Improvements in saddles, seats and like supports / [Joseph John Harris].

  • Harris, J. John (Joseph John)
Date:
1900
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Improvements in saddles, seats and like supports / [Joseph John Harris]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 19,335 A .D.1899 Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1899 Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1899—Accepted, 10th Mar., 1900 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Saddles, Seats and like supports. We, Joseph John Harris, Professor of Music, and Edwin Toft, Pianoforte Manufacturer, both of 75, Gloucester Road, Brighton, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: — I his invention consists of improvements in saddles seats or supports for human 5 or other bodies, the object being to provide means by which saddles, seats or supports for the human or other bodies may be rendered comfortable and healthy, owning to the prevention of undue vibration under varying circum¬ stances, and also providing a means of ventilation. For the purposes of illus¬ tration I will now describe the principle of my invention. For example, in the 10 case of a riding saddle, I provide a series of open air chambers, channels or passages which are interposed between the required surface, such as the back of the horse and the surface of the saddle, next the horse, or the body of the rider and the flaps of the saddle. These air chambers, channels or passages may be formed of any suitable material such as india rubber, and have the required 15 configuration, and are secured in the desired position by any convenient and well known means, such as sewing or cement. If desired these air chambers, channels or passages may be secured between two suitable pieces of material which may as a whole form a plate or packing to be interposed between the desired surface or support and the body or object which is to repose or rest thereon. 20 For medical purposes such as for use in hospitals for different diseases, it will be seen that this invention can be adapted to what are known as water¬ proof sheets and appliances used for different diseases, in which this supporting and ventilating principle would be of service, and suitable perforations may be provided in the upper or lower surface between which the air chambers, channels 26 or passages are carried for hygienic purposes. This arrangement would be of special utility for use in treatment of juvenile cases. Of course it will be readily understood that the same principle may be applied to the seats of chairs, and especially in the case of railway vehicles or others in which a hard wooden seat is employed. 30 Dated this 26th day of September 1899. E. EATON, Agent for Applicant. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION Improvements in Saddles, Seats and like supports. 35 We, Joseph John Harris, Professor of Music, and Edwin Toft, Pianoforte Manufacturer, both of 75, Gloucester Road, Brighton, do hereby declare the \Priu 8