Patent ID: 8424278
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B68C

Abstract:
1. A saddletree for an equestrian saddle, the saddletree comprising: a saddletree frame delimited by an exterior free edge and interior free edge which has a seating providing by a peripheral cutout, the interior free edge surrounding an opening that is distinct from said peripheral cutout, said saddletree frame comprising, near said exterior free edge, one or more members for removably positioning and fixing saddle components; a saddletree backing plate attached to the saddletree frame; and a piece having a mat-like general shape and having a first overall concavity in a first direction of a longitudinal plane of symmetry and a second overall concavity in a second direction opposite to the first direction of a transverse plane, said piece having an exterior free edge including a pommel portion, a cantle portion, and two longitudinal portions, said exterior free edge of said piece cooperating with said seating of said interior free edge of said saddletree frame by being accommodated in said peripheral cutout with a clearance and attached to said interior free edge at said peripheral cutout at distal longitudinal ends thereof so that said piece deforms by flattening relative to said saddletree frame when the saddle is used, said piece comprising a plurality of individual portions at least partly separate, arranged adjacent to each other so that each of said individual portions absorbs forces and is deformed in bending or in torsion at least partly independently of the other said individual portions when said piece is mounted within said saddletree frame, said piece having means for attaching said piece to said saddletree frame at said distal longitudinal ends.