US284235A

US284235A - Gig-saddle

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Publication number: US284235A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1883-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1900-09-04

Description

(No Model.)

J.B.RE,NZ.

- GIG SADDLE. No. 284,235. Patented Septf l, 1883.

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JoHNE. EENZ, oE MEDINA, OHIO.

GIG-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,235, dated September 4, 1883.

Application filed May 22, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. RENZ, of Medina, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful lm-l provements in Harness-Pads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, su ch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in harness-pads or gig-saddles, as they are sometimes called; and it consists in certain features of construction and in combination of parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim l The object of my invention is to furnish a cheap and durable pad that shall be more elastic and can better adapt itself to the differentshapes of horses than those heretofore in use. Heretofore the pad proper and the housing were usually made together, so that when one part was worn out the balance was worthless. In my new pad each part is made complete of itself,.andthe parts are so attached to each other that they may be easily separated and any one piece renewed, while still retaining for further use the balance of the structure.

The term gig-saddle is usually applied to the pads on a single harness when the pads support the thills or shafts of the vehicle, and it is to this kind of pad thatmy invention is more especially applicable.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation view of my new pad. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in detail of aportion of the skirt and attachments. Fig. 4 is a view in' detail of a portion of the housing and attachments. Fig. 5 is a crosssection 'on theline of m m, Fig. l.

A represents a pad-tree, usually of metal or of metal covered with leather, provided with the hook on in the center for the check-rein, and provided also with holes in each end,

rets are provided in the usual manner with screws ends, that extend through the thillstraps O, the skirt D, the housing E, and engage, respectively, nuts that are secured in the pad F. The thill-straps are of thick leather and require no other fastening than is given by the terrets passing through them, respectively, and the thimbles or loops (1 confining them laterally to theirplace on the skirt. The

through which the terrets I) pass. These terskirt extends from side to side, and is provided at each end with a strap, as is usual. On the under side and toward each end, respectively, are attached the tongues d, made preferably of sheet metal. These tongues may be fastened in any suitable manner, but preferably by a rivet at the upper end of the tongue and by a loop, 01 embracing the tongue, and made by uniting the ends of the piece of leather.

That on the other side of the skirt forms the loop 01, that holds in place the thill-straps G. This tongue engages a loop, e, on the housing and keeps the two parts in their proper" relative lateral position, but allows sufficient. end-play to render the parts elastic and self. adjusting tothe shape of the horse. v

The housing and pad are made separate, and

are only attached in such a manner as will ren- By removing the said be of sufficient stiffness to hold the burr or nut of thet'errets, and the under part may be fastened to the top, or burr-piece, as itis called, in any suitable manner.

In place of the loop 6, a slit might be made in the housing, or other similar device had, to engage the tongue (1; also, the tongue d might be made,like prongs or projections,inavar iety of forms without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is- The combination, with the pad-tree A, skirt D, thill-straps O, pad F, and housing E, of devices for securing the skirt and housing together and retaining them against lateral displacement and allow of sufficient endwise movement to render them self-adjusting, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 12th day of May, 1883.

7 JOHN E. BENZ. Witnesses.

O. J. CHASE," S. L. DYER.