An Improved Harness Backband or Strap Strengthener.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Lett 28th Nov 1880 Accented 28th Dec
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Harness Backband or Strap Strengthener.
THOMAS WATSON HILL 9 Market Place Hendon Middlesex Saddle & Harness
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is a small metal plate about 2 inches in length with hole or slot in centre for
buckle tongue to pass through, it is laid on either top or bottom or can be used
in between double strapping, it is fixed by means of rivets, bolts or otherwise, at one
or both end it can be used under leather backband saver with advantage.
The object is twofold (1) by means of the metal plate under either the saver or
the strapping to take the strain from the weak part of the strap to itself, thus
strengthening the strap by making it capable of far greater strain; and (2) by
means of the metal plate rivetted at each end to the leather, the upper rivet lengthened
out as pin or peg to catch the next buckle hole, or hole made for the purpose, to thus
equalize the strain.
Dated this 15th day of Ann: 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Harness Backband or Strap Strengthener.
I, THOMAS WATSON HILL, of Market Place, Hendon, Middlesex, Saddler, 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:
Owing to the friction of the tongue and buckle of the shaft tugs, and the bending
backwards and forward by the joltings of the shaft, the back band of harness quickly
wears through at the buckle bearing part. To prevent this to a certain extent an
additional piece of leather is usually employed to come over that part which is injured
by the buckle, these extra pieces are known in the harness trade as " savers.' This
invention relates primarily to the combination with the leather of the saver of
metal whereby the length of the life of the " saver "is prolonged as well as that of
the backband or strap with which the saver is used.
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To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings in which :-
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Figure 1 perspective view of part of back band with my improved saver
usual shaft tug attached.
Figure 2 sectional view of same.
Figure 3 detached view of underside of " saver.
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" and
Figure view of usual form of saver with my strengthening metal plate
attached.
Figure 5 side view of same as applied to back band.
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A, is the back band of usual construction, B, the shaft tug; C, the leather part
of "saver," D metal plate, having a slot E, for the buckle tongue to pass through ;
this plate is rivetted on to C, by rivetts C and is attached to the back band A, by
means of a hollow bolt F, passing through back band A, and end of saver" C, the
latter being pressed down by the head of a screw G, screwing into F. The saver
is further secured to back band A by a projecting peg H, which passes through back
band, I, hole in back band for tongue of buckle to pass through. The saver shown
at figure 4 is of the usual form less the metal plate D. This saver is fitted with an
ordinary loop J, to hold one end down to the back band. By the use of the metal

page_text: plate D being attached to saver the latter and back band is prevented from being
subjected to the continual bending backwards and forwards at the buckle bearing
part from the reciprocating movements of the shaft, which quickly cracks the back
band.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1.-A saver for harness straps consisting of the combination with the leather
part C of a metal plate attached thereto and means for attaching the saver
to the strap, all substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2. In savers for harness straps, the use of a metal plate attached to the saver
having a slot for the tongue of the buckle to come through and preferably a peg H,
to pass through strap.
Dated thie 08th day of November 1889
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.