IMPROVEMENTS IN for an Invention of HARNESS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edmund Edwards, of the firm of Edwards and Co:-
Patent Agents and Engineers, of 40 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
in the County of Middlesex for an Invention of
HARNESS " communicated to him from abroad by Pierre Justin Grandy, of
Margaux in the Republic of France,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edmund Edwards at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd May 1883,
EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co:-Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 40 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, "IMPROVEMENTS IN HARNESS," [communicated to him from abroad
by Pierre Justin Grandy, of Margaux in the Republic of France,]
This invention relates to harness used on draught horses, and it has for its
object a novel method of making and finishing such harness so that it is very
durable, and easily repaired when necessary and kept in order.
It consists, first, of a collar of the ordinary wellknown shape but capable of
being enlarged when required by the separation of its upper ends, and of being
easily stuffed or padded in the proper parts.
Upon each side of the front of the collar a sufficient number of short straps are
sewn upon a leather or other suitable foundation, and are capable of being attached
by buckles to the yoke of the collar. A band of leather runs alternately over and
under the covering of the yoke and serves together with the straps first described,
to retain the padding in its place.
It will be seen that by the novel method of arrangement described the padding can
be removed with great ease whenever required, as it is only necessary to unbuckle
the straps, and remove the old padding, replacing it by new and buckling the
straps again.
A separate pad in the upper part of the collar is attached in front by means of
two straps and laces and at the back by four straps. As this pad is moveable, it

page_text: may be more or less padded and the straps which hold it may also be more or less
tightened, and the size of the collar may thus be varied. Two straps and buckles
also connect the sides of the collar at its upper end, so that its width may be
altered; and a buckle is also provided to which the laces of the separate pad
already described are attached.
Iron bolts for the trace hooks are fixed in the collar, bands of leather being fixed
under the hooks to prevent the collar from being rubbed.
The other parts of the harness may be made where necessary, in a manner
similar to that described for the collar, the bellyband, reins, blinkers, backstrap,
breeching, and other parts, being padded where necessary with removeable padding,
and protecting pieces of strong leather being attached where required, to prevent
wear.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Edmund Edwards in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
3rd November 1883.
EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co :-, Patent Agents and
"Engineers, of 40 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex
"
“IMPROVEMENTS IN HARNESS (A communication to me from abroad
by Pierre Justin Grandy, of Margaux, in the Republic of France)
This invention relates to harness used on draught horses, and it has for its
object a novel method of making and finishing such harness so that it is very
durable, and easily repaired when necessary and kept in order, without requiring
skilled labour.
In the accompanying drawing, which is in illustration of the invention, figure 1
is a front view of a horse collar, figure 2 a side view; figure 8 a back view;
figures 4 and 5 show the method of padding; and figure 6 is a perspective view of
the saddle pad.
a, a, a, a, are straps sewn to the inner leather b, b. Buckles o, o, c, c, serve to
fix them on the yokes B, B. Loops d, d, d, d, are formed by a band of leather
which runs above and below the covering of the yoke as shewn in figure 5. These
loops d and the straps a serve to retain the padding.
It will be seen that as the collar can be so easily opened, when the padding is
worn and has to be taken out and replaced it is only necessary to undo the straps a
as shewn in figure 4, remove the old padding and replace it by new and then
rebuckle the straps. A separate pad e is fastened at the front of the collar by the
two straps ff, and the laces g, 9, as shewn in figure 1, and at the back of the
collar by the four straps h, h, as shewn in figures 2 and 3. As this pad is moveable
it can be readily restuffed more or less when required, or the straps which hold it
may be tightened more or less so as to vary as may be desired the size of the
collar.
i, i, are straps by which the width of the collar can be varied more or less, as
shewn in figure 1. j is a buckle to which the laces of the pad e are fastened, as
shewn in figure 1, and k, k, is a strap for the same purpose as those already
described, as shewn in figures 2 and 3.
The bolts 1, 1, and hooks m, m, are of iron, and under the latter are fitted leather
bands m, to preserve the collar.
The remaining figures in the drawing shew the other parts of the harness :-
the belly-band, bit, saddle pad, reins, blinkers, back strap and breeching, in which
the repadding when necessary may be effected in the same way as in the collar.
For the saddle pad, figure 7, there are six buckles, not shewn in the drawing,
which are arranged on each side so as to allow the re-padding.
The back-strap, figure 8, has three strong pieces attached to it to prevent wear.
The belly-band, figure 10, is also provided with similar pieces; and the
breaching, figure 13, also has protecting flaps p, p, wherever there is liability
to wear.
Having now described the invention and the manner in which it is to be
performed, I claim :-The method of making the parts of horse collars capable of
separation so that the collars can be easily repaired and can be made larger or
smaller as desired, substantially in the manner described and shown in the

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drawing. Also the method of making the separate parts of harness, so that they
can be readily re-padded when desired, substantially as described and shewn in the
drawing.
In witness whereof I the said Edmund Edwards have hereunto set my hand
and Seal this 3rd day of November in the year of our Lord 1883.
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