Improvements in Saddles for Dogs or other Animals, Applicable for Transporting Medicines, Surgical or other Appliances for the Treatment of the Sick or Wounded.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1889-Accepted 31st Aug., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddles for Dogs or other Animals, Applicable for
Transporting Medicines, Surgical or other Appliances for the
Treatment of the Sick or Wounded.
STANLEY ORRED of 2 Whitefriars Chester, in the County of Chester, Captain
late XX Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
The invention has for its object a saddle adapted for transporting medicines, lint
bandages, splints, and other surgical appliances for the treatment of the sick or
wounded, or for alleviating bodily suffering. It is designed especially to be carried
on the back of a dog on the occasion of a military engagement or during field duty,
or a prolonged march, or journey by land, when transportation has to be effected by
animals.
It is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, in which―
Figure 1 is a plan of the saddle.
Figure 2 an end elevation.
In these
A is the saddle, having a lining or soft wad a beneath to prevent galling the
animal's back. Bis the girth strap, adapted to keep the saddle in place. It is
attached by buckles bat one side of the saddle, and is intended to pass beneath the
animal's body and to be secured at the other side by buckles and strap F. Care
the flaps, Da strap adapted to be passed round the body of the animal, and secured
at the other end by a buckle d, to prevent the said flaps from shaking or flapping
and thereby impeding the dog's progress.
The flaps Care provided with bags or pouches E for holding medicines, surgical
instruments, or appliances, or other articles required by medical or surgical men.
They are preferably made bellow shape, and are closed by a button hole and stud e.
On the top of the saddle, between the pouches aforesaid, splints or other articles
may be carried and secured by straps FF. The said straps are fastened at one
end to the saddle or flaps, and at the other end are provided with running loops
so as to receive and firmly bind any reasonable number of splints or other articles,
which it is desired to transport. The length of the straps is regulated by the
buckles f
G is the breast or front band or strap adapted to prevent movement of the saddle
longitudinally along the dog's back. It passes below the animal's head, and is
prevented from falling too low by a back or neck band F.
If the animal, on whose back the saddle is carried, is employed for drawing a
sledge or other vehicle, the saddlo can be attached or loopod to the traces, and
provided with terrets, etcetera.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invon-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. As a new article of manufacture, a saddle adapted to be placed on the back
of a dog, and firmly secured to the animal's body by a girth band B and breast
Strap G, and having bags or pouches such as E and binding straps such as F, sewn
or otherwise secured to the saddle aforesaid and designed to receive medicines,
surgical appliances, or the like, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. The herein described dog saddle for transporting medicines, surgical appliances,
or the like, for the treatment of sick or wounded constructed as a whole substantially
as set forth.
Dated this 12th day of lul. 1980
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.