Improvements in Harness and Fastenings for Liberating Horses when Down.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Harness and Fastenings for Liberating Horses
when Down.
I, EDWARD HUGHES, of 15 Lower Forster Street, Walsall, in the County of
Stafford Harness Maker do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in harness and fastenings for
effective manner as.
liberating horses when down in a
very simple &
follows:-
As at present made the terretts of the saddle are on one side and the back band
passes through the saddle at one side or the other of the terrets. Instead of this
my back band is attached to the saddle by a strap in two pieces each end being
secured by the terret of each side passing through the end. This is accomplished
by a screw neck on the terret with a nut fixed underneath the saddle into which it
screws. When the horse is down all that is necessary is to unscrew the terrets &
the band is quite loose. Then instead of the trace stud for the shaft I form at the
end of the screw which passes through the shaft an eye projection leaning forward
a little and the washer behind the nut has an eye to carry a strap to which a pin is
hung. This pin has a slot and spring nose catch mounted therein for passing
through the eye when the trace strap is thus securing it, or I may form the projec-
tion in the end on a plate with an ear projection upwards to carry the strap and
pin. In regard to the cross bar when made of steel I form a metal plate furnished
with a nearly square book or projection having an eye for a spring pin which is
carried by a strap attached to an eye bolt which passes through the plate and bar,
or in the case of a wood cross bar a shank is formed and the pin and leather is
carried from an eye on the washer at the back. In each of these modifications
the straps can be removed by simply taking out the pin when the strap comes
square of the eye projection. My invention can be applied to any kind of
saddle.
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Improvements in Harness and Fastenings for Liberating Horses
when Down.
I, EDWARD HUGHES, of 15 Lower Forster Street, Walsall, in the County of
Stafford, Harness Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in harness and fastenings for

page_text: liberating horses when down in a very simple, cheap, and effective manner as
follows:-
As at present made the terretts of the saddles are on one side and the back band
passes through the saddle at one side or the other of the terretts. Instead of this
my back band is attached to the saddle by a strap in two pieces each end being
secured by the terret of each side passing through the end. This is accomplished
by a screw neck or the terret with a nut fixed underneath the saddle into which it
screws. When the horse is down all that is necessary is to unscrew the terrets and
the band is quite loose. Then instead of the trace stud for the shaft I form at the
end of the screw which passes through the shaft an eye projection leaning forward
a little and the washer behind the nut has an eye to carry a strap to which a pia
is hung. This pin has a slot and spring nose catch mounted therein for passing
through the eye when the trace strap in position thus securing it upon the stud
or I may form the projection in the end on a plate with an ear projecting upwards
to carry the strap and pin. In regard to the cross bar when made of steel I form
a metal plate furnished with a nearly square hook or projection having an eye for
a spring pin which is carried by a strap attached to an eye bolt which passes
through the plate and bar or in the case of a wood cross bar a shank is formed and
the pin and leather is carried from an eye on the washer at the back. In each of
these modifications the straps can be removed by simply taking out the pin when
the strap comes square off the eye projection. My invention can be applied to any
kind of saddle.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a section through the terrett saddle showing one end of the band C
detached and the other fastened in position.
Figure 2, is a 'cross section on the line 1-2.
Figure 3, is a cross section on the line 3-4.
Figure 4, is a plan showing the trace attachment applied to the shaft of an
ordinary cart.
Figure 5, is a section through the catch bolt for preventing the trace from
jerking off the attachment.
Figure 6, shows an attachment suitable for a phaeton or brougham.
Figure 7, is an elevation of Figure 6.
Figure 8, shows one form of stud suitable for attachment to a wood or steel
Cross bar.
Figure 9, is another form of stud for attachment to steel cross bars.
In carrying my invention into effect the back band is formed in two pieces C
and C¹ and is attached to the saddle A at each side each end being secured in
position by the terrett B the stem of which passes through the band and is
screwed into the plate or nut a¹ which is attached to the underside of the saddle
frame A as shown on the left hand side of Figure 1 so that when the horse has
fallen all that is necessary is to unscrew the terrett B on each side and the band is
free and loose from the horse. In place of securing the ends of the band C in
position by means of the terretts BI may fix the terretts as usual and secure the
bands to the saddle by separate screw pins which would be applied in a similar
manner to the terretts. For the easy release of the traces instead of the usual
trace stud I form a stud such as shown by D Figure 4 which is provided with the
recess d³ or the stud may be inclined slightly with the same effect, ie, to form a
seating away from the locking bolt H which is provided to prevent any possibility
of the trace jerking off the stud as shown by Figure 5 this bolt is provided with
the catch J and spring so that however many times it may be inserted or with-
drawn from the eye dit is equally effective while it can be readily and easily
removed when the horse is down. It will be seen that by this arrangement the
pull of the strap is always clear of the bolt and cannot thereby become worked out
while the special formation of my spring bolt also precludes any possibility of this

page_text: being effected. The stud may be formed upon a bolt K either parallel to the trace
for attaching to the cross bar C as shown by Figure 8 or at right angles for attach-
ment to a brougham F as shown by Figures 6 and 7 or it may form part of a
plate d for attachment to a steel cross bar G¹. The spring bolt may be attached
to any convenient part of the stud by a chain, leather or other connection M. I
am aware that traces have been retained in position by cottars and by slotted and
revolving studs but
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 :-
:-
1st. The improvements in harness and fastenings for liberating horses when
down substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the
accompanying drawings.
2nd. In improvements in harness the back or belly band C secured in position
by the terretts B substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shown.
3rd. In fastenings for traces the stud D having the recessed seating d³ or its
equivalent in combination with the bolt H and locking catch J substantially as and
for the purpose herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 8th day of December 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.