An Improvement in and connected with Reins for Riding and Driving Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in and connected with Reins for Riding and
Driving Purposes.
I, JOSEPH BUCKINGHAM 3 Hindon Street Pimlico, S.W. India-rubber Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
"The holdfast non-slipping hand-parts for reins" are made of various materials,
of rubber or any like substance, or cotton or flax or similar substance, in fact of
any material that will give a rough, serated or figured surface. The interior may
be lined with ebonite or similar gum, and made so that the hand-parts made be sewn,
cemented or fixed by pins or other fastenings so that the projections do not injure
the hands in driving. I prefer to make my reins or holdfasts in tubes or cases
that may be pulled over the leather or cotton reins-but I may also use strips of
material of any kind, as heretofore mentioned, or of any other substance-as fibre,
whether natural or artificial-which may be laid on the edges so as to give a firm
grip. By preference I use a grease-proof material so that the natural salts of the
hand will not injuriously affect the holdfast or hand-parts.
I claim
I. A non-slipping 'hold-fast-for security in driving with or without gloves.
II. Made of a material which may be elastic or otherwise, as preferred.
III. Cheapness when so desired.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in and connected with Reins for Riding and
Driving Purposes.
I, JOSEPH BUCKINGHAM, of 3 Hindon Street, Pimlico, in the County of
London, Indiarubber Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a means whereby persons riding or
driving are enabled to securely grasp the reins more especially in cold and wet
weather.
Now according to this invention I construct the "hand-parts" of bridle reins of
any suitable material such as indiarubber or any other suitable material to which
may be given a rough serrated plain or figured surface.
The grasped portion of the hand-parts may be tubular and the interior thereof
lined with ebonite or similar gum and made so that the said tubes may be sewn,
cemented, laced or otherwise attached to the leather reins in such a manner that
the projections do not injure the hands of the person holding them.
I prefer to make the grips or holdfasts tubular so that they may be drawn over
the leather rein and cemented stitched or otherwise fastened thereto but I may also
use for the handparts of reins canvas and rubber insertion or I may cover the
leather reins or the edges thereof with rubber or other suitable material preferably
grease-proof laced sewn cemented or otherwise fastened thereto.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to explain
the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shews the hand-parts of a pair of reins constructed according to this
invention

page_text: Figs. 23 and 4 are modifications of the same.
Fig. 5 is section of tubular casing or "grip."
Fig. 6 is section of Fig. 1 on line A B.
Figs. 78 and 9 are sections through the rein as shewn by Figs. 23 and 4
respectively.
Fig. 10 shews the casing or "grip" made to lace up.
In Figures 1.5 and 6. a is the leather rein b a tubular casing of rubber or other
suitable material about two feet long which is slipped over the leather reins and
sewn cemented or otherwise secured thereto. The outer surface of the rubber or
other material is serrated corrugated grooved or otherwise formed in such a
manner as to afford a good grip to the person holding them.
In Fige. 2 and 7 a is the rein and 66 strips of rubber or other material having a
roughened surface sewn or cemented to the edges of the reins.
Figs. 3 and 8 shew plan and section of a rein in which the rubber or other
material is secured in a recess in the rein a.
Figs. 4 and 9 shew a plan and section of a rein in which the rubber or other
material is secured to each side of the rein a.
Fig. 10 shews a portion of the rubber or other covering pierced with holes and
secured to the rein by lacing the laces being passed through the rein at each end
of the covering material to hold the same in place.
The rein a may be made of indiarubber with one or more strips of canvas
inserted therein or any other material (preferably grease proof) to which may be
given a rough corrugated or serrated surface so as to ensure a good grip in all
weathers.
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 :-
I. Forming bridle reins with a rough corrugated or serrated surface substantially
as and for the purpose stated.
11. The casing 6 having a roughened plain corrugated serrated or figured surface
substantially as described with reference to Figures 1. 5. 6. and 10 of the annexed
drawings and adapted to be secured to reins for riding and driving substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
III. The modifications of the invention substantially as described and shewn at
·Figures 2. 3. 4. 7. 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Seventeenth day of December.
FREDK. WALK
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.