Improvements in Horse Collars.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1889-Accepted, 27th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Collars.
We, THOMAS RICHARDSON, Gentleman, of West Lodge, Mortlake, in the County
of Surrey, HERBERT LOADS, Manufacturer, of Calvert Street, Norwich, and SAMUEL
SONDHEIM, Merchant, of 35, Nobel Street, in the City of London, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
:-
Our invention relates to the collars ordinarily used for horses or other draught
animals, and more especially to what are known as the "forewales" of such collars.
In such collars as ordinarily made the body of the collar itself is made of leather
properly stuffed with suitable material, and the front edge of the collar is similarly
made but distinct from the body of the collar, their junction forming a groove or
recess round the collar in which fit the "hames," to which the traces are attached.
The front part of the collar described is ordinarily called the "forewale," and our
present invention consists in making such forewale of metal instead of leather or
other soft material. For this purpose we use a tubular bar of metal such as brass
or steel of suitable shape and size, such metal tube taking the place of the ordinary
forewale and forming the front edge of the collar behind which the hames are fitted.
The tube described may be covered with leather or other suitable material and
by its use the collar is made very light, strong, and durable, and is less liable to
get out of shape than is ordinarily the case.
Our invention is applicable to horse collars of the ordinary kind, or to those in
which the body of the collar is made of airtight material inflated with air so as to
form an air pad.
Tate th: 10th of Aucunt 1002
EDWARDS & Co,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Horse Collars.
We, THOMAS RICHARDSON, Gentleman, of West Lodge, Mortlake, in the County
of Surrey, HERBERT LOADS, of Calvert Street, Norwich, Manufacturer, and SAMUEL
SONDHEIM, Merchant, of 35, Nobel Street, in the City of London, 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, that is
to say:
Our invention relates to the collars ordinarily used for horses or other draught
animals, and more especially to what are known as the "forewales" of such collars.
In such collars as ordinarily made the body of the collar itself is made of leather
properly stuffed with suitable material, and the front edge of the collar is similarly
made but distinct from the body of the collar, the two being attached together and
their junction forming a groove or recess round the collar in which fit the "hames,"
to which the traces are attached. The front part of the collar described is ordinarily
called the "forewale," and our present invention consists in making such forewale of
metal, instead of leather or other soft material as has ordinarily heretofore been the
case. For this purpose we use a tube of metal such as brass or steel of suitable size,
and curved to the required shape, such metal tube taking the place of the ordinary
forewale, and being attached to and forming the front edge of the collar behind which
the hames are fitted.
The tube described may be covered with leather or other suitable material by which
or by other equivalent means, it may be attached to the collar, and by its use the

page_text: collar is made very light, strong, and durable, and is less liable to get out of shape
than is ordinarily the case.
Our invention is applicable to horse collars of the ordinary kinds as well as to those
in which the body of the collar is made of airtight material inflated with air so as to
form an air pad.
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:
The method of making and using the forewales of horse collars, of metal, sub-
stantially as herein described.
Dated this 9th day of Juna 1880
b day of l
800
una
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Patentees.