Improved Construction of Pads for Harness and other Gear Worn by Horses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Pads for Harness and other Gear Worn
by Horses.
We, FRANCIS HEATHCOTE WENMAN, of 56 Finsbury Pavement, City of London,
Commission Agent, and HAROLD BETTELEY, of 200 White Horse Road, Croydon,
Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object, the construction of perforated or open ended pads of
rubber, with or without zinc, or other metal, as stiffeners, said pads being of such
shape and thickness, and attachable, as saddle pads (riding or other), collar pads,
breast pads, necklace pads, knee pads, breeching pads, bridle pads, and in general pads
for all parts of harness, by straps, or other kinds of fasteners according to the pad and
the position it has to occupy on a horse.
1000
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H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Francis Heathcote Wenman and Harold Betteley.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Pads for Harness and other Gear Worn
by Horses.
We, FRANCIS HEATHCOTE WENMAN, of 56 Finsbury Pavement, City of London,
Commission Agent, and HAROLD BETTELEY, of 200 White Horse Road, Croydon,
Surrey, Engineer, 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
This invention has for object, the construction of perforated or open ended pads of
rubber with or without zinc, or other metal, as stiffeners, said pads being of such shape
and thickness and attachable as saddle pads (riding or other) collar pads, breast pads,
knee pads, breeching pads, bridle pads, necklace pads, and in general, pads for all
parts of harness by straps, or other kinds of fasteners according to the pad and the
position it has to occupy on a horse.
The invention will be understood by the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a view of a harness saddle A, A, with cushion pads B, B, of rubber
cured and moulded to shape and attached to the leather, or other material of the saddle
proper. Each cushion B is hollow and has one or more openings C for the free
ingress and egress of air due to expansion and compression on the removal, or the
presence of pressure from the varied motion of the animal, or the drag of the
vehicle.
Figure 2 is an inside view of a knee cap A with a ring shaped tubular cushion B,
the apertures being marked C.
Figure 3 is a view of a breast strap A with the hollow pad B having apertures C.
The above are only some examples of how our invention can be applied, as it is
obvious that it is equally applicable for pads for all parts of harness and other gear
worn by horeas.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
The improved construction of pads for harness and other gear worn by horses, in
which pads are apertures for the free ingress and egress of air, as set forth.
The 2nd day of September 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Per R. Core Gardner,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Francis Heathcote Wenman and Harold Betteley.