Improvements in Harness Saddles or Pads.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application. 19th June, 1889-Accented 3rd Aug
1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Harness Saddles or Pads.
We, JOSEPH DURAND and PAUL CASIMIR LAURENTZ BONNEAU both of 57 Rue
Cambronne, Paris in the Republic of France Saddlers 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 relating to harness saddles or pads has for its object to render the
manufacture of the same more simple and economical and also to facilitate repairs or
the renewal of any portion of the saddle or pad when worn out.
One of the chief improvements is that the padding and the flaps of the harness
saddle are united by means of metal studs or fastenings which have the advantage of
lasting longer than thread stitches which both strain or try the leather and also are
liable to rot quickly.
And in order that our said Invention may be fully understood we shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the several
figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference indicating
corresponding parts in all the figures of which-
Figure 1 is a plan of the body of a saddle or pad according to this invention
shewing the forms of the flaps or skirts A and of the top piece B.
Figure 2 represents the tree in front elevation and plan.
Figure 3 is a section and plan of the cantle.
Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 1-2 Figure 6 and
Figure 5 drawn to a larger scale is a cross section on the line 3-4 Figure 6.
Figure 6 is a front elevation of the harness saddle or pad complete with its fittings.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate modifications hereinafter described.
The flaps or skirts A are cut to a kind of pear shape as indicated at a b c d e in
Figure 1 and the edges are pierced with holes and creased or turned in as indicated
in Figure 5. A top piece B is firmly sewn over the central part or body of the
skirts A a portion of the part B and of the part A being cut out as represented in
fig. 1 for the reception of the cantle.
A wooden frame or tree C (Fig. 2) strengthened with iron bands placed under the
body of the skirts is perforated with two holes t and t¹. A metal cantle D (illustrated
separately in figure 3) made as light as possible and covered with leather.
The three parts consisting of the body of the skirts the tree C and the cantle D are
connected together by means of two bolts fand g figure 4.
The bolt is made one with or attached to the cantle D and at the same time
secures the flap of the crupper ring o, a nut being screwed on to the lower end of the
bolt f below the saddle tree.
The bolt g is loose or moveable being formed with a head bearing on the upper side
of the pad a nut being screwed on to the other end of the bolt under the saddle tree;
this bolt also retains the bearing hook h. The padding Ę is secured to the skirts or
flaps by small bolts i Figure 5, having their countersunk heads fixed under the turned
in edges of the flaps (figure 5). Under the heads and nuts i of these bolts perforated
metal bands are placed in lieu of washers.
These bolts i also pass through and retain in position bands F of leather which are
inserted between the edges of the flaps and the edge of the padding being turned
down over the sides of the padding so as to conceal the nuts of the bolts i as indicated
in Figures 5 and 6.
The arrangement of the metallic fasteners i may be modified according to the form
of the flaps or skirts and of the padding.
For example the bolts or studs i may be screwed into screwed sockets or nuts ¿¹
imbedded between the body 7 of the skirts A and a patent leather or top piece k as
represented in the section in Figure 7. These studs or screws are preferably made

page_text: with countersunk heads in order that they may not form any projection under the
padding being passed through holes in the edge or welt of the padding and screwed
into the nuts which are firmly secured between the leather of the skirts and the
patent leather or top piece as represented in the section (figure 7).
The nuts are provided with a rectangular or square head or shoulder which fits
into a groove in the surface of the leather so as to prevent the nuts from turning or
rotating with the screws but any other suitable device may evidently be employed
with the same object.
In putting the parts together the nuts are first placed in position and secured by
fastening or stitching together the patent leather or top piece k and the body of the
skirts A. Corresponding holes are then formed in the padding which is then secured
by inserting the screws or studs the heads of the latter being countorsunk or
imbedded in the welt. or side roll of the padding as indicated in Figure 7. A suitable
number of screwed studs or bolts is employed to secure the parts firmly together
being arranged at regular intervals as represented in Figure 8. The extremity of the
top piece B is secured on the same principle in order to strengthen this part of the
saddle and prevent it from being torn away. The nuts are placed at figure 9 under
the edges of the piece B between the varnished or patent leather and the leather of
the skirts and the screws pass through the body of the skirts before engaging with
the nuts or threaded sockets.
To complete the improved harness saddle or pad terrets G G₁ figures 6 and 9 are
provided for the reins and loops H H1 for the shaft tugs these loops being provided
with screwed shanks which are passed through the upper piece B, the skirts A and
the tree C and secured by nuts which assist in holding the parts firmly together
(Fig. 5).
It is evident that the invention is not limited to the particular class of harness
saddles or pads illustrated in the drawing nor to the form of the studs or bolts i or
their nuts i¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. Fixing or attaching the padding E under the skirts A by means of bolts i and
nuts the bolts being imbedded in a fold of the loather and the nuts being covered
by bands F in order to impart greater strength to the saddles and facilitate repairs
substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to figures 5 and 6 of the
accompanying drawings.
2. Fixing or attaching the padding E under the skirts A by means of screws or
studs i with nuts the nuts being inserted between the patent leather or upper
piece and the leather of the skirts and the heads of the screws being counter-
sunk in the under side of the padding so as to impart greater strength to the
saddles or pads and facilitate repairs thereof substantially as hereinbefore described
with reference to figures 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Making the extremities of the skirts of a pear shape substantially as herein-
before described and represented at a b c d e figure 1 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. Attaching the upper or top piece B to the body of the skirts A by means
of screws or studs with nuts substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in figure 9 of the accompanying drawings.
5. Connecting the seat or cantle D the tree and the body of the skirts A
by means of bolts ƒ and g the bolt f likewise serving to retain the crupper ring o
and the bolt g likewise retaining the bearing hook h substantially as bereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of June 1889.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
Agents.