US30650A - Harness-saddle - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. WEEKS, OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,650, dated November 13, 1860.

T o all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. IVEEKS, of New London, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Harness-Saddle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a back view of my invention. Fig. 2, a section of the same taken in the line x, Fig. l. Fig. 3, a section of the same taken in the line y, y, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a harness saddle that will conform to the movement of the animal without galling or injuring the same by rubbing and friction even when made to sustain a heavy load.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a metallic bow-shaped bar the ends of which are bent to form hooks a, a, as shown in Fig. 1. B, is a smaller bowshaped bar which is attached to the larger one A, by a bolt C, which passes centrally through lthe two bars and has a head b, on its upper end and is riveted at its lower end as shown at c. On the bolt C, between the two bars A, B, there is placed a double conveX Washer d. The bolt C, is fitted loosely in the bars A, B, so that both bars are allowed a requisite degree of play both forward and backward and side ways and also a turning movement. The ends of the smaller bar B, have eyes e, formed on them, and said bar has round parts f, to which bars D, D, are attached by staples g. The bars D, are allowed to work freely lon the round parts f, and to the ends of the bars D, there are attached pins 71 on which metal disks E, are placed and secured by riveting the lower ends of the pins L.

The disks E, are allowed to work freely on the pins 7L, in any direction the holes in the disks being made suiciently large to admit of such result.

The girt is attached to the bar B, and the shafts are sustained by the bar A.

The disks E, which may be properly padded rest or bear on the animal, and it will be seen that the disks are allowed to turn or move in any direction to conform to the motion of lthe animal, the disks turning on the pins 7L, and the bars D, turning on the round parts f, of the bar B, while the two bars A, B, are allowed to play or work on the bolt C. The animal therefore .will be prevented from being chafed or injured by the same.

I-Iaving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

The dis: E, and bars D, D, A, B, coni structed, combined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS J. IVEEKS. IVitnesses THos. EDGAR, F. L. ALLEN.

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