threads,
forming the cords, an equal number of india rubber cords of a suitable thickness in
the middle of the girth for about 18 inches, and the cords of this middle part being
joined together at each end of the 18 inches by a transverse band of tissue; or the
interlacing or weaving of the elastic part of the girth may be done in any other
suitable manner.
In each case the girth is divided in two at its ends as usual and provided with
buckles to fasten it to the girth leathers of the saddle.

page_text: I JEAN GEROME BAREIRE of Besançon in the Republic of France do hereby
declare the nature of my 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 improvements in elastic saddle girths and has for its
object to give the saddle a better stability to prevent the saddle from sliding in
front or behind or slipping round sideways, to avoid chafing the horse through such
sliding, to avoid the inconvenience of taking up the girth after a short ride in
consequence of the swelling out of the horse when being saddled and lastly to
prevent, through its suppleness the breaking of the girth or girth leathers, which so
often causes serious accidents.
I prefer to make the girth elastic only in the middle for about 18 inches, in such
a manner that the elastic part is directly under the belly of the animal but may
make the whole girth elastic if preferred. It is obvious that several modes of
rendering the girth elastic may be used but I prefer either to make the central
piece of pure india rubber or of a webbing of india rubber and other threads
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mixed.
In the accompanying drawings:—
Figure 1 represents a girth made of woven fabric.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of an elastic saddle girth the central piece of
which is of pure india rubber.
Figure 3 is a similar section of the girth the central piece of which is rendered
elastic by the interweaving of india rubber and textile threads.
Figure 4 represents a girth made of elastic cords in juxtaposition.
Figure 5 is a detail of one of these cords.
Figure 6 is a plan of the transverse band used in Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a section of the girth through the transverse band.
Figures 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are on a larger scale to render them easier to understand.
In case the middle part is to be wholly of india rubber as in Figure 2 two pieces
of suitable webbing A and B about 18 inches apart are covered with india rubber D
and the intervening space filled up with it. In this manner a very solid girth is
obtained and the webbing covered with a thin layer of indiarubber which protects
the webbing A and B also against the acid perspiration of the horse while the
indiarubber D in the intervening space forms the elastic middle part of the girth.
The horse cannot be chafed by a girth of such construction the border of the
webbing being covered with the elastic india-rubber.
In case the middle part of the girth is to be of indiarubber and other threads
mixed as in Figure 3 it can be made of a continuous piece of webbing the warp
threads E of which are wound round an indiarubber cord F of suitable thickness
for the length of about 18 inches in the middle of the girth. To ensure a good
joining between the warp threads E and the indiarubber cord F the latter is first
wound round the former for a short length but then the warp thread E covers the
indiarubber F. The girth may also be constructed of a suitable number of cords G

page_text: in juxtaposition to each other as in Figures 4 and 5 and covering with the threads
forming the cords an equal number of indiarubber cords J of a suitable thickness
in the middle of the girth for about 18 inches. The cords G of this middle part
are joined together at each end of the 18 inches by a transverse band M of webbing;
or the interlacing or weaving of the elastic part of the girth may be done in any
other suitable manner.
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In each case the girth is divided in two at its ends as usual and provided with
buckles H to fasten it to the girth leathers of the saddle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
:-
1. The method of constructing an elastic saddle girth by separating two pieces
of webbing as used for saddle girths and covering them and filling the intervening
space with indiarubber substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The method of rendering a saddle girth elastic by winding all or part of the
warp threads round india rubber threads for a suitable distance in the longitudinal
centre of the girth substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3. The method of rendering elastic a saddle girth formed of loose cords or
threads in juxtaposition by covering india rubber cords with the threads of the
cords constituting the girth for a suitable distance in the longitudinal centre of the
girth substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4. The manufacture of elastic saddle girth substantially as specified.