An Improved Horse Collar.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
An Improved Horse Collar.
We, THOMAS STANLEY PHILPOTT, Saddler, and EDWARD BARBER, Meat
Exporter, both of 42 Lambton Quay, in the City of Wellington, in the Colony of
New Zealand, 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 :-
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The objects of our invention are to provide a collar for animals which can be
readily made, will possess great strength and durability, and will secure
excellent fit whatever be the shape of the animal or direction of the pull.
In carrying out our invention we dispense with the usual collar hames and form
the front of the collar of sheet metal, moulded, stamped, or cast to the usual shape
and bent over at the edges to receive a leather covered body which is packed in
the usual manner and sewn to the said front. In another form of our invention we
provide an air tight body or cushion which can be inflated and covered with a
durable material.
Our invention is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings on which,―
Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved collar.
Figure 2 is a side view of the same.
Figure 3 is a cross section shewing the method of connecting the air cushions.
Figure 4 is a similar view of the collar illustrating the employment of the usual
packing instead of air cushions.
Figure 5 is a transverse section of the metal front or covering as formed to
receive the usual body or packing.
Figure 6 is a similar view of the same as arranged for receiving the air
packing.
(a) shew the two fronts of a collar made on our improved principle; these fronts
are made as shewn in section (Fig. 5) to receive the ordinary body and packing, to
the leather covering of which they are sewn at their outer edges. These fronts
are of the usual form in contour but constructed of thin sheet or cast metal with
an internal edge bent round so as to strengthen the said edge and thus dispense
with the use of hames. The inner edges of these fronts are simply returned
behind the body so as to be conveniently sewn to the leather covering of the same.
Both edges are sewn to the body with binding wire or suitable thread. To these
metal fronts are fastened the lugs (6) and territs (c). Our collar is (by preference)
made in two separate pieces joined together at their lower ends by a joint (d) and
strap (e) and at their upper ends by a strap (f) and a pin (g) which is fastened
firmly to one side of the collar and projects into a socket formed on the other side
to receive it.
Another part of our invention consists in forming the body or packing of inflated
bladders or india rubber bags formed so that when inflated they will be of the
usual shape of the body. These bladders or rubber bags are covered with leather
which fits under the curved edges of the metal cover as shewn in Figures 3 & 6
and is firmly sewn thereto. Suitable valves (v) are fitted to the elastic material
by which to inflate the same.
It will be evident that the inflated bladders or bags may be made in several
parts if desired, that the books and dees for receiving the traces can be made in
one piece with the metal fronts and that our invention admits of many other
variations.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1. A collar for animals having metal fronts and a body packed in any usual
manner and covered with leather sewn or fastened to the metal fronts substantially
as described herein and illustrated.
2. A collar for animals having metal fronts and a body packed with inflated
bladders or india rubber bags substantially as described and illustrated.
3. The fronts of a collar for animals made of thin metal substantially as
described herein.
Dhild of March 100%
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 & 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.