An Improved Harness for Draught Animals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Harness for Draught Animals.
1 SEBASTIEN NOTTON, of Saint Claude (Jura) France, Pipe Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved harness for draught animals combining the
advantages of metal harness and of ordinary leather harness without their dis-
advantages.
My Invention consists essentially in making the collar, saddle, traces, reins,
blinkers, etc., of metal lined or padded with leather or other flexible material to
prevent direct contact of the metal with the animal. The metal surface may be
nickeled, silvered, lacquered, or otherwise ornamented. The harness is of entirely
novel appearance, strong, and easily kept clean. The traces, reins, and other flexible
parts would be made of flat chain bands of metal bound with leather, as hereinafter
described.
My Invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings,
wherein figure 1 represents a horse fully harnessed, and figure 2 the bridle drawn on
a larger scale; Figures 3 and 4 shew the collar in its closed and open positions
respectively; figure 5 an enlarged view of the hinge-joint; and figure 6 a detail of
the collar locking device; Figure 7 shews, also on a larger scale, the method of
constructing the traces, reins, or other straps, of chain bands bound with leather on
each edge.
The collar (figure 3) is made in halves A B stamped out of any suitable metal and
united by a hinge C (figure 5) to enable the collar to be opened as shewn in figure 4.
The collar is locked in the closed position by means of the spring latch PMN
(figure 6) on the one part of the collar engaging with the catch O on the other half.
The leather covered lining or padding of the collar is connected to the metal fraine by
a row of stitching at 00 or in any other suitable manner, clamping plates R R and
screws SS¹ securing the leather lining to the metal frame near the hinge and giving
a neat finish while allowing of the necessary repairs to the lining when necessary.
The metal tugs E E¹ which are made of oval form to prevent accidental disconnection
of the traces are fixed to the metal casing of the collar as are also the terrets F F and
the stud J. The two halves or bows of the collar are readily disconnected by un-
screwing nut K upon the hinge joint pin L and removing the latter, which is provided
with a head Q at its opposite end having a nib Y received in a corresponding cavity
in the knuckle V₁ of the hinge.
Referring to figures 1 and 2, the blinkers 1, 1', are made entirely of metal lined on
the inside with leather and are secured in position by a leather strap 2 attached to the
head stall 3 and a stiff leather cord 4. The rose 5, forming. a substitute for the
ordinary breeching ring, harness saddle 6, and flaps 7, 8, and strap 9, are made of
metal and lined with leather while the girth is of leather. The rose 11, bearing rein
hook 12, tugs 13, terrets 14, bearing rein supports 15, loops a of breeching 26, and
the bit 16, would be entirely of metal. The shaft loop 17 is made of leather or metal
and in the latter case it would be hinged to the saddle. The brow-band 18, head
strap 3, nose band 19, throat latch 20, traces 21, reins 22, from the bit to about the
crupper, the bearing reins 23, the rear-breeching 24, the chest strap 25, and
breeching straps 26, are all made of metal chains composed of S shaped links
intermeshing with each other and rolled out flat after which they are bound along
each edge with leather, as shewn in figure 7 in order to prevent contact of the metal
with the horse while still retaining the necessary flexibility. The chains may also
be entirely lined with leather or fabric with a similar object.

page_text: The chains or metallic straps are attached by rivetting between two metallic clips
stiffened at the sides by shoulders of double T form having rounded edges to prevent
chafing the animal.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Harness for Draught Animals.
I, SEBASTIEN NOTTON, of Saint Claude (Jura) France, Pipe 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:-
My Invention relates to an improved harness for draught animals combining the
advantages of metal harness and of ordinary leather harness without their dis-
advantages.
My Invention consists essentially in making the collar, saddle, traces, reins,
blinkers, etc., of metal lined or padded with leather or other flexible material to
prevent direct contact of the metal with the animal. The metal surface may be
nickeled, silvered, lacquered, or otherwise ornamented. The harness is of entirely
novel appearance, strong, and easily kept clean. The traces, reins, and other flexible
parts would be made of flat chain bands of metal bound with leather, as hereinafter
described.
My Invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings,
wherein figure 1 represents a horse fully harnessed, and figure 2 the bridle, drawn on
a larger scale. Figures 3 and 4 shew the collar, in its closed and open positions
respectively. Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the hinge-joint, and figure 6 a detail
of the collar-locking device. Figure 7 shews, also on a larger scale, the method of
constructing the traces, reins, or other straps, of chain bands bound with leather on
each edge.
The collar (figure 3) is made in halves A B stamped out of any suitable metal and
united by a hinge C (figure 5) to enable the collar to be opened, as shown in figure 4.
The collar is locked in the closed position by means of the spring latch PM N
(figure 6) on the one part of the collar engaging with the catch O on the other half.
The leather covered lining or padding a, 1 of the collar is connected to the metal
frame by a row of stitching at 01 01 or in any other suitable manner, clamping
plates R R and screws S S₁ securing the leather lining to the metal frame near the
hinge and giving a neat finish while allowing of the necessary repairs to the lining
when necessary. The metal tugs EE¹ which are made of oval form to prevent
accidental disconnection of the traces are fixed to the metal casing of the collar as are
also the terrets F F and the stud J. The two halves or bows of the collar are readily
disconnected by unscrewing nut K upon the hinge-joint pin L and removing the
latter which is provided with a head Qat its opposite end having a nib Y received in
a corresponding cavity in the knuckle V of the hinge.
Referring to figures 1 and 2, the blinkers 1, 1', are made entirely of metal lined on
the inside with leather and are secured in position by a leather strap 2 attached to
the head stall 3 and a stiff leather cord 4. The rose 5 forming a substitute for the
ordinary breeching ring, harness saddle 6, and flaps 7, 8, and strap 9, are made of
metal and lined with leather while the girth is of leather. The rose 11, bearing rein
hook 12, tugs 13, terrets 14, bearing rein supports 15, loops a of breeching 26, and
the bit 16, would be entirely of metal. The shaft loop 17 is made of leather or metal
and in the latter case it would be hinged to the saddle. The brow-band 18, head-
stall 3, nose band 19, throat latch 20, traces 21, reins 22 from the bit to about the
crupper, the bearing reins 23, the rear breeching 24, the chest strap 25, and breeching
straps 26 are all made of metal chains composed of S shaped links intermeshing

page_text: with each other and rolled out flat after which they are bound along each edge with
leather, as shewn in figure 7, in order to prevent contact of the metal with the horse
while still retaining the necessary flexibility. The chains may also be entirely lined
with leather or fabric with a similar object.
The chains or metallic straps are attached by rivetting between two metallic clips
stiffened at the sides by shoulders of double T form having rounded edges to prevent
chafing the animal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;
1st. The manufacture of harness as herein described, having a metallic face and
lined with leather or other flexible material and, more particularly, constructing the
frames of the collar, saddle, and blinkers, of sheet metal stamped up of the desired
form, as herein before described and illustrated in the drawings.
2nd. Forming the reins, traces, and other harness straps, of flat metal chains
garnished or lined with leather or fabric, as described and for the purpose specified.
Datad this day of September 1883.
13344
S. NOTTON.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.