Improvements in and relating to, Horse, Collars.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr... 1896-Accepted; 4th July, 1896,
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in and relating to, Horse, Collars.
I DAVID SMITH TURNER of 49 Dechmont Street, Parkhead, in the County of
the City of Glasgow, Sausage Skin, Merchant,, do, hereby, declare, the nature of my
invention to be as follows:
This invention has reference to improvements.in.and: relating to horse, collars.
As applied, to a horse's collar the improvements consist in forming an outer
ring casing or shell of sheet steel or other suitable metal of an oval, or, elliptical
configuration, corresponding to that of the usual: horse, collar. This ring casing
would be formed of concave or channel shape in transverse internal section,, and
be lined inside with canvas or other. material, while its; outer surface, may be
enamelled, japanned; or colour coated; or be covered with leather or other
ornamental 'material.
An indiarubber or flexibla tube. or pad would be fitted to lie, in, the, cavity, of
metal collar, and be secured therein by a leather and cloth or other cover as, hereinafter,
described; while it would be inflated with compressed air or other fluid through
a valve placed at top of collar shell:
The one edge of collar shell would be bent: outwards as a flange or coil, and
to this would be soldered or secured a metal, ring. "roll." Holes, would, be
formed through metal shell below this; flange, and: the, one, edge of leather cover
for pneumatic, tube would be secured! to shell by sewing or lacing through
the holes in the edge part of shell; the securing material, being preferably metal
wire. The covering material used inside shell would preferably have a flap, to
extend some, distance over, the other side of pneumatic tube. The opposite edge
of shell, would, be, shaped, or folded with a flange or bead to project inwards and
have preferably double the thickness of metal at this part and the other edge of
the leather cover would be fitted with a ring of wire sewn on to cover, or other
suitable flexible material may be used so that when this, is placed under the flange
on edge of collar shell, and the air-tube: blown up, the, cover will, be, otherwise
secured to shell by the air pressure alone. While by deflating the air, tube
through the same valve, the one edge of cover, can be removed from shell, and
he air tube be taken out.
Dated the 3rd-day-of July. 1895;
COME LEID
Improvements in and relating to Horse Collars.
I, DAVID SMITH TURNER, of 49 Dechmont Street, Parkhead, in the County of
the City of Glasgow, Sausage Skin Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, in writing, that is
to say :-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to horse's collars.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying

page_text: same into practice may be properly understood I bave hereunto appended an
explanatory drawing in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view and Figure 2
a transverse section of a horse collar as formed in accordance with my improvements.
Referring to these drawings:-
:-
As applied to a horse's collar the improvements consist in forming an outer ring
casing or shell A of sheet steel or other suitable metal of an oval or elliptical
configuration corresponding to that of the usual horse collar. This ring casing A
would be formed of concave or channel shape in transverse internal section and
be lined inside with canvas or other material while its outer surface may he
enamelled, japanned, or colour coated, or be covered with leather
ornamental material.
or other
An india-rubber or flexible tube or pad B would be fitted to lie in the cavity
of metal collar, and be secured therein by a leather and cloth or other cover Cas
hereinafter described; while it would be inflated with compressed air or other fluid
through a valve 6 placed at top of collar shell A.
The one edge A' of collar shell A would be bent outwards as a flange or coil,
and to this would be soldered or secured a metal ring roll A against which the
usual "haimes" roll D would bear. Holes would be formed at through metal
shell A below this flange A' and the one edge of leather cover C for pneumatic
tube B would be secured to shell by sewing or lacing through the holes a in the
edge part A' of shell, the securing material being preferably horse hide thongs. The
covering material used inside shell A would preferably have a flap to extend some
distance over the other side of pneumatic tube B. The opposite edge A³ of shell A
would be shaped or folded with a flange or bead to project inwards and have preferably
double the thickness of metal at this part, and the other edge C2 of the leather cover C
would be fitted with a ring of wire sewn on to cover or other suitable flexible ring
material may be used so that when this is placed under the flange A³ on edge of
collar shell A and the air tube B is blown up, the cover C will be otherwise secured
to shell A by the air pressure alone. While by deflating the air tube B through the
same valve b the one edge C² of cover can be removed from shell, and the air tube B
be taken out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The method of securing pneumatic tubes to the metal shells of horses' collars,
substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of Anril 1806