Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1887
Complete Left, 7th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th Oct., 1887
I HUGH ROBERT STEWART of 21 Great George Street in the City of Westminster
late Captain in the Royal Navy do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to
be as follows:-
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My Invention has for its object to provide a pack saddle of strong construction
which can be readily adapted to fit any size horse or other beast of burden whereby
transport is greatly facilitated and the back of the animal is not chafed as is the case
when a pack saddle of the ordinary kind is placed upon an animal which the said
saddle does not properly fit. According to my Invention the saddle tree is made in
two principal portions one fixed or fitted to each flap or side of the saddle and con-
nected by an arrangement as hereinafter described which will allow the flaps or sides
of the saddle to be adjusted nearer to or farther from each other according to the
breadth of the back of the animal for which it is to be used and by which the saddle
can when adjusted be fixed in position.
I fix to each end of each side plate of the saddle tree an arm which projects upwards
and crosswise so that the arms of the one plate cross each the corresponding arm of
the other plate after the manner of a pair of scissors they being hinged or centre-
pinned together where they cross. Their ends which are attached to the plates of
the saddle tree are by preference connected thereto by a slot and screw and screw nut
connection so that the arms can be adjusted relatively to the plates.
The other or upper ends of each pair of the arms are formed with holes through
which passes a screwed rod provided with fly nuts and set nuts so that by this means
the arms can be brought together or moved apart and the pack-saddle be thereby
extended or contracted to fit the back of the animal with which it is to be used. To
strengthen the structure the pairs of arms at one end are connected to those at the
other end by longitudinal strengthening bars or struts.
CT100
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,
Agents.

page_text: 1 HUGH ROBERT STEWART of 21 Great George Street in the City of Westminster
late Captain in the Royal Navy do hereby declare the nature of this Invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention has for its object to provide a pack saddle of strong construction
which can be readily adapted to fit any size horse or other beast of burden whereby
transport is greatly facilitated and the back of the animal is not chafed as is the case
when a pack saddle of the ordinary kind is placed upon an animal which the said
saddle does not properly fit.
According to my Invention the saddle tree is made in two principal portions one
fixed or fitted to each flap or side of the saddle and connected by an arrangement as
hereinafter described which will allow the flaps or sides of the saddle to be adjusted
nearer to or farther from each other according to the breadth of the back of the
animal for which it is to be used and by which the saddle can when adjusted be fixed
in position. I will describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing arrange-
ments according to my Invention the corresponding parts being marked with the
same letters of reference in all the figures. The essential parts are practically the
same in both the arrangements illustrated the arrangement Figures 1 and 2 shewing
the fixing devices arranged transversely of the saddle and Figures 3 and 4 shewing
them arranged longitudinally of the saddle and shortened to suit cases where it is
desired that the mid portion of the saddle shall be left free. Referring to Figures 1
and 2 which are respectively a perspective view of the saddle complete and an end
view with the flaps omitted, I fix to each end of each side plate A of the saddle tree
an arm B which projects upwards and crosswise so that the arms of the one plate
cross each the corresponding arm of the other plate after the manner of a pair of
scissors they being hinged or centre-pinned together at 6 where they cross.
ends which are attached to the plates A of the saddle tree are by preference connected
thereto by a slot c¹ and screw and screw nut c² connection so that the arms B can be
adjusted relatively to the plates A. The other or upper ends of each pair of the
arms B are formed with holes through which passes a screwed rod D provided with
fly nuts and set nuts d³ so that by this means the arms B can be brought together
or moved apart and the pack saddle be thereby extended or contracted to fit the back
of the animal with which it is to be used. To strengthen the structure the arms B at
one end are connected to those at the other end by longitudinal strengthening bars or
struts E. Fare hooks for the attachment of the paniers. Figures 3 and 4 are
corresponding views of a slightly modified arrangement wherein the parts which
correspond with those shewn in Figures 1 and 2 are marked with the same letters of
reference. The only differences are that the arms B are shortened above the centres
and the rods D are replaced by screw bolts with nut heads d² they passing through
Their

page_text: slots in the arins B so as to allow of the arms B opening and closing like a pair of
scissor blades. By screwing up the screw bolts D the arms B are fixed in their
adjusted position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
In a pack saddle the use of arms B attached to the saddle or side plates A so that
the flaps of the saddle can be adjusted in combination with means for fixing the arms
in their adjusted position substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying Drawings.