Improvements in or relating to Breechings or Breeching Straps for Horses or other Animals.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Breechings or Breeching Straps for
Horses or other Animals.
I, JOHN YOUNG of 16 High Street, Bromsgrove in the County of Worcester,
to be as
Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
follows:-
This invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in or relating to
breechings or breeching straps for horses or other animals and has for its object
to provide means for attaching the same to the leather loops or kicking straps and
hence to the shafts of vehicles without the aid of metal buckles or other connections
which are heavy and cumbersome and cause great wear to the traces and leather
loops or kicking straps.
In breechings of ordinary construction it has been usual to attach at each end a
metal buckle and a strap. The free end of the said strap passes through the metal
buckle and forms a loop; this said loop carries a double metal loop or attachinent,
which in like manner carries the leather loops or kicking straps for attaching the
same to the shafts of the vehicle. The traces passing through the looped straps, the
straps are caused considerable wear owing to the same coming in constant contact
with the double metal loops aforesaid. By my invention this disadvantage is removed
and a much better, cheaper and more serviceable article produced.
In carrying my said invention into practice, I make a breeching entirely of leather,
somewhat of the ordinary kind, and instead of providing the same with the ordinary
buckles and double metal loops, I turn in the end of the breeching which, in cross
section with the body of the breeching is of a T shape. Through the said leather
loops thus formed pass the kicking straps or leather loops which are attached to the
shafts in the manner herein before described.
DL L: 10th dox of October 1800
Improvements in or relating to Breechings or Breeching Straps for
Horses or other Animals.
I, JOHN YOUNG of 16 High Street, Bromsgrove, in the County of Worcester,
Veterinary Surgeon do hereby declare. the nature of this invention and in what

page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
This invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in or relating to
breechings or breeching straps for horses or other animals and has for its object to
provide means for attaching the same to the leather loops or kicking straps and
hence to the shafts of vehicles without the aid of metal buckles or other connections
which are heavy and cumbersome, and cause great wear to the traces and leather loops
or kicking straps
In breechings of ordinary construction it has been usual to attach at each end a
metal buckle and a strap. The free end of the said strap passes through the metal
buckle and forms a loop; this said loop carries a metal loop or attachment which, in
like manner carries the leather loops or kicking straps for attaching the same to the
shafts of the vehicle The traces, passing through the said straps, and the straps, are
caused considerable wear owing to the same coming in constant contact with the
double metal loops aforesaid. By my invention this disadvantage is removed and a
much better, cheaper, and more serviceable article produced...
In carrying my said invention into practice, I make a breeching entirely of leather
somewhat of the ordinary kind and instead of providing the same with the ordinary
buckles and double metal loops, I turn in the end of the breeching, which in cross
section with the body of the breeching is of a T shape. Through the said leather
loops thus formed pass the kicking straps or leather loops, which are attached to the
shafts in the manner herein before described. When used as a kicking strap an
ordinary loin strap is attached to the leather loops, which effectually prevents a horse
kicking.
The nature of my invention will be more clearly understood from the accompanying
drawings, in which the same letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout.
Figures 1 and 2 show a front elevation and plan respectively of my invention.
Figure 3 is a section taken through one of the ends of the breechings.
A, represents the breeching, and B, B2 the loops formed at each end thereof which
consists of the metal liner C (Figure 3) and the end of the strap D, which covers the
liner, the ends being connected together by the rivet E and E¹ Fand F2 are straps for
connecting to the shafts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I am aware that it has been
previously proposed to use in combination with the shafts of a vehicle a breeching
strap extending across between them and behind the horses hind quarters, and fixed
at each end, in such a manner as to present the flat part of the strap to the horse's
hind quarters; but I declare that what I claim is :-
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The combination of a breeching or breeching strap with the loops B and B2
consisting of the metal liners C and C, and the covers D substantially as described
and illustrated and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 7th day of August 1000
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH
36 Temple Street, Birmingham. Agent for the Applicant.