Patent ID: 6058685
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A44B,B68C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of connecting a saddle disposed on the back of a horse with a belly girth connected at a first end thereof to the saddle on a first side thereof, a first ring depending from a second side of the saddle, and a second ring connected with a second end of the belly girth, comprising:providing a saddle cinch including a collar defining a band for receiving and guiding multiple passes of a strap, a strap lock connected to the collar, and a strap connected to the collar, the strap lock comprising a base and a lever pivotally connected to the base, the lever being pivotable with respect to the base between a locked position in which the strap is lockably postionable between the base and the lever, and an unlocked position in which the strap is slidably positional between the base and the lever;threading the strap through the first ring, then downwardly through the collar, then through the second ring, then upwardly through the collar, then again through the first ring, then again through the second ring, then upwardly through the strap lock while the lever is in the unlocked position;thereafter pulling on the strap to apply a desired tension thereto; andlocking the strap lock by pivoting the lever thereof to the locked position to securely retain the strap at the desired tension.