Improvements in and connected with Making, Attaohing, and. Detaching Chains and Bridle Fronts.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct... 1894
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Complete Specification Left, 9th July; 1895-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in and connected with Making, Attaohing, and.
Detaching Chains and Bridle Fronts.
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JOHN RICHARDS 59 Port Road Camp Hill, Birmingham, Manufacturer,, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to attach & detach the chain from the bridle
front, also to make the bridle front, more rigid, to prevent the leather.wrinkling -&
to cover the rigid metal with silver or leather also the links of the chain.
In carrying out my improvements I form a rigid bridle front, by forming a band
of metal in two halves, a front & back plate, joined together, or one half of this band,
may be made in leather, & the other in metal, or I may corrugate the metallused-
& cover with leather or other material-& this band, attach ears. thereto for
taking off or putting the same onto the bridle front. I formn with hollow links a
chain, these links may be filled with wood or other material, or the face of one,
link may be divided so as to represent more than one link. All the links of the
chain may be covered,. with leather or only a portion or section of a link. To
attach the chain link to the leather, of the bridle front, I-place eyelets therein,
or make indentations & projections with or without springs upon tho links or
projections may be fixed, upon the leather, to received the chain link, or separate
connections may be made for this purpose: To cover the band of metal, with
silver, (or other material for plating) or a section of it, I place the usual
preparations & the silver thereon, & heat the metal, & press a smooth' substance
thereon, or may use rolls, or otherwise. The chain links & their connections
may be cut from a strip, thus silvered-or 1 may silver in tho usual manner, & cut
the chain links therefrom.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Making, Attaching, and
Detaching Chains and Bridle Fronts.
JOHN RICHARDS, 59 Port Road Camp Hill, Birmingham, 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 my invention, is to attach & detach the chain from the leather of
the bridle front, also to make the bridle front more rigid, to prevent the leather
wrinkling & to cover the rigid metal with silver or leather, also the links of the
chain.
In carrying out my, improvements I form a rigid bridle front, by forming a band
of metal in two halves a front & back, plates joined together, or one half of a band,
its front made in metal & its back part with thick leather, or I may corrugate the

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metal used, & cover with leather or other material (or the band may be made in.
wood) & to the bands I attach ears thereto for attachment & detachment. I form
a chain, with ordinary links,, all the links of the chain may be covered with leather,
or only a portion or section of a link. To attach the chain link to the leather of
the bridle front, I make indentations & projections upon the links or projections
may be fixed, upon the leather to received the chain link-or separate connections
may be made for this purpose. To cover the band of metal with silver (or other
material for plating) or a section of it, I place the usual preparations & the silver
thereon & heat the metal & press. a smooth substance thereon or I may use rolls or
otherwise.
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The chain links & their connections may be cut from a strip thus silvered, or I
may silver in. the usual manner & cut the chain links therefrom, or silver a row
of links.
So that my improvements may be fully understood 1 will now describe the same
in the accompanying drawings the letters of reference indicate the same parts in
the several figures of the drawings.
Figs. 1.2. & 3. are transverse sections of different patterns of the two halves of
the front & back plates ready to be joined together as metal bands forming rigid
bridle fronts.
Fig. 4. is a transverse section of wood,, to form the rigid bridle front to be
covered with leatlier.
Fig. 5. shows a.sectional view of the links of the chain & leather with the stud
as connecting the links together, & the point of the stud to fall into the indentation
in the leather as seen in Fig. 9..
Fig. 6. shows a sectional view of the links of the chain & leather with the stud 2
as connecting the links together & the indentations in the links to fall upon the
projections on the leather as seen in Fig. 9.
Fig. 7. is a frent elevation of link, covered with leather, in sections.
Fig. 8. is a plan of a strip of metal, plated in sections.
Fig. 9..is an elevation showing the method of fastening the chains to the strap
forming the foundation of the bridle front as shown in Figures-5. & 6. the
indentation or projection either on link or leather falls into their place & is held
there by the cars.
Fig. 10. is a front elevation of a rigid bridle front, covered with leather.
a. front hall of metal rigid band, b. back half of metal' rigid band, c. rigid band 3
made out of one piece of wood, e. the parts to be jointed together, . link held in
position by stud, 9. stud, which unerely rest in the recesses h. projection on leather
strap, which merely rest in the recesses, i. indentation, j. sections of link or links
covered with leather, l. section of metal band silver plated for the link to be made
from, m. surface plane & not plated upon, n. ears for attachment & detachment, 4
o. groove, p. indentation, g. projection to carry any pattern thereon, s. leather
covering to leather strap, u. fastener to pull the studs of the links of the chain into
position in the recesses & to hold them there, v. form of 'link, w. form of link
connection, y. form of 'the edge of the link covered with leather, a. indentations are
underneath the round shaped link..
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed,, I declare that what I
claim is―
1st. A rigid bridle front as set forth, described, & illustrated, in the accompanying
drawings.
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2nd! The method of attaching & detaching a 'chain' to a bridle front, asset..
forth, described, & illustrated, in the accompanying drawings.
3rd.. To cover a section or sections of a link, with leather.
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4th. To plate a band of metal in section, or sections & chain links to be cut
therefrom.
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5th. To plate a row of links or for links on their faces to be plated before they
are formed into links.
Dated this 8th day of July 1895.
JOHN
BENNETT,
4 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.