Improvements in Parts of Harness Saddles and Pads.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 6th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Parts of Harness Saddles and Pads.
We, SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER and JOHN OWEN NICHOLLS trading as
Cooper, Webb Jones and Company, of Stockwell Works, Littleton Street East,
Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has relation to harness saddles and pads, and consists in means..
for securing the metallic fittings thereof to the summits or crowns of the trees
without the employment of extending parts liable to injure or come in contact with
the animals back.
Thus, in the ordinary method of connecting the upright bracket carrying the
bearing rein hook, the attachment end of the said bracket is provided with a
screw pin which passes downwardly through the crown of the tree and is secured
by an outstanding nut upon the underside. Now by the nut and end of screw pin
extending beyond the plane of the underside of the tree, the back of the animal is
liable to become injured.
By our improvements the said means of connection becomes perfectly flush with
the inner side of the tree, whereby the defect above referred to is remedied.
In carrying out our improvements in connection with a bearing rein hook
bracket, that is, an upright post having a depending branch, the foot has a bearing
shoulder with a hollow and inside screwed square shank proceeding from the middle
of it, up which a headed affixing screw passes.
The tree has a hole corresponding in shape to the cross section of the square
shank, which is a little less in length than the thickness of the tree, so that on
passing the shank through the tree with the shoulder coming upon the top of the
saddle or pad, the screw passed up the shank from the inside of the saddle, secures
the metallic fitting or attachment, to the saddle, with the head of the screw lying
flush with its inner surface.
The application of our invention to other metallic fittings, attachments and
furniture of harness saddles and pads differs in no essential respect from its
application to a bearing rein hook bracket as herein described.
Dated the 10th day of August 1895.
JOHN OWEN NICHOLLS,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
improvements in Parts of Harness Saddies and Faus.
We, SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER and JOHN OWEN NICHOLLS, trading as,.
Cooper, Webb Jones and Company, of Stockwell Works, Littleton Street East,"
Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our invention has relation to harness saddles and pads, and consists in means
improvements in Farts of Harness Daddies and raus.
We, SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER and JOHN OWEN NICHOLLS, trading as
Cooper, Webb Jones and Company, of Stockwell Works, Littleton Street East,"
Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our invention has relation to harness saddles and pads, and consists in means

page_text: for securing the metallic fittings thereof to the summits or crowns of the trees,
without the employment of extending parts.
By our improvements, the said means of connection can be made to come flush
or practically flush with the inner side of the tree.
In carrying out our improvements in connection with a bearing rein hook
bracket, the foot has a bearing shoulder with a hollow and inside-screwed
square shank depending from the middle of it and up which a headed affixing
screw passes.
The tree has a hole formed through it corresponding in shape to the cross
section of the square shank, which is a little less in length than the thickness of
the said tree, so that on passing the shank through the tree, with the shoulder
coming upon the top of the saddle or pad, the screw, passed up the shank from the
inside of the saddle secures the metallic fitting or attachment to the saddle, with
the head of the screw lying flush with its inner surface.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents partly in elevation and partly
in section a carriage harness pad provided with metallic fitting secured in position
by our improvements.
Figure 2 represents an elevation and Figure 3 an elevation partly in section of
the bearing rein hook bracket. Figure 4 is an underside plan of Figure 2, and
Figure 5 represents the small screw by which the said bracket is secured to the
saddle tree.
Figure 6 represents a terret ring and Figure 7 shows the screw by which the
terret ring is secured to the tree.
In Figures 1 to 7, a is the bearing rein hook bracket, with a bulbous final a',
hook a², stem a³, stop collar a', a hollow square shank a, inside screwed at a and
up which a small screw b, having a head 6', passes in securing the said metallic
fitting within a hole c', formed through the tree c.
d are the flaps of the saddle and is the pad. f, are the terret rings, each
having a hollow inside screwed shank f³, f, which is passed over the fixed screw g,
which has a flat head g¹, rivetted to the plate e', on the underside of the tree.
It will be observed that the bearing rein hook and bracket are immovable, whilst
the terret rings admit of their being readily removed for cleaning.
Figure 8 represents an elevation partly in section of a cart harness saddle pad
with the metallic fitting secured thereto in accordance with our invention.
Figure 9 represents one of the terret rings, Figure 10 is the screw for affixing
same, and Figure 11 is the bearing rein loop.
c is the tree,f the terrets and a the bearing rein loop, both terrets and the loop
being secured by the inside screwed shanks of them screwing onto the fixed
screws g, carried by the tree.
Figure 12 represents an elevation, partly, in section, of a gig-harness saddle
pad with the metallic fittings secured thereto by means in accordance with our
invention.
Figure 13 is an elevation, partly in section, of the bearing rein hook bracket
of same, and Figure 14 is an elevation of its attachment screw.
In Figures 12, 13 and 14, a is the bearing rein hook bracket and the terrets,
each having screwed holes f³, formed up the middles of their shanks f, and
taking upon fixed screws g, passing through holes in the tree and rivetted to the
plate, on the underside of same.
The application of our invention to other metallic fittings, attachments and
furniture of harness saddles and pads differs in no essential respect from its
application to bearing rein hook brackets, bearing rein loops and terret rings as
herein described.
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
First. Securing metallic fittings to harness saddle pads or to the trees of them,

page_text: by a screw b, taking up the shank or the square shank of a fitting such as a,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 5.
Secondly. Securing metallic fittings to harness saddle pads or to the trees or
like parts of them, by the inside screwed shanks of them taking over fixed screws
carried by or rivetted to the said pads, trees or like parts, substantially as described
and set forth.
Dated this 24th dex of Anril 1806
SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER,
JOHN OWEN NICHOLLS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.