Improvements in Sads for and.
Year: 1898

page_text: 1, EPHRAIM LIGGINS, of 6, St. Paul's Terrace, Walsall, in the County of
Stafford, Saddler, do hereby the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The invention relates to improvements in the troughs of saddles for shaft and
other harness.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the trough preferably of sheet
metal but in some cases it may be of cast metal.
It is formed with a bottom of the required shape to fit the flaps of the saddle
and has the usual vertical sides running the entire length of the trough. The
upper edges of the said vertical sides are bent inwards leaving a space sufficiently
wide between them to allow the chain to be readily placed in the trough. It has
however been found that the chain when rising is usually in contact with the
back or front side of the trough. This being the case the inturned edges of the
vertical sides, which practically form flanges, prevent the chain from rising out
of the trough.
The trough is preferably connected to the saddle in the method shown and
described in the Specification of my British Patent No. 21737 dated Septr. 22nd,
1897, but it may be connected to saddles in any other suitable or convenient
manner.
The rein rings are attached to one of the vertical sides of the trough.
The crupper strap may-be attached to the trough by means of a bolt and nut
or by means of a rivet.
Improvements in Saddles for Shaft and other Harness.
I, EPHRAIM LIGGINS, of 6, St. Paul's Terrace, Walsall, in the County of
Stafford, Saddler, 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:-
The invention relates to improvements in or connected with the troughs of
saddles for shaft and other harness.
I will describe my invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings in
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which Fig. 1 is a cross section of my improved saddle, Fig. 2 is a cross section,
Fig. 3 a half plan and Fig. 4, a perspective view of the trough, Fig. 5 is
spective view of the saddle complete, Fig. 6 a perspective view of the saddle
without the trough, Fig. 7 a perspective view of the underside of one of the
bearing boards and pads and Fig. S a plan of one of the girth rings and its
connecting loop.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a is the body of the saddle, b, b, the bearing blocks, c c, the pads, and d the
trough.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the trough d preferably of
sheet metal but in some cases it may be of cast metal.
It is formed with a bottom d' of the required shape to fit the flaps a¹ of the
saddle and has the usual vertical sides running the entire length of the
trough. The upper edges d³ of the said vertical sides are bent inwards leaving a
space sufficiently wide between them to allow the chain to be readily placed in
the trough. It has been found by experience that the chain when rising is usually
in contact with the back or front side of the trough. This being the case
the inturned edges of the vertical sides d², which practically form flanges,
prevent the chain from rising out of the trough.
I also preferably fix a roller at each end of the flanges and extending across
from side to side of the trough, said roller is constructed of a metal tube through
which is passed an iron pin which may be rivetted to the sides of the trough or
secured thereto by a nut.
These rollers are more particularly intended for use when a leather back band
is used instead of a chain to prevent the ends of the flanges from damaging the
leather band when it rises in the trough.
The trough is preferably connected to the saddle in a somewhat similar manner
to that shown and described in the Specification of my British Patent No. 21787
of the year 1897; that is to say, holes are formed in the bottom of the trough
and the metal around such holes is pressed down to form a countersink or recess
to receive heads of screws or bolts d, holes a' are also formed in the body of the
saddle to receive sucir countersinks or recesses and to permit the passage of the
screws or bolts d therethrough and holes b¹ are formed in the bearing boards & to
receive the screws or bolts 6.
Instead however, as described in my before named Specification, applying
ordinary solid nuts to the screws or bolts to hold the trough saddle and bearing
boards together I employ nuts formed of internally screw threaded sockets e fitting
tightly the holes in the bearing boards and provided with heads e¹ bearing
against the underside of said bearing boards, these nuts e e¹ are fixed so tightly
in the bearing boards that they cannot fall out when the screws or bolts dare
released, thereby enabling the pads to be removed from the saddle without
separating them from the bearing boards.
The rein rings fare attached to one of the vertical sides of the trough by means
of clips frivetted or screwed to said trough.
The crupper strap g and girth rings h are attached to the saddle by screws or
bolts passing respectively through countersunk holes d, in the bottom of
the trough through holes a² a³ in the saddle body and through holes in the
erupper strap and girth ring leather, and screwing into nuts i¹ of similar character
to those marked e e¹ used for securing the trough saddle and bearing boards
together.
By these means they are easily adjusted and are a great convenience when
repairs are necessary.
Saddles made and fitted together as above described are very convenient for
export, as all the parts may be made complete, but not bolted together, thereby
enabling them to be packed into a much smaller compass and requiring no special
skill to bolt them together. These saddles may be made to suit either large or
small horses or other animals,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A saddle having secured thereto a metal trough constructed to receive
and retain a chain or leather back band, substantially as herein set forth.
2. A saddle having secured thereto a metal trough formed with flanges extend-
ing from the tops of the sides and extending partly over the space thereof to retain
a chain or leather back band therein and having the rein rings secured to one
side of said trough, substantially as herein set forth.
3. A saddle having secured thereto a metal trough provided with flanges
extending partly over the space thereof and having the crupper attached to said
trough, substantially as herein set forth.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents..
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.