Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1899-Accepted, 10th June, 1899
'A communication to me from EDMOND ARSENE DALLEMAGNE, of 207, Rue de
l'Université, Paris, in the Republic of France.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Chartered Patent Agents
and Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, 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, and accompanying drawing, that is to say:-
The present invention relates to horse-collars and it has for its object to provide
means by which any ordinary collar may be fitted with air-cushions. Of course
it is known that horse-collars with air-cushions are already used, but such collars
are fitted with them originally, whilst the present invention has for its object
a method of fitting air-cushions on ordinary horse-collars which have not pre-
viously been provided with them.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows it
applied to an ordinary horse-collar,
Figure 1 being a front view, and Figure 2 a perspective view, of such a collar
provided with the air-cushions, and
Figures 3 to 6 showing details of the same, Figure 6 being a section through
-y, Figure 1.
To the wooden rib a (or hame) of the collar is fixed by means of angle-irons or
brackets e a bar d. The air-cushion 6 (Figures 4 and 6), formed by an entirely
closed sack or bag of indiarubber, is put into a case c of linen (Figure 2), which
is intended to prevent any excessive dilatation of the air-cushion b. The case c
is then attached to the collar in such a way that the bar d is sewn into one edge
of it, whilst the other edge is fixed to the collar itself (as shown in Figure 6) or
is carried forward and fixed to the rib or hame a by tacks or other suitable means.
Of course, two air-cushions are used, one on each side of the collar
The cushion is provided with a tube g, which passes through the ordinary
stuffing of the collar, and through the side of the cover and ends in a valve h.
This valve, which serves for filling the air-cushion with air by means of a small
pump, is arranged upon a plate e (Figures 3 and 5), sewn, on the one hand, to
the cover, and fixed, on the other hand, to the rib or hame a. An outer tube i is
shewn in Figure 5, to protect the tube g.
It will be readily understood that the air-cushions are fixed to the collar at
the parts where the collar presses against the neck of the horse.
By the means described it will be seen that any ordinary collar can be readily
converted into a collar with air-cushions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A device for changing any ordinary horse-collar into a collar with air-cushions,

page_text: characterized by an air-cushion (b) provided with a valve for pumping air into
it, and sewn into a case of linen (e), this case being sewn on one side to a bar ()
fixed to the collar, and on the other side to the collar itself, substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1899.
EDWARDS AND CO.,
Chartered Patent Agents,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London,
'Agents for the Applicant.